Winters Child Development Center
A licensed child care center in Winters, Texas 79567
500 N Heights St, Winters, Texas 79567. (325) 754-4871.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years Middle in Runnels County: 1
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 inspections on record
- 3-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?
1 deficiency cited in the last three years
The middle of the 6 child care providers in Runnels County had 1.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on May 27, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Apr 30, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 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.
Apr 30, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“It was determined a caregiver improperly picked up a child by the wrist resulting in an injury to the child’s elbow.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 2, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“Cleaning supplies in the bathroom used by children were observed to be in reach of children. This was corrected at inspection when the cleaning supplies were moved to a more secure location, out of reach of children.”
Oct 19, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“A caregiver was observed supervising a group of 14 children where the specified age group was 2 yrs old. The ages of children were as follows: 1- 22 mo old 6- 2 yr olds 7- 3 yr olds Please note this was observed as children were laying down to nap. None of the children in the room were asleep.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“A portion of the chainlink fence on the play ground was observed to have come unattached from the frame causing a possible entrapment hazard for children in care.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“Upon reivew of files it was observed that a child with a diagnosed allergy had an allergy plan that was lacking the parent signature. Furthermore, the epi-pen brought for the child was not in the original container and was not labeled with the date it was brought to the center. There was also no allergy notice posted for the child in any of the rooms the child spends time in.”
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Documentation of Drills
“The fire drill for September 2022 was not documented.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 24, 2010.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 34 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 6 child care providers in Runnels County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 1.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Winters Child Development Center This child care provider | 1 |
| Nalda Keesee Naldas Child Care | 2 |
| Tamela King | Not given |
| Smart Start Daycare | 1 |
| Kathryn Suzanne House | 1 |
| Lil’ Bearcats Daycare | 1 |
| Cuddlebugs Day Care | 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 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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