Panther Cub Daycare
A licensed child care center in Normangee, Texas 77871
116 Spur 3, Normangee, Texas 77871. (936) 396-3111.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 11 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Leon County: 15
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 6 inspections on record
- Not 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?
11 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 5 child care providers in Leon County had 15.
6 inspections on record. The latest, on Feb 24, 2026: 4 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on May 8, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Fire- Extinguishing System, at the inspection on Oct 15, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
11 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Feb 24, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“One infant did not have an updated infant feeding instructions.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Three out of six children records did not have immunizations in their file.”
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Required Personnel Records
“The director and three caregivers did not have their completed records available at the operation.”
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Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation’s child-care program
“One out of the six children records reviewed were missing a health statement.”
May 8, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The parent handbook was missing some of the parent’s rights and a plan for how physical activity will occur indoors when weather prohibits outdoor play. This was corrected during the inspection when this information was added to the handbook.”
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Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
“The last date that was recorded for the fire extinguisher check was January. This was corrected during the inspection when the fire extinguisher was checked and the date was recorded.”
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First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
“The first aid kit was missing gloves and a guide to first aid.”
Jan 15, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“There was a garbage can with dirty diapers that did not have a lid on it. This was corrected during the inspection when the garbage was taken out.”
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Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
“The operation’s fire extinguisher had not been checked monthly. This was corrected during the inspection when the fire extinguisher was checked and the gauge was in the green. The date of the check was recorded.”
Oct 15, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Fire- Extinguishing System
“There was no fire extinguisher at the operation. This was corrected at inspection by the operation placing a fire extinguisher in their mounted fire box.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The playground house has two nails accessible to children. This can lead to injury or harm. This was corrected at inspection by removing the playground house off the playground.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| May 8, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 12, 2025.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
- Capacity: 64 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.
- 0 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 5 child care providers in Leon County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 15; this one had 11.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Panther Cub Daycare This child care provider | 11 |
| Buffalo Isd | 4 |
| Little Bison Child Care Center | 15 |
| Roaming Hippie Ranch LLC | 15 |
| The Patch Learning Center LLC | 31 |
| Cathy Johnson | Not given |
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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