Lil Doodlebugs Child Care Center Inc.
A licensed child care center in Mart, Texas 76664
716 E Ross Ave, Mart, Texas 76664. (254) 800-1223.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 26 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in McLennan County: 6
- 12 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 18 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?
26 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 132 child care providers in McLennan County had 6.
18 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 15, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Jun 11, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the inspection on Jun 11, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Jun 11, 2026
9 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
26 deficiencies in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 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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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 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Jun 11, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“A caregiver stated they had thirteen children when they had twelve. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was informed they had twelve children.”
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Several school-age children were sent to use the hallway bathroom on their own. This was corrected during the inspection when the director was informed that children cannot be sent to the bathroom on their own.”
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“There was a bottle of Clorox wipes on a table within reach of children. This was corrected during the inspection when the bottle was moved out of reach.”
Feb 25, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
“The van binder did not have emergency medical treament authorization forms for the children riding the van.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
“The director did not have two hours of transportation training.”
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Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“An outlet in the toddler room that did not have a cover. This was corrected during the inspection when a caregiver replaced the outlet cover.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides
“The use zones to the sides and at the access point of an indoor slide where not six feet.”
Nov 7, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“A garbage can was observed to be full of garbage and uncovered on the playground area of the operation.”
Nov 3, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that adequate supervision was not provided during outdoor time.”
May 17, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that one child was left unattended on the playground for approximately 1 minute.”
Apr 15, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“Out of four staff files reviewed, one caregiver was missing training in abuse and neglect, communicable diseases, administering medication, and preventing allergic reactions for the 2023-2024 training year.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Out of four children’s records reviewed, one child needed an updated immunization record.”
Oct 29, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The parent handbook was missing hearing and vision screening requirements, criteria used to determine when weather will prohibit outdoor play, a plan for physical activity to occur indoors when weather prohibits outdoor play, procedures for parents to view the minimum standards online, information on employee vaccinations, and procedures for transportation.”
Jul 16, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“During the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence found to show that a caregiver used inappropriate discipline when the caregiver dragged a child by the arm.”
Feb 15, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“There was a bottle of Lysol spray and other cleaning supplies stored in an unlocked cabinet within the reach of children. This was corrected when the supplies were moved out of the reach of children.”
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Employment affidavit regarding inappropriate relationship with minor
“Out of three staff files reviewed, none had a signed a pre-employment affidavit.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“The infant feeding instructions on file had not been updated monthly.”
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Infant Daily Report - Summary of Activities
“The infant daily reports did not have sections for each infant’s mood and a summary of daily activities.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“Out of six children’s files reviewed, one child’s file was missing an emergency medical care authorization and food allergy information.”
Jan 4, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“Two infants were observed sleeping in bouncy seats. One infant woke up and the other infant was removed from the seat.”
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“Observed a caregiver on their phone while in a classroom with children.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“Two bottles were not labeled with the infants first name and last initial. The bottles were labeled during the inspection.”
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Safety - Bottle Warmers Inaccessible to Children
“The electrical cord to the small crockpot that is used to warm bottles was exposed to the infants. The refrigerator was moved to cover the cord to the warmer.”
Nov 9, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
The inspectors’ words, 139 words
“The operation was missing the following items in their operational policies; Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place The criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play Under the Texas Penal Code any area within 1,000 feet of a child -care center is a gang free zone, where criminal offenses related to organized criminal activity are subject to a harsher penalty.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“Observed tall shelves that were easy to tip over that were not mounted in the school age area. I spoke to the operation about mounting the shelves due to tipping. There was a metal rebar sticking out of the playground near the fence. The rebar was removed from the playground.”
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Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“Observed 2 outlets in the bathrooms uncovered.”
All 24 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 17, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued May 13, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 67 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 6 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 30, 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 Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 132 child care providers in McLennan County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 26.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Lil Doodlebugs Child Care Center Inc. This child care provider | 26 |
| Country Child Care | 0 |
| Little Rockets | 2 |
| Waco Child Development Center | 14 |
| Waco Child Development Infant | 5 |
| Marla Adams | 0 |
| Baylor Child Development Ctr | 4 |
| Connally Isd Child Care | 28 |
| Deanna Horn | 0 |
| Stephanie Amy | 5 |
| Veronica Corona | 3 |
| Kendrick YMCA of Central Texas | 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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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