Egg-Ceptional Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Palestine, Texas 75803
2020 Martin Luther King Blvd, Palestine, Texas 75803. (903) 480-0132.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Anderson County: 2
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 18 inspections on record
- 3-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 13 child care providers in Anderson County had 2.
18 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 10, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual, at the report to the state on Jul 28, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Nov 13, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: 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.
Jul 28, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“This standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient. There is evidence stating a caregiver pulled a child?s arm as a form of discipline.”
Nov 13, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“While doing a walk through, 1 caregiver was supervising a group of children at nap time without a background determination of “Eligible”, “Provisionally Eligible With Conditions”, or “Eligible With Conditions”. This was corrected when the operation sent the caregiver home.”
Sep 19, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“While doing a walk through, one class was over ratio by have 10 children with one caregiver for a group of 18-24 months. This was corrected when the operation moved a child to another group.”
Feb 20, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Report Unsafe Facility Occurrence
“This standard was reviewed during a DFPS investigation and found deficient. The operation did not notify CCR when they had to close due to a lack of running water and gas leak.”
Jan 3, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Equipment and Water Hoses Kept Out of Child’s Reach
“During a walk through of the playground, there was a water hose on the ground and one on the sidewalk while children were on the playground at the time. The operation corrected this at inspection when they rolled up the hoses and put them away.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 30, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“During a walk through of the building, it was observed by licensing a caregiver supervising a group of 7 children without an active background. This was corrected when the caregiver left the operation.”
Oct 18, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
“During a walk through of the building, it was observed an infant sleeping in a restive device for roughly 5 minutes. This was soon corrected.”
All 26 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 5, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 65 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.
- 8 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 13 child care providers in Anderson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Evangelistic Temple Learning Center | 2 |
| Egg-Ceptional Learning Center This child care provider | 5 |
| Westwood Isd Early Learning Center | 1 |
| Washington Early Childhood Center | 0 |
| Pisd Employee Daycare Center | 0 |
| Lil’ Indians | 3 |
| Candy Cane Learning Academy | 6 |
| Palestine YMCA Early Childhood Center Elkhart | 5 |
| Jennifer Myrick | Not given |
| Melissa Eldredge | Not given |
| Amanda Newman | Not given |
| Tiny Tots Daycare LLC | 0 |
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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