Cuddle Bugs Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Tyler, Texas 75707
12765 SH 64 E, Tyler, Texas 75707. (903) 566-5437.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Smith County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 15 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 83 child care providers in Smith County had 2.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 14, 2026: no violation found.
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 14, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: 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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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.
May 13, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“A child was observed not having their hands washed after a diaper change.”
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An administrative penalty not assessed against your center during previous two years while your director was serving in that role
“During a review of the staff trainings there were trainings certificates with the director’s name on it. The director was listed as the trainer.”
May 14, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
“During an observation of the center, it was observed two caregivers with conditions supervising two groups of children. One group who had 9 students age range from 2/3 and the second with 8 students age range from 18/ 19 months.”
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Report of Criminal Complaint Against Employees
“During an inspection it was brought to licensing attention a caregiver was arrested and received conditions on their background. This operation received notification of the change on May 8, 2025. This was not notified to their licensing inspector.”
6 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 17, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Documentation of Drills
“At the inspection, the operation did not complete the documentation for practice drills.”
Aug 12, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“During inspection, 1 staff member was observed in the operation without a background check. The operation advised it was the staff members third day of employment. The operation closed for the day and all staff and children left. The staff file was unavailable to review.”
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“The operation did not show good judgement when they accepted children that put them out of ratio. The operation did not show good judgement when leaving school age children alone in a classroom watching tv. The operation did not show good judgment when they left 11 children ages 18m - 23m alone in a classroom with 3 children strapped into high chairs. The operation did not use good judgement when allowing a new hire to work in the operation without a background check completed.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“During inspection, 1 classroom was observed with 11 children ages 18m - 23m alone in a classroom. 3 children were buckled into high chairs. 1 classroom with 15 schoolers was observed alone in a classroom watching tv. This was corrected when classes were combined with a teacher present.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“During inspection it was observed 1 teacher had 21 children ages 18 - 23m and 1 teacher had 29 children ages 2yr - 11yr (SAG 4). This was corrected when the operation called all parents to pick up children for the day.”
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Written Activity Plan- Screen Time Activities
“During inspection, the schoolers classroom was observed with Netflix on that was not educational and did not correspond to the daily activities.”
All 20 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 13, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 14, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 13, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| May 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 9, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 18, 2013.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 74 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 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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 83 child care providers in Smith County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| The Growing Stick Learning Center, Inc. | 1 |
| Faith Academy | 1 |
| Cuddle Bugs Learning Center This child care provider | 4 |
| Little Peoples School | 3 |
| Kids Kaleidoscope | 0 |
| Grace Community of Tyler Early Education Center | 8 |
| Stephanie Stapleton | Not given |
| North Tyler Day Nursery | 9 |
| St. Mary’s Early Childhood Learning Center | 0 |
| Maria Araiza | Not given |
| Reach High Early Learning Center | 4 |
| Browning Learning Academy | 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 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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