Little Unicorns Daycare
A licensed child care center in El Campo, Texas 77437
411 W Jackson St, El Campo, Texas 77437. (979) 534-2069.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Wharton County: 4
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 12 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 19 child care providers in Wharton County had 4.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 21, 2026: no violation found.
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 Aug 14, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Jun 13, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Jul 16, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 14, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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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
“An infant was left unattended in a classroom.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
“One caregiver did not have proof of current first aid/cpr available for review.”
Jun 13, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Information obtained during the investigation provides proof that the director did not demonstrate good judgment and self-control when interacting with a child.”
Sep 9, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Two infants not ready for table food had monthly feeding schedules that had not been updated in the last 30 days.”
Jul 16, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“One caregiver did not know the number of children they were responsible for. When asked several times they gave the same incorrect number and didn’t include two children in their count.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“During lunchtime children under the age of 2 were observed watching a show on a tablet.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
“The operation was unable to provide proof that monthly building maintenance checklists are being done.”
Apr 5, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Operational Policies - Preventing and Responding to Abuse and Neglect
“The operation did not have a complete abuse and neglect policy.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 4, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 4, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 53 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.
- 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 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: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 19 child care providers in Wharton County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| The First School | 1 |
| Michelle’s Daycare-Preschool | 1 |
| Susan E Rod | 2 |
| Elida Cisneros | Not given |
| Mrs. Beckys Home Away From Home Child Care Learning Center | 11 |
| Sunny Days Preschool | 2 |
| Jaylen Espitia | 3 |
| Little Unicorns Daycare This child care provider | 8 |
| The First School Preschool and Youth Center | 0 |
| Faith Lutheran Preschool | 5 |
| Presbyterian Preschool | 15 |
| Busy Bee | 7 |
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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