Hearth Record

Little Rascals

A licensed child care center in Paris, Texas 75460

2240 Clarksville St, Paris, Texas 75460. (903) 784-3543.

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The short answer

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

The last 24 months 12 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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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?

12 deficiencies cited in the last three years

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

13 inspections on record. The latest, on May 27, 2026: 4 deficiencies cited.

Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on May 27, 2026

Source:

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

When those deficiencies happened

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

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

May 27, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    “The operation did not have a current fire inspection.”

    Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 3, 2026. Correction verified: May 29, 2026.

  • Children’s Records - Immunizations

    “A sampling of children records were evaluated. One child’s immunization record was observed incomplete.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 4, 2026.

  • Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees’ Attendance

    “The operation did not have attendance records or time sheets listing all days and hours worked for the director for the past three months.”

    Rule 746.801(5). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 1, 2026. Correction verified: May 29, 2026.

  • Documented Annual Training-Self-Instructional 80%

    “One caregiver lacked 4 hours of instructor-led training to completed the required 5 hours of instructor-led training for last year’s annual training.”

    Rule 746.1309(g). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 30, 2026.

Aug 8, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

  • Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

    “One door in the center that leads to the playground does not shut properly and needs to be repaired.”

    Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 11, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 8, 2025.

Jul 15, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training

    “One caregiver lacked 5 hours required instructor-led training to complete last years annual training and four hours training to complete last years annual training. This was corrected at inspection as moved three two hour instructor-led trainings from the current training year to complete last years annual training.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(5)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 15, 2025.

  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training

    “The director lacked six hours training to complete last years annual training as well as the required 6 hours of instructor-led training to complete last years annyal training. This was corrected at inspection as moved 6 hours instructor-led traiing from the director’s current annual training year to complete last years annual training.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(6)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 15, 2025.

  • Substitutes, volunteers, and contractors counted in ratio

    “A volunteer who does not meet caregiver qualifications was counted in ratio during nap time in one classroom while the director was supervising a sick child in the office.”

    Rule 746.1401(c). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 15, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 8, 2025.

  • Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services

    “The operational policies lacked a written procedure for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs.”

    Rule 746.501(a)(30). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 29, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 8, 2025.

Aug 21, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training

    “One caregivers record lacked documentation of completion of 6 hours training to complete last years annual training.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(5)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 21, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 11, 2024.

  • Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface

    “The changing mat in one classtoom was observed torn. This prevents it from being able to be properly sanitized. This was corrected at inspection as the operation replaced the changing mat.”

    Rule 746.3503(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 21, 2024.

  • Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights

    “The children records evaluated did not have documentation showing the parents have been informed of the parents rights.”

    Rule 746.501(a)(20). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 4, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 9, 2024.

11 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 29, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant

    “Two pack-n-plays in which children nap in the infant room were not labeled with the children’s names nor name/number assignment. This was corrected at inspection as staff labeled the pack-n-plays.”

    Rule 746.2409(a)(10). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023.

  • Children’s Records - Admission Information

    “A sampling of children records were evaluated. One child’s record lacked emergency care authorization. One child’s record lacked documentation that the parents received a copy of the operational policies.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 12, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 30, 2023.

  • Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit

    “One employee’s personnel record lacked a notarized Licensing Affidavit for Applicants for Employment form.”

    Rule 746.901(4). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 12, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 31, 2023.

Sep 30, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

    “There is a playhouse on the playground that structure is coming apart posing as a potential hazard as could collapse. There are large sticks on the playground that need to be removed.”

    Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 30, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 7, 2022.

  • Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment

    “The use zone are not being met between the playhouse and the Merry Go Cycle. The use zones are not being met between the Little Tikes slide and Little Tikes gym.”

    Rule 746.4803. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 30, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 7, 2022.

Nov 18, 2021: inspection6 deficiencies

  • Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required

    “During an audit of staff records one of four caregivers was lacking training for their previous training year in SIDS, Shaken Baby and Brain Development.”

    Rule 746.1309(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 2, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 2, 2021.

  • Required Admission Information - Address and Phone Number

    “During an audit of children’s files one of five children’s files reviewed was lacking a complete adress for their home address.”

    Rule 746.605(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 19, 2021. Correction verified: Nov 19, 2021.

  • Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

    “During an audit of children’s files it was observed that one of five children’s files reviewed was lacking a complete address for their emergency contact person.”

    Rule 746.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 19, 2021. Correction verified: Nov 19, 2021.

  • Documented Annual Training- Required Content

    “During an audit of staff records one of four was lacking training in emergency preparedness, preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases and understanding building and physical premises safety.”

    Rule 746.1309(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 2, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 2, 2021.

  • Director Annual Training - Required 6 hours

    “During an audit of the director’s training records out of their 64 hours completed they were lacking 3 of the required 6 hours in topic area.”

    Rule 746.1311(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 2, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 1, 2021.

  • Director Annual Training - Additional required topics

    “During an audit of the director’s training records out of the 64 hours completed they were lacking required training in Understand building and physical premises safety and Handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials.”

    Rule 746.1311(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 2, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 1, 2021.

All 13 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
May 27, 2026Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Aug 8, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jul 15, 2025Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Aug 21, 2024Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Aug 29, 2023Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Oct 7, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Sep 30, 2022Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Apr 6, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Mar 16, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Feb 17, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Jan 21, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Dec 20, 2021InspectionNo violation found
Nov 18, 2021Inspection6 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 24, 2004.
  • Its permit has conditions.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 51 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?

  • Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle 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 Lamar County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 12.
Source:

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

12 of the 21 in Lamar County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Little Rascals This child care provider12
Lamar Ave Church of Christ Lat1
Reach Center17
Calvary Kidcare2
Shelby George3
Catrena JonesNot given
Bluebonnet Montessori of Paris19
Early Bird Child Care6
Tiny Town Learning Center3
Button and Bows Daycare & Preschool0
Michelle Floyd0
Little Ark Learning Center3
Lollypop Learning Center11

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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