Hearth Record

Kim and Tracies Little Blessings

A licensed child care center in Mineola, Texas 75773

540 C R 2220, Mineola, Texas 75773. (903) 569-9473.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.

The last 24 months 8 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 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?

8 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 14 child care providers in Wood County had 2.5.

15 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 11, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Written Operational Policies - Unassigned Epinephrine Auto-Injectors, at the inspection on Apr 23, 2024

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

8 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.

8 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 NovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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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 Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

Mar 31, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

    “At the follow-up inspection, the measured loose-fill at the slide exits was an inch and half.”

    Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 30, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 16, 2026.

Mar 3, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

    “At the inspection, the loose-fill did not measure 6 inches at the slide exits.”

    Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 31, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 31, 2026.

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “At the inspection, the written feeding instructions for the infants not eating tables need updating.”

    Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 10, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 5, 2026.

Nov 25, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner

    “This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. At the inspection, evidence of mouse droppings were found in the kitchen area of the operation on more than one work space.”

    Rule 746.3407(8). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 15, 2026.

Mar 25, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired

    “At the inspection, the boards on the play truck on the playground are splittering and need to be replaced.”

    Rule 746.4751(c). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 15, 2025. Correction verified: Apr 16, 2025.

  • Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

    “At the inspection, the operational policy did not have the information related to the promotion of physical activity as a policy.”

    Rule 746.501(a)(18). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 1, 2025. Correction verified: Apr 2, 2025.

Apr 23, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Written Operational Policies - Unassigned Epinephrine Auto-Injectors

    “At the inspection, the operational policy did not include information regarding the operation maintaining and administsering unassigned epinephrine auto-injectors to use in an emergency.”

    Rule 746.501(a)(29). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 7, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 24, 2024.

  • Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services

    “At the inspection, the operational policy did not include information related to supporting inclusion services for special needs children.”

    Rule 746.501(a)(30). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 7, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 24, 2024.

9 deficiencies older than three years
May 19, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

    “At the inspection, the loose-fill around the slide exits of the climbing equipment present on the playground does not meet the required 6 inches in depth of mulch and measured 1 inch.”

    Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 16, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 14, 2023.

  • Children’s Records - Immunizations

    “At the inspection, 2 out of 6 childrens records reviewed needed updated immunization records.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 9, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 9, 2023.

  • Required Admission Information - Physician Information

    “At the inspection, 1 out of 6 children’s records reviewed did not include a health care professional.”

    Rule 746.605(11). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 9, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 8, 2023.

  • Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit

    “At the inspection, 1 out of 6 personnel records reviewed did not have a notarized affidavit.”

    Rule 746.901(4). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 9, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 8, 2023.

Jun 3, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

  • Written Operational Policies - Duration

    “The operational policy did not address the indoor and outdoor benefits of daily physical activities.”

    Rule 746.501(a)(18)(B). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 3, 2022.

Mar 1, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies

  • AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age

    “Durnig inspection two cribs in the infant room were observed to have loose fitted sheets. The sheets were changed during inspection.”

    Rule 746.2415(b). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 1, 2022.

  • Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

    “During inspection the laundry soap was observed on top of the washing machine in the kitchen area that is off of the pre-k classroom. There is no door or gate blocking the room to make this inaccessible to children.”

    Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 1, 2022.

  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “The kitchen area was observed to have food and other items on the floor and had not been swept and maintained. The counters had old food particles that had not been cleaned from past meals on the counters.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 4, 2022. Correction verified: Mar 10, 2022.

  • Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

    “During inspection an electrical outlet in the pre-K classroom was uncovered. The infant and the toddler room also had outlets uncovered as well.”

    Rule 746.3701(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 1, 2022. Correction verified: Mar 10, 2022.

All 19 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 11, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Aug 5, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Apr 16, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 31, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Mar 3, 2026Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Jan 15, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Nov 26, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Nov 25, 2025Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Apr 16, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Mar 25, 2025Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Dec 13, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Dec 12, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Apr 23, 2024Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Jul 5, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Jun 14, 2023InspectionNo violation found
May 19, 2023Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Jun 3, 2022Inspection1 deficiency cited
Mar 10, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Mar 1, 2022Inspection4 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 18, 2005.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 58 children.
Source:

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

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?

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

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 14 child care providers in Wood County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2.5; this one had 8.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 14 in Wood County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Lonestar Learning Academy3
Kids Club1
Jennifer Allen1
Kim and Tracies Little Blessings This child care provider8
Guiding Light Child Care Learning Center5
Kim & Tracies Little Blessings Daycare II1
C J’s Little Ones Day Care20
Molly Keats Newland2
The Caterpillar Clubhouse28
Grins N Giggles Playhouse1
Bulldog Early Learning Center5
Nannie’s Playhouse1

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 Oct 24, 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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