Peppermint Plantation Inc. #7
A licensed child care center in Midland, Texas 79705
4612 Billingsley Blvd, Midland, Texas 79705. (432) 218-7224.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 17 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Midland County: 2
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 22 inspections on record
- Not rated 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?
17 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 91 child care providers in Midland County had 2.
22 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 27, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out, at the report to the state on Oct 7, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual, at the report to the state on Sep 23, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes, at the inspection on Sep 13, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
17 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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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.
Oct 7, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
“This standard was found to be out of compliance when a caregiver placed a child in a highchair to keep the child still.”
Feb 24, 2025: inspection7 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training
“The director’s annual training was not available for review.”
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Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
“Two infant caregivers do not have current training in shaken baby syndrome, SIDS, and early childhood brain development.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“Two caregivers do not have current certification in CPR/First Aid care.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“Children’s hands were not washed after diapering.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
“The diaper changing mat in one infant room was torn and unable to be sanitaized appropriatelly. The second infant room did not have an appropriate diapering mat. They were using a nap mat with a pilow case over it, placed over a table.”
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Diapering Procedures - Use Disposable Gloves
“Tw caregivers diapering children did not wash hands after taking gloves off and before picking up another child for diapering.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“One infant not yet on table food did not have current feeding instructions. It was last updated 1/7/25.”
Sep 23, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. A caregiver has been witnessed to hit, yell, and scream at children while redirecting them.”
Sep 13, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
“Infants were observed sitting in seats at a large highchair table for at least 1.5 hours. The care giver was observed on her phone and not interacting with the infants.”
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Determining Child/Caregiver Ratios - Basis
“Two classrooms were out of ratio. One classroom of one caregiver with a mix of 2 years through 5 years had a specified age group of 3 years. The ratio was 16:1 making the classroom over ratio by one child. Two 2-year-old, seven 3-year-olds, and five 4-year-olds, and two 5-year-olds.”
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Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play - 13 Months to Toddler and Pre K
“Toddler classroom 12 to 24 months does not have outside time as part of their daily activity plan.”
Sep 3, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“This standard was evaluated and was found to be out of compliance. It was found that caregivers allow infants and toddlers under age two years, to watch the classroom tablet or television.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Exceed One Hour Daily
“This standard was evaluated and was found to be out of compliance. It was found that children are allowed to watch the classroom tablet at various times throughout the day, exceeding the one-hour limit and that the screen program is not related to a lesson or planned learning activity.”
May 16, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over
“I observed 4 televisions in 4 different classrooms that are not anchored to avoid them from tipping over.”
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Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
“I observed a broken piece of equipment in the outside play area.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“I observed a food allergy plan that was not signed and dated by parent of child.”
10 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 30, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent
“Infant caregivers have not been documenting infant daily care sheets to share with parents at the end of the day.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Personnel records not available for review. Personnel records were at a sister facility.”
Jun 5, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“An infant was asleep face down in the crib with a bib around their neck. The bib was flipped over the infant’s head. The infant is able to roll on their own. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver removed the bib.”
May 25, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“Two classrooms at drop off time were out of ratio, 28 children to one caregiver. mixed ages ranging from infants through pre-k children (3,4, 5 years) were out of ratio by 13 children. Specified age group was three years.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“Children under two years of age were watching TV at drop off time.”
Sep 29, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“Two caregivers left the classroom of children napping unsupervised for two minutes.”
Nov 29, 2021: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“An infant classroom of nine 11-17m old infants and a toddler classroom of eleven 18-23m old children were out of ratio when a new employee without preservice training or CPR/Frist Aid certification was used to meet ratios. The maximum number children for 11-17 m children one qualified caregiver may supervise is five. The maximum number of toddler 18m-23m children one qualified caregiver may supervise is nine.”
Oct 18, 2021: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. It was found that a caregiver was dancing on the table and listening to inappropriate music while in charge of a classroom.”
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Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“A child was injured while in care at the operation and required medical attention. The operation failed to report the incident to Child Care Regulation.”
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Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards
“This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. It was found that the designated director is not present at the operation on regular basis to ensure staff comply with minimum standards.”
All 30 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 31, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 16, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 25, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 29, 2021 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 19, 2008.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 183 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.
- 8 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 91 child care providers in Midland County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 17.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Peppermint Plantation Inc. #7 This child care provider | 17 |
| Midland College Helen L Greathouse Childrens Center | 7 |
| Pioneer Natural Resources Family Center | 3 |
| Little Bits of Heaven | 4 |
| True-Lite Daycare & Learning Center | 7 |
| Crystals Childcare & Preschool, LLC. | 21 |
| Yucca Blossom Montessori | 10 |
| My Family Childcare Guarderia | 10 |
| Number One Wee Care Learning Center | 0 |
| Little Red Wagon Child Care & Learning Center, Inc. | 7 |
| Prek Academy at Midland College | 0 |
| Anita Lard | 1 |
| YMCA Milam | 1 |
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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