Tot City Child Care
A licensed child care center in Vernon, Texas 76384
3700 Kelly St, Vernon, Texas 76384. (940) 553-1312.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 18 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Wilbarger County: 3
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 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?
18 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 11 child care providers in Wilbarger County had 3.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 28, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual, at the report to the state on Jun 9, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Jun 5, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on May 4, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
18 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 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.
Jul 9, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“There prek classroom has improved, but remains cluttered and disorganized with toys and art supplies stacked on top of each other that could fall on a child’s head. This area is accessible to children. There is an outdoor space that contains areas of overgrown grass with numerous stickers/burrs and ant beds that is currently not used by children due to it’s condition.”
Jun 12, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“There are trash cans in the classrooms accessible to the children with trash inside and without a lid, making it accessible to children. There are rodent droppings under a kitchen sink cabinet and on the floor next to the sink in the dining area.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“There classroom is cluttered and disorganized with stacks of papers, toys, and blankets. This area is accessible to children. There is an outdoor space that contains areas of overgrown grass with numerous stickers/burrs and ant beds that is currently not used by children due to it’s condition.”
Jun 9, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“During the investigation, information obtained through interviews indicated that a caregiver would yell at children in a manner that was intimidating or humiliating to the child.”
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“There are rodent dropping found under the sink in the kitchen and 2 droppings found on the floor by the sink in the dining area.”
Jun 5, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver was present at the operation caring for children in the toddler classroom with children aged 23 months to 3 years old without an approved, eligible background check. The caregiver immediately left the operation.”
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“A caregiver changed a diaper and did not wash hands afterwards. The caregiver was prompted and then went to wash her hands.”
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Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“There was an electrical outlet in the infant room that did not have a plug cover.”
Jun 2, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“There is a trash can in the outside area accessible to the children with trash inside and without a lid, making it accessible to children. There are rodent droppings under a sink inside the cabinet in the kitchen.”
May 4, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“There is not an up to date annual fire inspection.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“There has not been any drills conducted since 3/13/2025 for Sheltering/severe weather, 5/29/25 for fire drills, and 5/29/25 for CO Alarm detector, smoke detector, and Fire Extinguisher test. A fire drill was conducted during the inspection to bring this standard into compliance.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“A child’s immunization record had not been updated.”
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Documentation of Drills
“There is no documentation that any drills conducted since 3/13/2025 for Sheltering/severe weather, 5/29/25 for fire drills, and 5/29/25 for CO Alarm detector, smoke detector, and Fire Extinguisher test.This standard was corrected at inspection by conducting and documenting drills.”
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Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
“During an employee file audit, this document was missing from an employee file.”
Jan 20, 2026: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 data from January 20, 2026, determined the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by January 15, 2026, as required.”
May 29, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“There is a child in care with a diagnosed food allergy that did not have an emergency action plan.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The last documented fire drill occurred on 3-13-25. This was immediately corrected during the inspection by completing a fire drill. The exit time was 33 seconds.”
Jun 24, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“There was a mop bucket with water inside the girls bathrooms. The children were also served hotdogs that were not cut up appropriately. This was corrected during the inspection.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 4, 2026 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 29, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 26, 2007.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 35 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.
- 3 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 11 child care providers in Wilbarger County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 18.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Wilbarger Co Preschool Center | 4 |
| Sonshine Place Preschool | 3 |
| Wilbarger County Early Head Start Cdc | 3 |
| Mcbrides Daycare | 0 |
| Ark and Olive Academy | 12 |
| Lanell Everson Cameron | 0 |
| Lisa Kay Barnes | 0 |
| Monica Graf | 3 |
| Lynns Play Station | 1 |
| Tot City Child Care This child care provider | 18 |
| St Paul Lutheran School | 6 |
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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