Lil Eagles Preschool & Childcare
A licensed child care center in Tatum, Texas 75691
13515 SH 149, Tatum, Texas 75691. (903) 947-2075.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Rusk County: 2
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 inspections on record
- 4-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?
9 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 11 child care providers in Rusk County had 2.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 17, 2026: no violation found.
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 Dec 19, 2025
Rated High by Texas: No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File, at the inspection on Dec 19, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Jan 14, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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.
Feb 6, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
“Loose fill was measured on the playground and was found to be a little under 6 inches in some areas.”
Dec 19, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“During review two individuals with inactive background checks were seen present caregiver for children and listed as employees for the daycare.”
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No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File
“During the inspection 2 infants were seen sleeping in their cribs while swaddled.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
“Loose fill was measured on the playground at around 2-3 inches around the use zones.”
Jan 14, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“A fire inspection had not been conducted since 2023.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“During review multiple feeding instructions for infants had not been updated in 30 days.”
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Required Admission Information - Physician Information
“Multiple children’s records were missing the full address for either a physician or medical facility.”
Jan 26, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“During the inspection a child was observed not washing their hands after using the toilet.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“During review of the operational policy it was missing the full promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activities.”
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 14, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 24, 2010.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 123 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.
- 2 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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
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 Rusk 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 Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Lil Eagles Preschool & Childcare This child care provider | 9 |
| Ms. Karen’s Montessori School | 0 |
| Ivy League Preschool | 17 |
| Sweet Angels Pre-School | 13 |
| Kidz Club Preschool LLC | 2 |
| Sara Orahood | 1 |
| Kids R Here Henderson | 14 |
| Krh’s Learning Tree | 0 |
| Tri-County Learning Academy | 0 |
| Excel Pre-School | 23 |
| 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
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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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