Ronda Brice
A licensed child care home in Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482
304 Azalea Dr, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482. (903) 439-4355.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Hopkins County: 5.5
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 6 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?
9 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 12 child care providers in Hopkins County had 5.5.
6 inspections on record. The latest, on May 4, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||
| 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 |
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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 Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
May 4, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
“The director lacks 2 clock hours of training to complete last years annual training.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“A sampling of children records were evaluated. Two children’s records lacked a health statement. One child’s record lacked documentation that their parent received and reviewed a copy of the operational policies.”
May 29, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
“The director lacked documentation of 14 hours training to complete last year’s annual training.”
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AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at Enrollment
“One child’s record lacked documentation that the parent was notified that the operation does not carry liability insurance.”
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Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
“A sampling of children records were evaluated. One child’s record lacked signed documentation indicating the parents received a copy of the parents rights.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“A sampling of children records were evaluated. One child’s immunization records were observed incomplete.”
Jul 17, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The operational policies were evaluated and lacked the following written procedures: 1) Procedures for parents to visit the home any time during hours of operation to observe their child, program activities, the home, the premises, and equipment without having to secure prior approval; 2) Procedures for parents to review a copy of the homes most recent Licensing inspection report and how the parent may access the minimum standards online.; 3) the HHSC website (www.hhs.texas.gov).”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“Pieces of metal and a wood board were observed on the playground accessible to children. A pile of sticks were observed on the playground. Children have access to the area behind the shed where wire fencing, wooden boards, and stones are. Cat food was observed on the playground accessible to children. Liquid air freshener plug ins were observed in the home accessible to children. Personal hygene products were observed on top of the bathroom counter accessible to children.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“A sampling of children records were evaluated. One child’s record lacked school age information. Two children’s records lacked a health statement. One child’s immunization record was observed incomplete. One child’s record lacked documentation of a hearing and vision screening.”
10 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 24, 2023: inspection6 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
“The director lacked 3.5 hours of training to complete last years annual training.”
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Primary Caregiver Annual Training - Special topics for children under 24 months
“The director lacked one hour of training in the following topics to complete last years annual training: (1) Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome; (2) Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); and (3) Understanding early childhood brain development.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“Wooden boards were observed on the playground accessible to children.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“A sampling of children records were evaluated. One child’s record lacked the address of another responsible individual (friend or relative) who should be contacted in an emergency when the parent cannot be reached.”
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Primary Caregiver Annual Training - Required Special Topics without specific hours
“The director lacked training in the following topics to complete last year’s annual training: 1) Emergency Preparedness; 2) Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations; 3) Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials; 4)”
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Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian
“The operation did not have a statement of health from a local veterinarian on file for the dog in the home.”
Sep 8, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
“The operation did not have documentation of current rabbie vaccinations for the dog in the home.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The last documented annual review of the CPSC website to review the recall list and ensure no unsafe items are in the daycare was observed 1/2020. You must certify annually in writing using a form provided by DFPS that you have reviewed each of the recall notices issued by the CPSC and that there are no unsafe products in the home.”
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Written Operational Policies - Procedures for Parents Review Licensing Rules and Reports
“The operational policies were evaluted and lacked written policies for: 1) Procedures for parents to review a copy of the child-care home’s most recent Licensing inspection report and how the parent may access the minimum standards online; and 2) how parents may access the HHSC website (www.hhs.texas.gov).”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“A sampling of children records were evaluated. Two children’s immunization record was observed incomplete. Two children’s records lacked a health statement. One child’s record lacked a hearing and vision statement.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 29, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child-Care Home, permit issued Jun 11, 2008.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 12 children.
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.
- 0 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 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 12 child care providers in Hopkins County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5.5; this one had 9.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Water Oak Preschool | 8 |
| Sherry Williams | 5 |
| Sulphur Springs Christian Preschool | 6 |
| Carrol Wheeler | 11 |
| Anneke’s Private Academy | 15 |
| Noah and Company Kid Care | 5 |
| Abigale Dodd | Not given |
| Angela Allen | 1 |
| Sherry Valentine | 1 |
| Lighthouse Montessori Academy | 0 |
| Ronda Brice This child care provider | 9 |
| Little Texans Learning Center | 13 |
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 Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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