Terrell Early Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Terrell, Texas 75160
400 9th St, Terrell, Texas 75160. (972) 674-1078.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Kaufman County: 1
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 12 inspections on record
- 2-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?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 83 child care providers in Kaufman County had 1.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 23, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 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 | Nov |
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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 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Nov 18, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“At the time of inspection that latest fire inspection was conducted on 10/6/24. The fire marshal had not yet come out to the facility to conduct a recent inspection. During the inspection the owner conducted the fire marshal department to schedule and pay for the fire inspection to be conducted.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“At the time of inspection 4 children did not have their most current immunization records on file for review.”
Dec 18, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Two children did not have an immunization record on file for review at the time of inspection.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 25, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training
“The provider used naptime as a form of punishment.”
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Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
“A caregiver picked up a school- aged child to redirect him and held him in her lap.”
Sep 20, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have a recent fire inspection.”
Sep 20, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“It was found that caregivers were not supervising children properly when a 3 year old was left alone on the playground for 5-10 minutes.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 7, 2023.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 96 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 3 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 31, 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: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 83 child care providers in Kaufman County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Our Kidstreehouse | 3 |
| Kids Kamp | 1 |
| Terrell Early Learning Center This child care provider | 3 |
| Mary Womack | Not given |
| Kenisha Richmond | 1 |
| Smart Start Center | 10 |
| First Presbyterian Church Kindergarten | 3 |
| First United Methodist Church Preschool | 0 |
| Sonya Ward | 0 |
| Eangee Anderson | 1 |
| Janel Lapp | Not given |
| Einsteins Daycare and Preschool | 3 |
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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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