Peppermint Plantation Inc. #3 & #4
A licensed child care center in Midland, Texas 79701
712 Scharbauer #113, #115, #122, Midland, Texas 79701. (432) 687-5683.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Midland County: 2
- 5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 30 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 91 child care providers in Midland County had 2.
30 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 27, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety, at the report to the state on Jun 16, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation, at the report to the state on Jul 8, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Jul 8, 2025
2 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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 | 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.
Jul 15, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The operation continues to work on the surfacing. It is still not at six or more inches.”
Jun 18, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
“A school age group of children ages 5 - 6 years was out of ratio. Two caregivers were in the classroom with 38 children. The group was out of ratio by 4 children. This was corrected at inspection when the director assistant moved four children to another school age group.”
Jun 16, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety
“This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. The caregiver failed to physically intervene in the actions of the children that led to the child injury.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. There was not one inch of shock absorbing loose fill material or other surfacing under the slide or other playground equipment.”
Oct 30, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“A current health inspection was not available for review.”
Jul 8, 2025: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation
“Operation conducted their own investigation by conducting interviews with persons involved, after an allegation was made against a staff member. Operation did not report the information to Child Care Regulation.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“A staff has been determined to have pulled a child’s hair while in a classroom as they were preparing to set up for naptime.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“Operation failed to report an incident in which a caregiver inappropriately disciplined a child in care.”
Jun 27, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“New employee was in a classroom. Required background check notification letter has not been received by operation showing the status of the new employee.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Dec 15, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“During my walk through, I observed a spray cleaing product under a sink that did not have a child safety lock. This product was removed. I also observed a mop bucket with water in a classroom where children were getting ready to nap. This was also corrected when the mop bucket was removed out of the classroom.”
Dec 5, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
“Operation failed to notify Licensing of a reportable illness within the required timeframe of two days.”
Aug 23, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
“Based on interviews it was determined that children between the ages of 12 months to 3 years old are being placed in highchairs for up to 5 or 10 minutes as a form of discipline.”
Apr 21, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“In the outdoor area, there is a track made of asphalt that has two large holes, which is a safety hazard.”
Feb 19, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“It was determined through the interviews that were conducted that two children were touched inappropriately by another child while be transported from school to the daycare.”
All 53 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 23, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 6, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 4, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 30, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 18, 2008.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 381 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.
- 23 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 9.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Peppermint Plantation Inc. #3 & #4 This child care provider | 9 |
| First Baptist Church Child Development | 2 |
| Grace Lutheran Early Childhood Program | 0 |
| YMCA Child Development Center | 4 |
| Envirokids Pre-School and Child Care Center | 7 |
| First Christian Church Children’s Learning Center | 5 |
| Beatriz Huitron | Not given |
| The Play By Bright Horizons | 0 |
| Creative Care Learning Center | 1 |
| Coleman Early Learning Center | 4 |
| Little Ladders Christian Center | 23 |
| Veronique Tremblay | 2 |
| Carver Head Start/Early Head Start | 4 |
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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