New Horizons Daycare & Private School
A licensed child care center in Kemp, Texas 75143
908 E 9th St, Kemp, Texas 75143. (903) 498-5883.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 10 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Kaufman County: 1
- 5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 12 inspections on record
- 3-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?
10 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 Oct 22, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Required Immunizations, at the inspection on Jun 16, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Sep 30, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Smoke-Detection System, at the inspection on Sep 30, 2024
2 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
10 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | 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 | 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.
Jun 16, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Immunizations
“Of the seven children’s files reviewed, one child’s files did not have current immunization records.”
Mar 11, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“The transportation training for one driver had since expired at the time of inspection, and the other two drivers did not have copies of the transportation training on file for review.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“At the time of inspection two children did not have a health statement on file for review.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“At the time of inspection two children did not have an updated copy of their immunization record available for review.”
Sep 30, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“At the time of inspection the operation’s last fire inspection was on 9/19/23. The operation has noot yet had another fire inspection for this year.”
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Smoke-Detection System
“During the inspection it was observed the Preschool 3 classroom and the kitchen did not have a smoke detector present in the space.”
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Sheltering Drills for Lock-Down-4 times in a calendar year
“No lock down drill has been conducted at the childcare facility this year. This is no documentation available to indicate that one has been conducted.”
Aug 5, 2024: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
“This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined that the caregiver mentioned in the report had a history of mistreating some children in care, but these incidents were noted reported to Licensing in a timely manner.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined and noted during this investigation that the caregiver mentioned did pull, hit, pinch, yell, and mistreat children that are enrolled into care. Compliance was met for this deficiency during the inspection, as the caregiver mentioned in this report is no longer employed at the facility following the incident that took place. Training on discipline/guidance is scheduled to take place this week with all staff present.”
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Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
“This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. At the time of inspection the parents of the child mentioned in the report had not been notified of the incident that was reported to the owner/director. An incident report was written out during the inspection time and will be given to the parents at the time of pick up.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Sep 21, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
“The operation does not have an evacuation plan.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| May 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 22, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 119 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.
- 4 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 83 child care providers in Kaufman County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 10.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| New Horizons Daycare & Private School This child care provider | 10 |
| Alphabest @ Kemp Intermediate - Kemp | 0 |
| April D Hibdon | 0 |
| Sonya Ward | 0 |
| Eangee Anderson | 1 |
| Janel Lapp | Not given |
| Einsteins Daycare and Preschool | 3 |
| Smart Start Montessori School | 12 |
| Promiseland Learning Center | 8 |
| April Hicks | 10 |
| Christy Marie Hardy | 0 |
| Dunkin Academy of Crandall | 5 |
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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