Martin Luther King Child Care
A licensed child care center in Wichita Falls, Texas 76301
1100 Smith St, Wichita Falls, Texas 76301. (940) 322-7152.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years Middle in Wichita County: 1.5
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 13 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 62 child care providers in Wichita County had 1.5.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Mar 30, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | 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.
Nov 20, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“An infant child fell out of a stroller and had to obtain medical treatment due to the safety strap not being secured.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 23, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS Investigation that children in care were physically abused.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“It was determined throughout the course of the investigation that a caregiver caused bruises on a child in care after grabbing the child by the arm on multiple occasions.”
Oct 12, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“Upon review of the center’s operational policies it was determined that the policies were lacking information regarding the promotion of indoor and outdoor activity. Furthermore, the operational policies were lacking information regarding the safe sleep policy for infants from birth through 12 months old that is consistent with the rules in sub chapter H of the minimum standards. A portion of this violation was corrected at inspection when form 2550 discussing operational safe sleep polices was added to the center’s operational policies.”
May 4, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Director’s Absence - Employees Know Who Is in Charge
“Upon entry the Director was absent, The present caregivers were not aware who was in charge of the operation in the director’s absence.”
Nov 30, 2021: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection on file.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 23, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 4, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 3, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 30, 2021 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 6, 1987.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 53 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.
- 6 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 62 child care providers in Wichita County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1.5; this one had 1.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Tadpole Childrens Academy | 14 |
| Kamil Kell | Not given |
| Learning Essentials Daycare LLC | 0 |
| Above It All Academy | 2 |
| Iliana Rodriguez | 3 |
| Jeanne Wakeman Center | 0 |
| Fuller Child Development Center | 1 |
| Herschel Zale | 2 |
| School for Little People | 1 |
| First Baptist Wee School | 0 |
| Martin Luther King Child Care This child care provider | 1 |
| Ymcawf Dillard Early Learning & Youth Academy | 23 |
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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