Little Tyke Santa Fe
A licensed child care center in Weatherford, Texas 76086
1718 Santa Fe Dr, Weatherford, Texas 76086. (817) 596-7556.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Parker County: 1
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 14 inspections on record
- Not rated 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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 60 child care providers in Parker County had 1.
14 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 17, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Jul 26, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual, at the report to the state on Jul 26, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2024. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||
| 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 |
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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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Jul 26, 2024: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Caregivers did not execute good judgement by allowing an employee to place a 3-year-old child in a crib and not remove them after knowing it was incorrect.”
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“Operation was found to have acted cruel and using an unusual punishment by placing a 3-year-old child in a crib in the infant room as punishment.”
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Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards
“Director failed to operate in compliance of the minimum standards that they themselves must enforce, by taking food away from a child and ridiculing a 7-year-old child for having a sipping cup.”
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Meal and Snack Service - Not Hurried
“Director failed to allow time for a child to eat after they were served breakfast.”
7 deficiencies older than three years
Apr 19, 2023: report to the state5 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“Based on information gathered during a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver grabbed a child causing them to hit their head on a wall.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“Based on information gathered during a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver yelled at children at the operation on multiple occasions.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“Based on information gathered during a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a parent was not notified immediately of an incident that involved a non-routine situation that placed the child at risk for harm.”
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Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
“Based on information obtained during a DFPS Investigaton, it was determined that parents were not notified of less serious injuries at pickup.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“Based on information gathered during a DFPS investigation, it was determined the operation did not share an Incident/Illness Report with the parent within 48 hours.”
Mar 3, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“A caregiver was unaware that a child left the group to go inside to the restroom. Another caregiver found the child alone in the classroom.”
Aug 2, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Crib Mattress Cover - Designed for Use in Size and Type of Crib
“Mattress cover in the crib was too small and did not fit mattress.”
All 23 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 19, 2023 | Report to the state | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 2, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 1, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 6, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 8, 1998.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 116 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 9 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 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 60 child care providers in Parker County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| South Bowie Day Care Center | 5 |
| Weatherford Montessori Academy | 8 |
| Child and Family Development Center Weatherford | 0 |
| Growing Minds Preschool LLC | 0 |
| Rebecca Watkins | Not given |
| Linda’s Daycare and Preschool | 0 |
| Karrie Vandigriff | Not given |
| Weatherford Schoolhouse | 1 |
| Kalyn’s Country Day Learning Center | 0 |
| Little Tyke Santa Fe This child care provider | 4 |
| All About Kids | 0 |
| Couts Christian Academy | 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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