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Lil Doodlebugs Childcare Center

A licensed child care center in Hallsburg, Texas 76705

258 Modoc Ave, Hallsburg, Texas 76705. (254) 875-2400.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.

The last 24 months 16 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 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?

16 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 132 child care providers in McLennan County had 6.

17 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 1, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.

Rated High by Texas: Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points, at the inspection on Oct 1, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Jun 19, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Jun 12, 2025

2 more rated High; all are listed below.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

16 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.

16 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

Oct 1, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points

    “There was a piece of equipment on one of the playgrounds that was cracked, resulting in a gap in the plastic that could pinch a child’s fingers.”

    Rule 746.4601(7). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 21, 2026. Correction verified: Oct 21, 2026.

  • Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides

    “There was a slide and a piece of climbing equipment next to each other without an adequate use zone in between.”

    Rule 746.4805(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 21, 2026. Correction verified: Oct 21, 2026.

Jun 19, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

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

    “The operation’s last annual fire inspection was completed on 5/27/25.”

    Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 3, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 30, 2026.

Apr 15, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained

    “The pea gravel under the slides had been displaced and was no longer six inches deep.”

    Rule 746.4907(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 29, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 28, 2026.

Apr 2, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child

    “A caregiver did not wash their hands after diapering a child. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was reminded about handwashing and the caregiver washed their hands.”

    Rule 746.3415(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 2, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 15, 2026.

  • Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

    “A caregiver did not wash a child’s hands after diapering the child. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was reminded about handwashing for children and they washed the child’s hands.”

    Rule 746.3417(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 2, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 15, 2026.

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained

    “The loose-fill under a small slide had been displaced and was no longer six inches deep.”

    Rule 746.4907(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 9, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 15, 2026.

  • Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

    “The operation did not complete a fire drill in March. The smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, and carbon monoxide detectors were also not checked in March.”

    Rule 746.5205(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 9, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 13, 2026.

Jun 12, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Policies Comply with Rules

    “The parent handbook did not address several of the required policies and procedures required by minimum standards.”

    Rule 746.201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 26, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 30, 2025.

  • Requirements for Swings - Not Attached to a Composite Structure

    “There was a swing set attached to a composite structure, which also had a multiple-occupany swing.”

    Rule 746.4701(c). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 26, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 23, 2025.

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained

    “The loose-fill for one of the playscapes had been displaced and was no longer six inches deep has required.”

    Rule 746.4907(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 26, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 27, 2025.

  • Children’s Records - Immunizations

    “Out of eight children’s files reviewed, four needed updated immunization records.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 15, 2025.

Nov 4, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies

  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “There was sufficient evidence found during the DFPS investigation to show that caregivers did not provide adequate supervision when one child was found unattended outside of the daycare.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 10, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 17, 2024.

  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    “There was sufficient evidence found during the DFPS investigation to show that one classroom was out of child/caregiver ratio on the playground.”

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 10, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 17, 2024.

Aug 27, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

    “During the inspection, one caregiver stated that they were responsible for 6 infants. There were 7 infants observed in the classroom.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 27, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 11, 2024.

  • Infant Handwashing - Raised to Sink

    “During the inspection, one caregiver did not wash an infants hands after a diaper change.”

    Rule 746.3421(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 27, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 11, 2024.

4 deficiencies older than three years
Apr 21, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “A cabinet door was observed to be broken with a nail exposed. There was also an air vent observed to be warped and in disrepair.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 5, 2022. Correction verified: Apr 27, 2022.

  • Written Activity Plan - No Long Waiting Periods

    “It was observed that a classroom of 18 children aged two years old were made to sit at tables for an extended period of time while their meals were being prepared by a caregiver.”

    Rule 746.2205(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 21, 2022. Correction verified: May 17, 2022.

  • Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer

    “One child was observed to be seated in a highchair without the safety straps buckled. The child was removed from the chair and seated for lunch.”

    Rule 746.4501(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 21, 2022.

Apr 13, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities

    “During the investigation, it was found that caregivers were preparing meals for one classroom of children when one child was injured.”

    Rule 746.1203(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 11, 2022. Correction verified: May 17, 2022.

All 23 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 1, 2026Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Sep 4, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Sep 2, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Jun 19, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Apr 15, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Apr 2, 2026Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Jun 12, 2025Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Mar 28, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Jan 16, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Dec 31, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Dec 17, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Nov 4, 2024Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Sep 11, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Aug 27, 2024Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Jul 9, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Oct 3, 2023InspectionNo violation found
May 22, 2023InspectionNo violation found
May 19, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Oct 13, 2022InspectionNo violation found
May 17, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Apr 21, 2022Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Apr 13, 2022Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Jan 5, 2022InspectionNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 20, 2007.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 168 children.
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 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 .
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 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 2, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 132 child care providers in McLennan County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 16.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 132 in McLennan County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Connally Isd Child Care28
Young Expression Day Care LLC16
Akkis Little Angel Academy22
Akkis Little Angel Infant Academy21
La Vega YMCA of Central Texas0
Blessed Beginnings12
Thelma Rhodes1
We Teach Each One Childcare5
Woodrow Logan Head Start Eoac9
Lil Doodlebugs Childcare Center This child care provider16
Greater Waco Early Education Center23
Wsgbc Day Care Center6

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 2, 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 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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