Excel Pre-School

A licensed child care center in Henderson, Texas 75654

501 S Marshall St, Henderson, Texas 75654. (903) 657-2007.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

23 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Rusk County: 2
7 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
18 inspections on record
2-Star Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 23 deficiencies in 11 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

23 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 11 child care providers in Rusk County had 2.

18 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 8, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance, at the report to the state on May 27, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible, at the report to the state on May 27, 2026

Rated High by Texas: AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions, at the inspection on May 13, 2025

4 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

23 deficiencies in 11 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

23 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023												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	Nov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most

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.

Sep 11, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

Posting Requirements - List entitled “Current Employees”--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name

“The operation did not have a current employee list printed and posted during the inspection. This was corrected at the inspection when the list was printed off and posted.”

Rule 746.401(9). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2026.

Aug 14, 2026: assessment1 deficiency

Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance

“The operation did not update/provide proof of coverage by their anniversary date.”

Rule 746.203(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 28, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 11, 2026.

Jul 9, 2026: assessment1 deficiency

Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance

“The operation did not update/provide proof of coverage by their anniversary date.”

Rule 746.203(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 14, 2026. Correction verified: Aug 14, 2026.

May 27, 2026: report to the state4 deficiencies

Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance

“This standard was reviewed and found to be out of compliance through an investigation when the director stated another individual was responsible for the daily running of the facility.”

Rule 746.1003(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 2, 2026.
Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible

“This standard was reviewed and found to be out of compliance through an investigation when it was determined that infants were sleeping in restrictive devices on multiple occasions for extended times.”

Rule 746.2426(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 2, 2026.
Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent

“This Minimum Standard was reviewed and found to be out of compliance through an investigation when it was determined that a parent was not receiving a daily report.”

Rule 746.2431. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 2, 2026.
Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional

“This standard was reviewed and found to be out of compliance through an investigation when it was determined that caregivers were not following the written feeding instructions.”

Rule 746.2421(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 2, 2026.

Jan 29, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation

“The most recent inspection report from December 2025 was not posted at the operation.”

Rule 746.401(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 29, 2026. Correction verified: Jan 30, 2026.

Dec 30, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies

Using, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials

“During the inspection bottle of fabric softener and laundry detergent were present in a room with children and within reach.”

Rule 746.3407(13). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 29, 2026.
Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation

“The most recent inspection report from May 2025 was not posted at the operation.”

Rule 746.401(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 29, 2026.

Jun 9, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency

Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System

“This standard was found to be out of compliance through a DFPS investigation. The operation stated they did not have a record of who picked up the child”

Rule 746.631(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 11, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 8, 2025.

May 13, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies

AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

“During the inspection a person with a Conditional background check was not following the conditions set on their background check.”

Rule 745.635(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 15, 2025. Correction verified: May 13, 2025.
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“An individual with a pending background check was in a classroom watching children.”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 15, 2025. Correction verified: May 13, 2025.
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“During the insepction a child was found to be by themselves in a room with the lights off.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 13, 2025. Correction verified: May 27, 2025.
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“During the insepction a child was observed playing with a container of Gain Fabric Sheets marked keep out of reach”

Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 13, 2025. Correction verified: May 27, 2025.

May 9, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency

Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries

“This standard was found to be out of compliance through an investigation, when a caregiver stated they had at one point did not inform a parent or the office of a less serious injury to their child.”

Rule 746.307(c). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 3, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 2, 2025.

Oct 1, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“During the inspection an individual that did not have an eligible background check was present inside a classroom.”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 3, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 1, 2024.

Jul 25, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies

Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes

“During my inspection I observed infants sitting in restrictive devices for over 15 minutes. The children were not eating or being transported.”

Rule 746.2417(2)(B). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 25, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 9, 2024.
Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

“Exposed dry wall and peeling paint were observed during the walk through.”

Rule 746.3407(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 30, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 1, 2024.
Written Activity Plan - Outline Daily Activities

“During the walkthrough the activity plan was seen posted, the plan did not list the dates the plan covered.”

Rule 746.2205(a)(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 29, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 9, 2024.
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

“Infant feeding instructions were reviewed and had not been updated in more than 30 days.”

Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 1, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 9, 2024.
Update Admission Information - Procedure

“During review the 8 children’s records seen had not been updated since 2022.”

Rule 746.609(a). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 15, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 9, 2024.

Jun 21, 2024: assessment1 deficiency

Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance

“This Minimum Standard was reviewed and found to be out of compliance. The operation has not updated or provided liability insurance information by the required date.”

Rule 746.203(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 25, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 10, 2024.

14 deficiencies older than three years

Aug 30, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

“The fire drill documentation was observed and discussed at the operation. The average exit time was seen to be 4 minutes during the fire drills.”

Rule 746.5205(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 13, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 12, 2023.

May 10, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies

Smoke Detectors Testing

“During the inspection a smoke detector was heard beeping for low battery. The monthly test log was then observed after and found ot not have been complete since January.”

Rule 746.5319. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 10, 2023. Correction verified: May 24, 2023.
Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System

“During the inspection a sign in and sign out log was viewed however there were not parent or employee initials or signature.”

Rule 746.631(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 10, 2023. Correction verified: May 24, 2023.
Posting Requirements - List entitled “Current Employees”--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name

“A current employee list was not available upon request. This was corrected at the inspection when the staff made a current employees list.”

Rule 746.401(9). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 10, 2023.

Apr 14, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies

Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink

“During the inspection I observed the infant caregivers using the handwashing sink to clean bottles, and the cleaning sink to wash their hands. The caregivers then switched back to using the handwashing sink for handwashing and vice versa.”

Rule 746.2419(8). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 14, 2023. Correction verified: May 10, 2023.
Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System

“During the inspection the sign in and sign out log was viewed. The log does not have a time of the children’s arrival or time of the children’s departure.”

Rule 746.631(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 14, 2023. Correction verified: May 10, 2023.

Jan 20, 2023: assessment1 deficiency

Report Number of Employees

“Your operation did not complete the employees who left survey for 2022 in the required timeframe.”

Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 23, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 1, 2023.

Oct 28, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“During the inspection one of the classrooms was observed with 1 caregiver and 18 children, the specified age range of the classroom was 3 years old.”

Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 28, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 21, 2022.

Oct 19, 2022: inspection6 deficiencies

Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“During the inspection the two year old classroom was found to be out of ratio.”

Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 19, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 28, 2022.
Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

“During the inspection the flooring in multiple classrooms was observed to be loose or missing. This posed a tripping hazard to caregivers and children and exposed the material for children to pick at.”

Rule 746.3407(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 21, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 21, 2022.
Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required

“During the inspection only 7.5 hours of annual training could be provided for the director for the previous training year.”

Rule 746.1311(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 21, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 21, 2022.
Posting Requirements - List entitled “Current Employees”--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name

“The current employee list was not posted or printed upon arrival for the inspection. This was corrected at the inspection when the person in charge printed off a copy and posted it to the board.”

Rule 746.401(9). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 19, 2022.
Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit

“During the inspection 4 out of the 8 records observed did not have the required notarized affidavit. 3 did not have the employment start date.”

Rule 746.901(4). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 2, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 21, 2022.
Time Period of Training

“The operation was not using the caregivers hire date as the starting point for annual training. This was corrected at the inspection when I discussed this with the person in charge, the operation will now start to use the hire date as the starting point for annual trainings.”

Rule 746.1313. Low, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 19, 2022.

All 27 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Oct 8, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 5, 2026	Report to the state	No violation found
Sep 11, 2026	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Aug 14, 2026	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Jul 9, 2026	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Jul 2, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
May 29, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
May 27, 2026	Report to the state	4 deficiencies cited
May 12, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 29, 2026	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Dec 30, 2025	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Jun 9, 2025	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
May 27, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
May 13, 2025	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
May 9, 2025	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Oct 1, 2024	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Jul 25, 2024	Inspection	5 deficiencies cited
Jun 21, 2024	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Dec 7, 2023	Report to the state	No violation found
Aug 30, 2023	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
May 24, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
May 10, 2023	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Apr 14, 2023	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Jan 20, 2023	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Nov 21, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 28, 2022	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Oct 19, 2022	Inspection	6 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 4, 2009.
Accepts state child care subsidies.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 75 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.
5 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

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?

Texas Rising Star: 2-Star (the first of three levels).

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

Among 11 child care providers in Rusk County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 23.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

10 of the 11 in Rusk County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Ms. Karen’s Montessori School	0
Ivy League Preschool	17
Kids R Here Henderson	14
Krh’s Learning Tree	0
Tri-County Learning Academy	0
Excel Pre-School This child care provider	23
Sweet Angels Pre-School	13
Kidz Club Preschool LLC	2
Sara Orahood	1
Lil Eagles Preschool & Childcare	9
First Methodist Church Preschool	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

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).
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).
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).
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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