Care 4 Tots Learning Center, LLC
A licensed child care center in Harker Heights, Texas 76548
1196a S Amy Ln, Harker Heights, Texas 76548. (254) 699-8697.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bell County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 12 inspections on record
- 3-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 237 child care providers in Bell County had 2.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 20, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions, at the inspection on Aug 20, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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 | Nov |
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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.
Aug 20, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
“Two caregivers that had provisional background checks were together in a classroom, not following the conditions placed on their background checks. This was corrected when an eligible caregiver came into the classroom with them.”
Jun 25, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids
“During the inspection it was observed that a child’s nose was wiped while on the playground and the caregiver did not wash their hands afterwards. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver got some hand sanitizer and used it.”
8 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 1, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“During the investigation inspection it was found that a caregiver that was present during the incident only had 1/24 of their required annual training hours. This was corrected at inspection because the caregiver no longer works for Care 4 Tots.”
Jul 19, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“While reviewing files at the monitoring inspection it was found that 2/3 of the files reviewed were not current on annual training hours. One caregiver only had completed 11/24 of their required hours, while the other caregiver had only completed 7/24 of their required training hours.”
Jan 23, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“During the inspection it was observed that children under the age of two were having screen time.”
Jan 13, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“During the investigation it was found that children under 18 months were being grouped with children up to 3 years old during the morning opening hours.”
Sep 20, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions
“During the monitoring inspection it was found that 1/3 transportation vehicles was not equipped with the electronic child safety alarm and 1/3 of the vehicles was equipped with one, however it was not working properly.”
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First Aid Kit - Available in Each Building, on Field Trips, during Transportation
“During the monitoring inspection it was found that the three first aid kits in the transportation vehicles were not equipped with tweezers, cotton balls, thermometers, and scissors.”
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Documentation of Drills
“During the monitoring inspection the emergency drill form was reviewed and the drills were not being documented accurately.”
Feb 25, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“During the monitoring inspection it was observed that a child’s diaper was changed and the caregiver did not have them wash their hands afterwards. This was corrected at inspection when hand washing took place and was observed to meet compliance in other classrooms.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 30, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 23, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 14, 2006.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 155 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.
- 6 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 237 child care providers in Bell County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 2.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Care 4 Tots Learning Center, LLC This child care provider | 2 |
| Mountain View YMCA | 2 |
| Caring Hand Learning Center | 29 |
| Harker Heights YMCA | 1 |
| Precious Ones Learning Center | 0 |
| Miss Angi’s Little Angels | 6 |
| Kids Quest Learning Academy | 1 |
| Kims Play and Learn Academy | 1 |
| Butterfly Academy | 0 |
| Maira Lisset Figueroa Gonzales | 10 |
| Tawanna Hicks | 3 |
| Harker Heights Early Head Start | 2 |
| Sandra Silvera | 2 |
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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