Joyful Little Ones LLC
A licensed child care home in Mesquite, Texas 75149
1313 Tulip Trl, Mesquite, Texas 75149. (214) 621-9728.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 10 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 7 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?
10 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
7 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 16, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization, at the inspection on May 26, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
10 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Sep 16, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Caregivers - Orientation
“At the time of inspection, orientation documentation for the new staff member is not available for review.”
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Personnel Records
“At the time of inspection, personnel records are not available for review for a new staff member.”
May 26, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“At the time of inspection, one child’s record does not have a completed emergecy medical treatment authourization available for review.”
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Children’s Records - Enrollment Agreement
“At the time of inspection, enrollment documents are not avaiable for review for one child enrolled.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“At the time of inspection, one child’s record does not have a completed health statement available for review.”
Mar 19, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“At the time of inspection, fire drills have not been conducted or documented.”
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Sheltering drill for Severe Weather- 4 times in a calendar year
“At the time of inspection, sheltering drills have not been conducted or documented.”
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Lock-down drill 4 times in a calendar year
“At the time of inspection, lockdown drills have not been conducted or documented.”
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Planned Activities - Designed to meet individual needs and developmental levels of children in the group
“At the time of inspection, children are watching a television program. There are no planned activities.”
Dec 30, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information - Name and Birthdate
“At the time of inspection, the required admission/enrollment documentation is not available for review.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 26, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child-Care Home, permit issued Oct 6, 2026.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 12 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 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 31, 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 Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 986 child care providers in Dallas County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 10.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Joyful Little Ones LLC This child care provider | 10 |
| Robin Stewart | 5 |
| Kellie Good | 0 |
| Achievers of Excellence Learning Academy | 9 |
| Marci Usrey | 3 |
| Small Miracles Academy-Mesquite Campus | 2 |
| Pamela Cornstubble | 1 |
| Tracy Taylor | Not given |
| Shaquella Anderson | 2 |
| Nitra’s House | 0 |
| Karlas Kids Home Child Care | 4 |
| Family Cathedral of Praise 2 | 10 |
| Jessica Webber | 5 |
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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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