Little Lads and Ladies Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Daingerfield, Texas 75638
375 County Road 2104, Daingerfield, Texas 75638. (903) 573-2970.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 25 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Morris County: 8
- 5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 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?
25 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 4 child care providers in Morris County had 8.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 21, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age, at the inspection on Jun 9, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Jan 22, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers, at the inspection on Jul 9, 2025
2 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
25 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 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 |
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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 6, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“It was observed during the walkthrough there were ceiling tiles in several of the classrooms that were damaged, air vents were covered in dust and lysol spray was in the reach of children.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Four of eight staff files were found incomplete with all required information for reveiw. A list was left with staff and missing information.”
Jun 9, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“It was observed in the infant classroom that ten of ten cribs present had loose fitted sheets on the mattresses.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“It was observed in one of four classroom was using screentime during naptime/resttime.”
Jan 22, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The last fire inspection conducted was 1/6/2025.”
Jul 17, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children’s names and ages
“In one classroom a caregiver was relieving another staff member for a break and did not have documentation in the classroom showing each child in the classroom’s age.”
Jul 9, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“A 10 month old was observed wearing a teething necklace. This was corrected at inspection as staff removed the necklace from the infant.”
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Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employee Required
“In one classroom the operation reduced the ratio during nap time, There were 27 children in the room with a specified age of 3 years being supervised by one caregiver. There was not another individual present in the building who was not supervising children.”
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Medication Records - Name of Child
“Two medications in one classroom did not have the complete name of the child in which the medication belonged to. This was corrected at inspection as staff wrote the name of the children on the medication. In another room not used by children where medication is kept there was one medication that was not labeled with the child’s name for whom the medication is for. All three medications did not have the date the medication was brought to the operation.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Medication Records
“The operation did not have medication logs available for review. In one classroom for two children, observed a staff member has documented the name of the medication and the time given on an infant daily report which is sent home to the parent.”
Apr 7, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“One employees record lacked documentation of completion of 8 hours pre-service training before being counted in the child/caregiver ratio.”
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“In one classroom there were 14 children, ages 12 months to 38 months old with two caregivers. You may combine infants with older children as long as the oldest child in the group is not more than 18 months older than the youngest child.”
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Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employees Required
“At inspection there were two classrooms of children napping. Two caregiver were supervising 12 children, ages 14 months to 3 years (38 months) and in another room one caregiver was supervising 29 children, ages 2 years to 5 years. There were no additional staff in the building.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“A sampling of children records were evaluated. Four children records lacked the child’s date of admission. Two children records lacked the address of the children’s designated contact. One child’s record lacked the phone number of the school the child attends. Two children’s immunization record was observed incomplete. One child’s record lacked the phone number and address of their doctor. One child’s record lacked documentation of emergency care authorization.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
“The operation did not have documentation of fire drills conducted nor documentation of fire extinquisher checks conducted on file for review by Child Care Regulation.”
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Required Personnel Records
“One staff members record lacked documentation of their date of hire, documentation of their education qualification, employee statement regarding center and personnel policies, an orientation statement regarding abuse/neglect training, a notarized affidavit, and a completed Form 2912, Pre-Employment Affidavit for Applicants for Employment at Certain Child Care Operations. Three other employees personnel record lacked a completed Form 2912, Pre-Employment Affidavit for Applicants for Employment at Certain Child Care Operations.”
Jan 24, 2025: inspection9 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
“Three children left their classroom and were found in a empty classroom during inspection.”
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The operational policies were evaluated and lacked the following written procedures: 1) procedures for conducting health checks; 2) The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play; 3) The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation; 4) The criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play; 5) Two children records evaluated did not have signed documentation of the parents rights.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“The caregiver lacked documentation of completion of 24 hours pre-service training.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“One caregiver lacked documentation of completion of first aid training.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - No Play or Eating Surfaces Used
“In the infant/toddler room the caregiver diapers children in the floor of the classroom on a changing mat.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children Released
“The Emergency Preparedness Plan was evaluated and lacked the following written procedures: 1) How your staff will continue to care for the children until each child has been released; and 2) How you will reunify the children with their parents as the evacuation, relocation, or sheltering/lock-down is lifted.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The operation had not certified in writing that they reviewed the CPSC recall list and that there were no recalled items in the center. You may view all current and past recalls through the CPSC s Internet website at: www.cpsc.gov.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“The use zone is not being met around the musical play equipment on the older children’s playground.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“A sampling of children records were evaluated. One child’s record lacked their admission date. Two children’s records lacked the address of their designated contact.Two children’s records lacked a health statement. Two children’s immunization records were observed incomplete. One child’s lacked documentation of a hearing and vision screening.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 9, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| May 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 12, 2025.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 75 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.
- 1 report 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 4 child care providers in Morris County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 8; this one had 25.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Lollipop Kid Stop | 7 |
| Smauley’s Small World | 8 |
| Little Lads and Ladies Learning Center This child care provider | 25 |
| Precious Angels Home Daycare | 8 |
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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