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Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies
State records list 9 cited deficiencies dated November 12, 2025 (1 High, 2 Medium High, 3 Medium, 1 Medium Low, 2 Low risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 9 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.
High risk · Policies Comply with Rules (746.201(1)) Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 3, 2025; correction verified December 4, 2025; technical assistance given). What the record describes: Policies lacked outdoor play benefits; physical activity durations, types, settings, weather criteria and alternatives; parents’ rights; steps to raise parent and staff awareness of child abuse and neglect, community partners, and actions parents should take to obtain assistance after child abuse; and offered water activities.
Medium High risk · Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children (746.1601) Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: November 12, 2025; correction verified December 4, 2025). What the record describes: One caregiver was caring for 9 children ages 8–22 months. The specified age group was 12–17 months, which allowed one caregiver to care for 5 children.
Medium High risk · Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment (746.3407) Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 3, 2025; correction verified December 4, 2025). What the record describes: The van’s child safety alarm did not turn off when the button was pushed.
Medium risk · Children's Records - Admission Information (746.603(a)(2)) Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 3, 2025; correction verified December 4, 2025; technical assistance given). What the record describes: Of six children’s records reviewed, five lacked required information about water activities and five lacked required information about special needs.
Medium risk · Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required (746.1309(b)) Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 3, 2025; correction verified November 21, 2025). What the record describes: Two caregivers received 3 of the 6 required training hours in child development, discipline and guidance, age-appropriate activities, and teacher-child interaction.
Medium risk · Written Activity Plans (746.2203(a)) Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 3, 2025; correction verified December 4, 2025). What the record describes: The center did not have written activity plans for infants and toddlers.
Medium Low risk · Documented Annual Training-Self-Instructional 80% (746.1309(g)) Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 3, 2025; correction verified November 21, 2025). What the record describes: Two caregivers needed to receive in-person training hours.
Low risk · Director Annual Training - More than 5 years experience (746.1311(f)(2)) Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 3, 2025; correction verified November 21, 2025). What the record describes: The director did not receive 3 hours of training in management techniques, leadership, or staff supervision for the February 2024–February 2025 training year.
Low risk · Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program (746.611(a)(1)) Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 3, 2025; correction verified November 21, 2025; technical assistance given). What the record describes: Of six children’s records reviewed, five lacked a health statement from a doctor.
Counts, dates, risk levels and correction status come directly from the state data. The plain-English descriptions were written automatically from the inspectors' narratives and checked against them by a second automated reviewer; they cover citations dated October 11, 2023 to October 11, 2026. They may contain errors; the official record is authoritative.
This summary is generated automatically from public HHSC records. It restates the official record and may lag behind it. The official state record is the authoritative source: official HHSC record.
Texas Health and Human Services records list 9 cited deficiencies for Little Laughter's Childcare Center in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (1 High, 2 Medium High, 3 Medium, 1 Medium Low, 2 Low).
Records list 4 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2025-12-04.
HHSC risk weights of citations
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HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.
There were 9 children, ages 8-22 months, with one caregiver. The specified age group was 12-17 months. With this specified age group, one caregiver can care for 5 children.
The operational policies is lacking the following information: 1. The benefits of outdoor play, the duration of the indoor and outdoor physical activity, the type of indoor and outdoor physical activity, the setting, the criteria used when the weather prevents outdoor play and…
Director Annual Training - More than 5 years experience
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-03. Correction verified: 2025-11-21.
The director did not receive 3 hours of training in management techniques, leadership, or staff supervision for the February 2024-February 2025 training year.
Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-03. Correction verified: 2025-11-21.
Two caregivers recived 3 of the 6 required clock hours of training in child development, discuipline and guidnace, age-appropriate activities and teacher/child interaction.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-03. Correction verified: 2025-12-04.
Of the six children's records evaluated, the following information was missing: 1. Five lacked the required information regarding water activities. 2. Five lacked the required information regarding special needs.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-03. Correction verified: 2025-12-04.
The operational policies is lacking the following information: 1. The benefits of outdoor play, the duration of the indoor and outdoor physical activity, the type of indoor and outdoor physical activity, the setting, the criteria used when the weather prevents outdoor play and the plan for physical activity when outdoor play is limited. 2. Parents Rights 3. Steps the center will take to increase parent and staff awareness of child abuse and neglect, community organizations you will work with and actions a parent of a child who is a victim of abuse should take to obtain assistance. 4. Water activities offered
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-11-12. Correction verified: 2025-12-04.
There were 9 children, ages 8-22 months, with one caregiver. The specified age group was 12-17 months. With this specified age group, one caregiver can care for 5 children.
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2021-12-01. Correction verified: Not recorded.
A caregiver in the pre-k classroom was present and caring for children prior to having a completed initiall background check. The caregiver left the operation.
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1234041
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