Amanda Drone
A listed family home in Lumberton, Texas 77657
11888 Cooks Lake Rd, Lumberton, Texas 77657. (403) 377-3366.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Hardin County: 5
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 3 inspections on record
- Not rated 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?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 21 child care providers in Hardin County had 5.
3 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 10, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: AP Illegal Operation - Not Listed, at the assessment on Apr 10, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Illegal Operation - Not Listed, at the inspection on Dec 15, 2025
Rated High by Texas: AP Illegal Operation - Not Listed, at the report to the state on Dec 11, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 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.
Apr 10, 2026: assessment1 deficiency
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AP Illegal Operation - Not Listed
“An inspection was conducted on 4/3/2026. The home had 2 unrelated children in care. The home signed a safety plan 12/19/25 which stated the home would cease operation until permit is issued. This deficiency is being cited due to the home’s failure to abide by the safety plan.”
Dec 15, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Illegal Operation - Not Listed
“Ms. Drone is providing care for 3 unrelated children for compensation, Monday to Friday.from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM”
Dec 11, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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AP Illegal Operation - Not Listed
“Care is being provided in the home for 3 unrelated children on a regular basis for compensation”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Listed Family Home, permit issued Apr 13, 2026.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
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.
- 2 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 21 child care providers in Hardin County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kids Kampus 2.0 | 1 |
| Raider Days | 18 |
| Amanda Drone This child care provider | 3 |
| Julia Renee Hickerson | 9 |
| Rise and Shine Day School | 5 |
| Rise and Shine Day School East | 3 |
| Woodcrest Methodist Preschool & Mdo | 5 |
| The Learning Center | 11 |
| Younger Years of Lumberton | 0 |
| Little Hawks Early Childhood Center | 15 |
| Met Early Head Start | 3 |
| Love Fellowship Day Care Center | 22 |
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.
- Listed family homes rarely have an inspection on record in Texas’s data: most of what’s on record for this kind of home comes from reports to the state. No inspections on record doesn’t mean the home was checked.
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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