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A licensed child care center in Huntsville, Texas 77340

2817 Old Houston Rd, Huntsville, Texas 77340. (936) 435-0303.

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The short answer

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

The last 24 months 13 deficiencies in 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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?

13 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 21 child care providers in Walker County had 4.

26 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 5, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the inspection on Aug 21, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Entrapment Openings, at the inspection on Apr 29, 2026

Rated High by Texas: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited, at the report to the state on Nov 14, 2025

4 more rated High; all are listed below.

Source:

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

When those deficiencies happened

13 deficiencies in 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

13 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.

Aug 21, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
  • Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

    “Per video a teacher is seen grabbing a child.”

    Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 21, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 4, 2026.

Aug 10, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior

    “One caregiver was observed on video camera speaking negatively to a group of children.”

    Rule 746.2803(4)(C). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 11, 2026. Correction verified: Aug 21, 2026.

Apr 29, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
  • Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Entrapment Openings

    “During the inspection a child’s head became entrapped in an opening in the ship structure on the large playground. A photo was taken. Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the opening was covered with boards. A photo was taken.”

    Rule 746.4601(3). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 29, 2026.

Feb 26, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “During the inspection a toilet in the front schoolers building was observed to be clogged and having issues flushing. This was corrected during the inspection. In the back nursery room there was an open closet that needs addressed. In the shooting stars classroom a toilet is out of order and repair works needs completed on the wall behind it. In the robins classroom the restroom has a broken cabinet that needs fixed.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 26, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 26, 2026.

Nov 14, 2025: report to the state3 deficiencies
  • AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited

    “This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation regarding a caregiver using prohibited discipline and guidance on children in care.”

    Rule 746.1201(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 29, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 9, 2026.

  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “Based on information obtained in a DFPS investigation a caregiver left the children in their group unattended for approximately a minute when they left the classroom to get something.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 29, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 9, 2026.

  • Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

    “Based on information gathered in a DFPS investigation, evidence supported that a caregiver used prohibited discipline and guidance which included a child in a chokehold and grabbing/pulling another child by the ear.”

    Rule 746.2805. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 21, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 24, 2025.

Oct 10, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    “A caregiver without an active eligible background check was present in a 3-5 year old classroom. Note: The operation sent the caregiver home and submitted a background check for the caregiver.”

    Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 10, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 10, 2025.

Jul 17, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Written Operational Policies - Transportation

    The inspectors’ words, 155 words

    “The operation has a strong written transportation emergency preparedness plan which includes procedures for restroom emergencies while in transport. However, the policies were not followed as there were no planned restroom stops for a field trip that was about an hour and a half drive away. The policies also were not followed when a child urgently had to go to the bathroom. While information gathered in the investigation indicated staff could not pull over at the time due to stand still traffic, they also did not follow their policies by pulling over when they safely could as the child ended up going on the bus as they were unable to hold it. While the parents were notified of the incident and all parents notified of arrival at the center being delayed from the field trip due to traffic, the director was not notified immediately of the restroom emergency by staff which is in their policies.”

    Rule 746.501(a)(14). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 15, 2025.

Nov 13, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries

    “Information from the DFPS investigation indicated a parent was not notified until the next day about an injury in care that occurred.”

    Rule 746.307(c). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 18, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 18, 2024.

Jun 5, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
  • Annual Sanitation Inspection

    “The last documented completed passed health inspection was 5/26/23.”

    Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 19, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 10, 2024.

Apr 18, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “Based on the information gathered in a DFPS abuse/neglect investigation, supervision was not in compliance when a child was alone unsupervised. The caregiver did not know the child went back inside the building from the playground and exited, entered, and exited the building and then exited the playground and crossed the street where they were found.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 30, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2024.

  • Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System

    “Based on information obtained in the DFPS investigation, the sign in and out log was not being updated regularly/was not accurate on the day the incident being investigated occurred.”

    Rule 746.631(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 30, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2024.

All 40 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 5, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Sep 4, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Aug 27, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Aug 21, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Aug 11, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Aug 10, 2026Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Jul 21, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jul 17, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Jul 9, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jun 29, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Jun 16, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jun 12, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
May 15, 2026InspectionNo violation found
May 11, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
May 4, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Apr 29, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Mar 26, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 12, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Feb 26, 2026Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Feb 9, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Nov 24, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Nov 17, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Nov 15, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Nov 14, 2025Report to the state3 deficiencies cited
Nov 13, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Nov 4, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Oct 10, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jul 31, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jul 17, 2025Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Nov 13, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Oct 21, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Aug 19, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jun 14, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Jun 5, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Apr 18, 2024Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Oct 27, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Oct 31, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Oct 28, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Apr 14, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Apr 5, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued May 3, 2000.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 252 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.
  • 14 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?

  • Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Source:

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

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 21 child care providers in Walker County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 13.
Source:

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

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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