Itty Bitty Child Care
A licensed child care center in Iowa Park, Texas 76367
900 W Highway St, Iowa Park, Texas 76367. (940) 592-4295.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 12 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Wichita County: 1.5
- 7 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 10 inspections on record
- 3-Star 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?
12 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 62 child care providers in Wichita County had 1.5.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 14, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age, at the inspection on Jul 2, 2026
Rated High by Texas: No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File, at the inspection on Jul 2, 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 Feb 13, 2025
4 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
12 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Sep 14, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
“There is a staff at the operation without current CPR/First Aid training.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“There was not a fire drill completed for the month of August. A fire drill was completed at inspection to bring he operation into compliance.”
Jul 2, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“There is an infant asleep in a crib propped up and swaddled with a boppy pillow without an approved waiver/variance and doctor’s note.”
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No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File
“An infant was swaddled in a crib in the infant room.”
Sep 25, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“The director and several other staff do not have current first aid and CPR training.”
Feb 13, 2025: report to the state5 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS Investigation that neglectful supervision did occur with a child in care.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“During the course of the DFPS investigation it was determined that the operation failed to notify licensing when a child was left in a vehicle.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“During the course of the DFPS investigation it was determined that the parent wasn’t told the truth about their child being left on a vehicle.”
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AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
“During the course of the DFPS investigation it was determined that a child was left unattended in a vehicle for approximately 16 minutes.”
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - Driver or designated employee conduct walk-through and visual check of vehicle
“During the course of the DFPS investigation it was determined that the caregiver turned the electronic child safety alarm by walking around the outside of the vehicle.”
Nov 4, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Posting Requirements - Emergency and evacuation relocation diagram
“Emergency evacuation and relocaton diagram was not posted in the building.”
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Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation’s child-care program
“One child’s record was missing the required health statement from their file.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Report to the state | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 4, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 22, 2007.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 119 children.
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.
- 2 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 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).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 62 child care providers in Wichita County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1.5; this one had 12.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Itty Bitty Child Care 2 | 12 |
| Little Folks School | 0 |
| Teresa Love | 0 |
| Mimi’s Club House | 2 |
| Judy Karen Ricks | Not given |
| Tammie Lynn Foster | Not given |
| Valorie Leigh Lopez | Not given |
| Brenda Kay Criswell | 0 |
| Itty Bitty Child Care This child care provider | 12 |
| Rac Pac Kids Kidwell Site | 2 |
| Tracy Shawn | 0 |
| Ymcawf Dillard Early Learning & Youth Academy | 23 |
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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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