Little Loves Learning Academy
A licensed child care center in Troy, Texas 76579
213 N Central Ave Ste 300, Troy, Texas 76579. (254) 938-3018.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 14 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bell County: 2
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 10 inspections on record
- Not star-rated 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?
14 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 237 child care providers in Bell County had 2.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 14, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Dec 17, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments, at the report to the state on Nov 10, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised, at the report to the state on Nov 10, 2025
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
14 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 14, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“During inspection, it was determined the operation did not conduct the required monthly fire drills. The operation did not have documentation demonstrating that fire drills had been conducted as require by Minimum Standard.”
Feb 2, 2026: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that the operation was not following the required meal patterns for snacks.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - No Play or Eating Surfaces Used
“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that diaper changing equipment was used improperly.”
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Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that documentation of special need requirements and special food instructions were not obtained at the time of admission or upon notification.”
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Update Admission Information - Procedure
“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that the operation did not currently have a procedure in place for updating admission information.”
Dec 17, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“One caregiver was observed in a classroom with a pending. background check. The staff member was sent home and replaced with an eligible caregiver.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection available for review.”
Nov 10, 2025: report to the state5 deficiencies
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Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments
“There was sufficient evidence found through the DFPS investigation to show that an employee was assigned to tasks that did not match their skills or abilities.”
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Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised
“There was sufficient evidence found during the DFPS investigation to show that an employee was not supervised by the director.”
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“There was sufficient evidence found during the DFPS investigation to show that a staff member did not use good judgment when pulling the arms of a child during play.”
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“There was sufficient evidence found during the DFPS investigation to show that the operation did not report a child injury requiring medical treatment to Child Care Regulation within the required timeframe.”
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AP Parental Communication - Injury Requires Treatment by Health Care Professional or Hospitalization
“There was sufficient evidence found during the DFPS investigation to show that the operation did not immediately notify parents of a child injury requiring medical treatment.”
May 28, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
“Two partial first aid kits were observed to have expired supplies dated in 2024.”
Oct 28, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“One classroom was observed to be out of child/caregiver ratio with 5 infants, 0-11 months old, in a classroom with one caregiver. An additional caregiver was added during the inspection.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Report to the state | 5 deficiencies cited |
| May 28, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 31, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 13, 2024.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 115 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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 star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: ELD).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 237 child care providers in Bell County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 14.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Central Texas 4c Inc. DBA Troy Head Start | 0 |
| Little Loves Learning Academy This child care provider | 14 |
| Brittney Boomershine | 4 |
| Susan Travis | 2 |
| Maria Burgos | 4 |
| Tiny Troops Learning Center | 4 |
| God’s Promise | 6 |
| A Heart for the Children | 0 |
| Theresas Creative Minds | 6 |
| Barnyard Babes Daycare | 3 |
| Faith’s First Steps Home Daycare | 0 |
| Carmen Y Benitez Rivera | 2 |
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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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