Days of Grace Kids Care
A licensed child care center in Colorado City, Texas 79512
1111 E 9th St, Colorado City, Texas 79512. (325) 750-2537.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 11 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Mitchell County: 11
- 7 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 19 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
11 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 3 child care providers in Mitchell County had 11.
19 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 20, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age, at the inspection on May 6, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone, at the inspection on Apr 27, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Apr 23, 2026
4 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
11 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Jul 7, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Medication No Longer Used
“Two children had expired epinephrine pens.”
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Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
“A staff member did not have educational qualifications available at the time of inspection.”
May 6, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“A 6 month infant was observed sleeping on a boppy pillow inside the crib.”
Apr 27, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
“A caregiver was present in the classroom without a cleared background check. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver left the operation.”
Apr 23, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“It was determined a child in care was left alone, unsupervised on the playground.”
Sep 2, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver did not have in-person CPR First Aid.”
Aug 20, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“One of four personnel files audited did not have current CPR/First Aid.”
Aug 19, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a 17-month-old infant in care was left alone in a classroom unsupervised for 16 minutes.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that an reportable incident occurred on 7/23/25. CCR became aware of the incident on 8/19/25.”
Dec 10, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The last documented fire inspection by the state fire marshal occurred in August of 2023.”
Jul 18, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“It was determined that the operation did not have an eligible background check with a caregiver who had access to children in care. This was corrected when the caregiver was removed from the premises.”
7 deficiencies older than three years
Dec 5, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The last documented fire drill occurred on 9-1-22. This deficiency was corrected during the inspection by conducting a fire drill. The fire drill was completed in 1 minute and 15 seconds, placing the operation back into compliance.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“While surveying children records, it was determined that one immunization record was missing out of the 10 records surveyed. One child’s chart was missing a health statement out of the 10 records surveyed.”
Sep 12, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“During the inspection a 3 month old infant was observed sleeping in a bouncer. This was immediately corrected by removing the infant from the bouncer and relocating the infant to the Playyard.”
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Adequate Lighting During Naptime
“3 of the 5 classrooms were too dark during nap time. This was immediately corrected by allowing natural light inside the classrooms.”
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Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
“The last inspection conducted by CCR was not posted and available for review.”
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Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
“5 of the 10 children records surveyed were missing health statements. 3 of the 10 children records were missing immunization records. One record evaluated was missing permission to be transported from the bus to the operation. Another file was missing the signed acknowledgment by the parents for the enrollment form.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
“The playground maintenance checklist was not available to review during the inspection.”
All 26 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 6, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 5, 2023.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 152 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 6 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 3 child care providers in Mitchell County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 11; this one had 11.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Shannon Miller | 13 |
| Colorado City Isd Early Head Start | 3 |
| Days of Grace Kids Care This child care provider | 11 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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