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Little Darlings Learning Place

A licensed child care home in San Antonio, Texas 78245

10026 Raven Field Dr, San Antonio, Texas 78245. (219) 262-4503.

Texas’s own record, on its child care search

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

1 deficiency cited in the last three years

The middle of the 768 child care providers in Bexar County had 5.

11 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 15, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.

Rated High by Texas: AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time a non-client resident 14 or older moves into your home or operation, at the inspection on Jan 15, 2026

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

1 deficiency by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Jan 15, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

  • AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time a non-client resident 14 or older moves into your home or operation

    “A resident of the home did not have a submitted background check.”

    Rule 745.621(a)(5). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 16, 2026. Correction verified: Jan 16, 2026.

9 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 24, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

    “Provider stated that she had 13 children in care. After CCR counted the children and provider had 14 children in care.”

    Rule 747.1503(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 6, 2023.

  • AP Never exceed capacity of the home

    “During inspection it was observed that the Licensed Child Care Home had 14 children in care, and was over capacity of what the permit allows.”

    Rule 747.207(10). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 6, 2023.

  • Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

    “The fence on the playground had insulating foam that was exposed, creating a safety concern. Note: Director covered the insulating foam with a white board.”

    Rule 747.3501. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 6, 2023.

  • Children’s Records - Immunizations

    “One child did not have immunization record available for review.”

    Rule 747.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 17, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 25, 2023.

Apr 4, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Use of Safety Straps

    “One child sitting in high chair was not strapped in, as required. Note: Child was removed from high chair.”

    Rule 747.2307. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 4, 2023. Correction verified: Apr 18, 2023.

  • Prohibited Equipment for Infants - Baby Walkers

    “A baby walker was observed at LCCH and is being used daily for a two year old. Note: Baby Walker was removed.”

    Rule 747.2315(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 4, 2023. Correction verified: Apr 18, 2023.

  • Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides

    “Two stationary equipment with slides did not have the six feet use zone in all directions from the perimeter of the equipment.”

    Rule 747.4605(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 18, 2023. Correction verified: Apr 18, 2023.

Sep 30, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

    The inspectors’ words, 113 words

    “It was observed that the BBQ pit was not covered, making it accessible to children. The water holes was not wrapped up, creating a tripping hazard. The wooden fence had nails that were exposed, creating a hazard. The wooden fence was not enforced appropriately, causing the fence to tilt. A shovel, and rake were observed in the backyard. A wooden pallet was observed in the backyard with sharp edges, creating a hazard. The wooden exit door was taken off the hinge, creating a hazard. A latch was not installed on the cabinet under the kitchen sink that had cleaning supplies. The gargage door steel opener was observed in the backyard, creating a hazard.”

    Rule 747.3501. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 14, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 17, 2022.

  • Must Have at Least One 3A-40BC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher or Fire Extinguisher Approved by Fire Marshal

    “Provider did not have the correct fire extinguisher.”

    Rule 747.5103. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 14, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 17, 2022.

All 12 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jan 15, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jan 22, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Mar 14, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Nov 6, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Oct 24, 2023Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Apr 18, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Apr 4, 2023Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Jan 30, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Jan 23, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Dec 19, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Oct 17, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Sep 30, 2022Inspection2 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Child-Care Home, permit issued Apr 27, 2023.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 12 children.
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

  • No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
  • 1 report to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 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).
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 768 child care providers in Bexar County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 1.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

12 of the 768 in Bexar County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Little Darlings Learning Place This child care provider1
La Petite Academy Emerald Glade33
Cynthia Denise FreemanNot given
Y School Age Big Country Elementary2
Children’s Lighthouse Potranco2
Judith Ann RodriguezNot given
Pidder Padder Daycare3
Luz Areli Soni Portilla9
Lorretta Caballero2
Baby Shark Home Day Care2
Shelby Zuniga0
Penny’s Home Childcare1
Head Start Cody Elementary0

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Replies

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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