Little Learners Children’s Academy
A licensed child care center in Hillsboro, Texas 76645
219 E Elm St, Hillsboro, Texas 76645. (254) 479-2226.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 27, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Hill County: 1
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 15 inspections on record
- 4-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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 9 child care providers in Hill County had 1.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 20, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual, at the report to the state on Jun 8, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Feb 6, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 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 |
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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 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Jun 8, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“A caregiver was observed on video placing a child roughly down on their nap mat.”
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Employees Discipline Own Children
“Based on video footage it was determined a caregiver inappropriately discipline their own child while the child was in care at the operation.”
Feb 11, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“A 15 month old infant was observed in a classroom with a child in care that had an 18 month age gap. The other child was 4 years old. The infant was placed back into the Infant Classroom during the inspection.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“A child in care was observed uses their tablet during naptime.”
Dec 10, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The operation last documented and completed a fire drill in October of 2025. A fire drill was completed during the inspection to bring the deficiency into compliance.”
Feb 6, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“It was determined a child in care wet their pants and the operation did not call the parent immediately to notify them that the child needed a change of clothes.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 25, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have a fire inspection report for review.”
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Adult-sized Chair
“The operation did not have a rocking chair for 1 of the infant rooms.”
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Crib for Each Non-walking Infant Younger Than 12 Months of Age
“The operation did not have any mattresses, cribs or cots set up or ready for review.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“In several classroom there were tools (saw, screwdrivers, screws,etc), paint, accessible to children. In several classrooms there were building materials and the baseboards were not along the walls of the room. In the outdoor area, a shovel, a bucket of water, and tools were observed.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 5, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 43 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 27, 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 27, 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 27, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 9 child care providers in Hill County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Melissa Carter | 2 |
| Juanita Villarreal | Not given |
| Little Learners Children’s Academy This child care provider | 6 |
| Candys Kids | 0 |
| Hillsboro Little Dreamers Academy | 0 |
| Mills Daycare | 1 |
| Hillsboro Head Start Cdc | 4 |
| Wildcat Kids Daycare | 3 |
| Laurie Brown | 0 |
| Lake Whitney Learning Center | 0 |
| Kimberly Ann Graig | Not given |
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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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