Peppermint Fence Daycare and Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Carthage, Texas 75633
415 Davis St, Carthage, Texas 75633. (903) 693-8261.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Panola County: 2
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 8 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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 7 child care providers in Panola County had 2.
8 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 1, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Apr 9, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“During inspection the required loose fill on two playgrounds was observed to be about 2 - 3 inches deep.”
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“During training review, four out of five files were missing required training.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 12, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 121 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 24, 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 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 7 child care providers in Panola County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 2.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Mrs. Mary’s Child Care Center | 6 |
| Peppermint Fence Daycare and Learning Center This child care provider | 2 |
| Nana’s House of Little Learners LLC | 4 |
| Kids Journey Preschool and Childcare LLC | 4 |
| Debra’s Home Daycare | 0 |
| Nana’s Playhouse & Learning Center | 0 |
| Gimmie’s House LLC | 1 |
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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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