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Aunt Cole’s House

A licensed child care home in Claude, Texas 79019

312 Cherry St, Claude, Texas 79019. (806) 418-1468.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 11 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

11 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 2 child care providers in Armstrong County had 9.5.

9 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 10, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Weapons In Homes Kept in Locked Cabinet, Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Jan 8, 2026

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

11 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

11 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Jun 23, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies

  • Adequate Lighting During Naptime

    “The lighting of the primary nap room was dark and resulted in eyes to adjust to be able to see see some of the children in care. Not all of the children could be observed visually due to the level of lighting.”

    Rule 747.2811. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 23, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 13, 2026.

  • Caregiver Handwashing After Diapering a Child

    “Diaper changing was observed at inspection and the child did not have their hands washed afterwards.”

    Rule 747.3211(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 23, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 13, 2026.

  • Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

    The inspectors’ words, 103 words

    “The bathroom that the children have access to has Febreze in reach of children. The living room also has Febreze on a low-level shelf that children have access to. Thet water hose was not wrapped up to prevent being a tripping hazard after use. And a storage box has a hinged lid but one of the hinges has broken and will not allow the lid to remain in an open position when in use to prevent pinching. Additionally, a storage stand in the outdoor space has unopened alcohol cans and the storage stand does not lock to ensure it is out of reach.”

    Rule 747.3501. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 23, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 13, 2026.

  • Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

    “Only 3 out of 6 fire drills have been conducted in the last 6 months.”

    Rule 747.5005(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 26, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 13, 2026.

  • Notification of Change in Hours, Days, Months of Operation

    “The director has been operating outside of the designated operating hours without a notification to child care regulation about the change. This was corrected at inspection with written notification of change in hours and services.”

    Rule 747.301(5). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 23, 2026.

Apr 8, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

  • Adequate Lighting During Naptime

    “The living room used for nap time was dark and unable to see the children napping with the level of light in the room.”

    Rule 747.2811. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 8, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 22, 2026.

Jan 8, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Weapons In Homes Kept in Locked Cabinet, Inaccessible to Children

    “A Bb gun was stored in the master closet. The closet does not lock and the bedroom does not lock.”

    Rule 747.3505(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 8, 2026. Correction verified: Jan 21, 2026.

  • Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Never Allow Toddlers to Sleep or Walk With Bottles and Training Cups

    “A toddler was observed at inspection walking with a sippy cup and drinking it throughout multiple rooms.”

    Rule 747.2405(4)(C). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 8, 2026. Correction verified: Jan 21, 2026.

Oct 24, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Caregiver Handwashing After Diapering a Child

    “Diaper changes were observed and hand washing was conducted in between diaper changes.”

    Rule 747.3211(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 28, 2025.

  • Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

    “Children were observed having their diapers changes and they did not have their hands washed after.”

    Rule 747.3213(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 28, 2025.

  • Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian

    “One pet needs a health statement and two pets need documented current vaccination record on file.”

    Rule 747.3703(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 3, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 30, 2025.

All 9 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 10, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jul 13, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jun 23, 2026Inspection5 deficiencies cited
Apr 22, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Apr 8, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jan 21, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jan 8, 2026Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Oct 28, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Oct 24, 2025Inspection3 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Child-Care Home, permit issued Nov 3, 2026.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 12 children.
Source:

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.
  • 0 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

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 rated in Texas Rising Star.
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 2 child care providers in Armstrong County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 9.5; this one had 11.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

1 of the 2 in Armstrong County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Lil’ Colts Childcare8
Aunt Cole’s House This child care provider11

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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