Pettit Private School Inc.
A licensed child care center in Aurora, Texas 76078
102 Old Base Rd, Aurora, Texas 76078. (817) 489-2318.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Wise County: 5
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 15 inspections on record
- 2-Star 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 23 child care providers in Wise County had 5.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Feb 11, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Jun 10, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2025. Most serious: 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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| 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.
Jun 10, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Child was left unsupervised for approximately four minutes.”
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Caregivers Have Access to Tracking System
“Transition sheets were not completed at the end of the day.”
Mar 31, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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First Aid Kit Incomplete - Scissors
“Bus 2 was missing scissors. This was corrected at inspection when the director added scissors to the first aid kit.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
“Operation was missing Maintenace checklists.”
May 22, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“I observed a food allergy emergency plan form that is not signed by a doctor.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“A current fire inspection was not available for review at the time of the inspection.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“A fire drill was not conducted for the month of April. Documentation was not available for review at the time of the inspection.”
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Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials
“The test data for surfacing materials was not available for review during the inspection.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 12, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Based on information gathered during the investigation, appropriate supervision with not provided, resulting in one child being bitten and another child being injured.”
Nov 29, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“Based on the investigation it was determined that a caregiver used inappropriate discipline on a child. This was corrected at inspection as the caregiver was terminated. Inappropriate discipline was not observed at inspection.”
May 12, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“A child was left unsupervised in the building while the class was outdoors.”
All 23 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 1, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 22, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 5, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 12, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 7, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 15, 2008.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 115 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.
- 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 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 23 child care providers in Wise County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Alphabest @ Prairie View ? Northwest | 1 |
| Principles and Values Daycare | 9 |
| Roxanne King | 4 |
| Pettit Private School Inc. This child care provider | 8 |
| Grace Fellowship Mdo Gracekids | 4 |
| Wise Owls Learning Center | 17 |
| Anna Amador | Not given |
| Alphabest @ Jc Thompson - Northwest | 8 |
| Kristi Hankins | Not given |
| Alphabest @ Seven Hills - Northwest | 12 |
| Child and Family Development Center Decatur 1 | 2 |
| Mulberry Child and Family Development Center | 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 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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