Hearth Record

Verla Dunlap

A registered child care home in Lubbock, Texas 79416

5704 1st St, Lubbock, Texas 79416. (806) 790-6635.

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The short answer

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

The last 24 months 15 deficiencies in 4 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?

15 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 149 child care providers in Lubbock County had 1.

5 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 12, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.

Rated High by Texas: AP Renewal background checks submitted -No later than 5 yrs from date last submitted subjects initial or renewal fingerprint-based criminal hist check, at the inspection on Jun 25, 2026

Source:

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

When those deficiencies happened

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

15 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 12, 2026: assessment1 deficiency

  • Primary Caregiver Annual Training - Required Special Topics without specific hours

    “The primary caregiver still needs the following required annual topics for training year 8/13/2024-8/13/2025: ?Emergency preparedness ?Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations ?Administering medication ?Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction ?Understanding building and physical premises safety, including identification and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic ?Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials”

    Rule 747.1309(d). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 19, 2026. Correction verified: Aug 18, 2026.

Jul 31, 2026: assessment1 deficiency

  • Primary Caregiver Annual Training - Required Special Topics without specific hours

    “The primary caregiver still needs the following required annual topics for training year 8/13/2024-8/13/2025: ?Emergency preparedness ?Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations ?Administering medication ?Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction ?Understanding building and physical premises safety, including identification and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic ?Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials”

    Rule 747.1309(d). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 10, 2026. Correction verified: Aug 12, 2026.

Jun 25, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies

  • AP Renewal background checks submitted -No later than 5 yrs from date last submitted subjects initial or renewal fingerprint-based criminal hist check

    “It was found during the inspection that an individual who frequents the operation while children in care are present fingerprints renewal was due by 8/20/2023 and has not been renewed.”

    Rule 745.621(b)(1)(A). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 26, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 6, 2026.

  • Background Check Validation - Once a year listed family homes, licensed, and registered child care homes must validate list of subjects

    “The employee list has not been validated since 12/17/2024.”

    Rule 745.651(2)(B). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 26, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 6, 2026.

  • Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required

    The inspectors’ words, 118 words

    “During the inspection it was observed that the primary caregiver had 26 out of 30 annual hours however the following topics still needed are as follows: Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome, Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), Understanding early childhood brain development, Emergency preparedness, Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations, Administering medication, Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, Understanding building and physical premises safety, including identification and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic and Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials, Prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment”

    Rule 747.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 30, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 30, 2026.

  • Required Immunizations Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

    “2 out of 6 children’s records reviwed were missing required immunizations.”

    Rule 747.613(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 9, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 6, 2026.

Dec 16, 2024: inspection9 deficiencies

  • Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

    “2 out of five children’s records observed did not have the address to the person listed as the emergency contact.”

    Rule 747.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 23, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 31, 2024.

  • Background Check Validation - Once a year listed family homes, licensed, and registered child care homes must validate list of subjects

    “The employee list has not been validated since 06/30/2023.”

    Rule 745.651(2)(B). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 16, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 31, 2024.

  • Liability Insurance Requirements - If No Insurance Then Must Provide Written Proof Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance

    “The operation failed to submit annual liability insurance verification by the due date of 08/13/2024.”

    Rule 747.211(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 23, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 31, 2024.

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional

    “During the inspection the last infant feeding schedule was dated 11/01/2024 however it was not signed by the child’s parent.”

    Rule 747.2321(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 23, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 31, 2024.

  • Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name

    “During the inspection it was observed that none of the nap mats children use were identifiably labeled.”

    Rule 747.4303(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 23, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 31, 2024.

  • Storage for Individual Belongings

    “During the inspection it was observed that none of the children present had an identifiably labeled place to put their belongings.”

    Rule 747.4305. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 16, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 31, 2024.

  • Health Statement on File

    “1 out of five child records reviewed did not have a health statement available for review.”

    Rule 747.611(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 16, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 31, 2024.

  • Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation

    “The fire drill is not current as the last one was documented as conducted on 12/23/2023. Corrected at inspection as a fire drill was conducted during inspection.”

    Rule 747.801(7). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 23, 2024.

  • Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)

    “1 out of one record reviewed did not have this form available for review.”

    Rule 747.901(5). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 23, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 31, 2024.

2 deficiencies older than three years
Jan 20, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “Infant Feeding Instructions were not maintained for infant in care.”

    Rule 747.2321(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 23, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 23, 2023.

  • Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

    “The promotion of indoor and outdoor activity was not written in the operation policy.”

    Rule 747.501(8). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 24, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 23, 2023.

All 7 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 12, 2026Assessment1 deficiency cited
Jul 31, 2026Assessment1 deficiency cited
Jul 20, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jun 25, 2026Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Aug 8, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Dec 16, 2024Inspection9 deficiencies cited
Jan 20, 2023Inspection2 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Registered Child-Care Home, permit issued Aug 13, 1997.
  • 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 149 child care providers in Lubbock County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 15.
Source:

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

11 of the 149 in Lubbock County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Shirley Yandell0
Ywcare at Rush Elementary0
Creative Learning Center8
Dbs Aftercare at Legacy1
Heavin Nashea Muniz1
Melissa Dahlstrom1
Jennifer KnoxNot given
Melissa MartinezNot given
Agape Learning Academy3
Verla Dunlap This child care provider15
Conni Dickson0
Willowbend Doodlebugs0

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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