Footsteps & Fingerprints
A licensed child care center in Bonham, Texas 75418
1210 Evans St, Bonham, Texas 75418. (903) 583-2877.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 18 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Fannin County: 3
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 10 inspections on record
- 4-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?
18 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 7 child care providers in Fannin County had 3.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 27, 2026: outcome pending.
Rated High by Texas: Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers, at the inspection on Oct 2, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Smoke Detectors Testing, at the inspection on Jan 21, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle, at the inspection on Oct 16, 2025
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
18 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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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.
Oct 2, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“An infant was observed napping in their crib while wearing a bib. This was corrected at inspection as staff removed the bib from the child.”
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Diapering Procedures-Soiled Diapers Kept in a Sanitary Manner
“In one restroom observed a soiled diaper/pull-up in a trash can without a lid that was not in a sealed plastic bag. You must cover containers used for soiled diapers or keep them in a sanitary manner, such as placing soiled diapers in individual sealed bags. This was corrected at inspection as staff transferred the trash bag to a trash can with a lid.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
The inspectors’ words, 104 words
“A Fire truck on the playground is rusted. A ceiling tile in one classroom was observed with water stains and need to be replaced and the leak repaired. The back panel of a low sitting bookshelf had came loose from the shelf with the nail/screw exposed and accessible to children.This was corrected during inspection as the back panel was reattached to the bookshelf. Hand sanitizer was observed in one classroom accessible to children. This was removed from children’s access during inspection. In one classroom two push pin tacks that were protruding from the wall. The push pins were removed from the wall at inspection.”
Aug 20, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation last health inspection was conducted on 7/2025.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
The inspectors’ words, 357 words
“Observed chipped/peeling paint from the wall in several classrooms. The rubber/vinyl stip around the wall base has come lose in one of the restrooms down stairs and one restroom upstairs. A John Deere tractor on the playground is rusted and the wooden boards in the equipment exhibit rough, unsmoothed edges, presenting a potential splinter hazard. Ceiling tiles were observed in one classroom with water stains and need to be replaced. . A fan with an rotating blade was observed in one classroom with the sitting on a piece of furniture with the electrical cord hanging down accessible to children posing a risk of the children pulling the fan off the furniture. The caregiver removed the fan from the children’s access duringinspection. A phone charger plugging into a charging brick was observed on a restroom sink counter top. The phone charger was not connected to an electrical outlet. A caregiver removed the charger from the restroom sink counter during inspection. The bottom vent is not properly attached to a refrigerator in one room used by the children. A staff member attached the refrigerator vent at inspection. Two large limbs were observed on the playground and need to be removed.These were removed from the playground during inspection. Large plastic pieces were observed on the ground on the playground between the entrance of the infant playground and older children playground that present as tripping hazards. These were removed from the playground during inspection. A garden hose and sprinkler equipment were observed on the playground and pose as a tripping hazard. The garden hose and sprinkler equipment were removed from the playground at inspection. A red plastic cover was observed hanging from a portion of a side of the fence around the a/c unit with excess material on the ground creating a tripping hazard. Two medium sized pieces of wood were observed on the playground posing as a splinter hazard. A sleeve of foam drinking cups were obseerved on the ground of a Gaga pit on the playground. The red plastic cover, two medium sized pieces of wood, and sleeve of foam drinking cups were removed from the playground at inspection.”
Jul 22, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“Two pieces of plastic equipment on the playground had cracks, posing as a pinching hazard. The soap dispenser in one restroom was observed in the hand washing sink. This needs to be repaired.”
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Planned Activities Designed to Meet Individual Needs
“One classroom observed exhibited unstructured routines and unrestrained behavior. The caregiver indicated a need for additional guidance, noting the absence of an complete daily activity schedule or established lesson plan. Additionally, one classroom did not have a written daily schedule and two classrooms daily schedule did not cover the entire day.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Infant Feeding Instructions
“One infant feeding instruction form had not been updated in the past 30 days. Two other children’s infant feeding instruction forms were not available for review.”
Jun 5, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“A large tree limb was observed on the ground on the school age playground with trash intertwined in it. The large tree limb was removed from the playground during inspection. Trash was also observed on the ground on the school age playground and pre-k playground. Trash was removed from the playground during inspection.”
May 6, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
The inspectors’ words, 152 words
“This standard was reviewed on 5/6/2026 as a follow-up to a previous inspection and found deficient. A piece of wooden equipment was observed on the playground with broken wood posing as a potential splinter risk. A small piece of metal equipment on the playground with metal chains. It is not anchored in the ground and is not steady as well as has rusted chains and needs to be removed. A wooden tables stretcher that connects the table legs horizontally on one side of the table has broken making the table unsteady and needs repaired or to be removed from the playground.A standing outdoor sand box has collapsed and needs to be removed. Wooden item was observed on the ground on the playground with protruding screws and is posing as a riping hazard. The latch on the gate on the fence around the a/c unit on the playground is missing and need repaired.”
Apr 15, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“One director and one employee who transports children did not have documentation of completion of current transportation training.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“Three large ant piles were observed on the playground. A piece of wooden equipment was observed on the playground with broken wood posing as a potential splinter risk.Three small holes were observed in the wall in close proximity in one classroom. A small piece of metal equipment on the playground with metal changes. It is not anchored in the ground and is not steady as well as has rusted chains and needs to be removed.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“A sampling of children records were evaluated. One child’s record lacked an admission form. One child’s record lacked the date of admission. Two children’s immunization records were observed incomplete.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
“A director’s record lacked a notarized affidavit.”
Jan 21, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Smoke Detectors Testing
“The monthly smoke detector test information was not available for review during the inspection.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The operation’s latest fire inspection was conducted on 12/03/24.”
Oct 16, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
“The van and bus which the operation uses to transprot children is not equipped with electronic child safety alarms.”
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Illegal Operation - Not Licensed
“The operation is operating without a permit due to change in ownership.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Oct 27, 2026 | Inspection | Outcome pending |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Inspection | Outcome pending |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 6, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 28, 2026.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 146 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.
- 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 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 7 child care providers in Fannin County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 18.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Morning Star Academy | 3 |
| Patsy Ottmo | Not given |
| Laquetta Dukes | Not given |
| Milo and Mjs Activity Center | 3 |
| Cheryl Partridge | Not given |
| Daesha Keller | Not given |
| Footsteps & Fingerprints This child care provider | 18 |
| Lolli and Pops Early Learning Center | 0 |
| Daretha’s House Child Care & Learning Center | 6 |
| Leonard Isd Childrens Center | 3 |
| Jenna Riffle | Not given |
| Estela Jones | 0 |
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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