Licensed child care center · public record
Caring Hand Learning Center
Harker Heights, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
16 state inspections, last 2 years
40 deficiencies on the state’s summary
30 high or medium-high risk
October 27, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued April 17, 2017
- Capacity
- 265 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 05:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1637846
Where
260 Commercial Dr
Harker Heights, TX 76548
Deficiencies by risk level
The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.
Citations on the record
Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected. Showing the newest 25 of 40.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| October 10, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “During the investigation inspection, a caregiver was observed out of ratio. They had 6 kids with a specified age group of 12-17 months which only allows them to have 5 children. This was corrected when another caregiver stepped into the room.” |
| August 28, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1609 - Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children State’s note: “During the follow up inspection, there were 2 caregivers with 37 children on the playground, exceeding maxium group size.” |
| August 18, 2026 | High | 745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions State’s note: “A caregiver was observed to be in a classroom by them self, not following the conditions placed on their background check. This was corrected when the caregiver was put in a room with another eligible caregiver.” |
| August 18, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “One caregiver stepped out of the classroom, leaving the classroom out of ratio.” |
| August 18, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “One caregiver did not know how many children they had in their classroom.” |
| August 18, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “Three caregivers were observed walking out of their classroom, leaving their group of children unsupervised.” |
| August 10, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “During an inspection, 4 caregivers did not know how many children they were responsible for.” |
| August 10, 2026 | High | 746.2426(a)(2) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible State’s note: “During a monitoring inspection, a 6-month-old infant was observed sleeping in a restrictive device. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the child from the device and place them in their crib.” |
| August 10, 2026 | High | 746.2805(8) - Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out State’s note: “During an inspection, a child was observed placed in a stroller, strapped in, as a way of guidance so they would not run off. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the child from the stroller.” |
| August 10, 2026 | Medium | 746.901 - Required Personnel Records State’s note: “After reviewing staff files, 6 staff were missing the 2985 affidavit, 4 were missing copy of photo identification, 5 were missing education verification, and 3 were missing a signed statement of overview for operation policies and personnel policies.” |
| August 10, 2026 | High | 746.2424 - Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or Mat State’s note: “During a monitoring inspection, a 6-month-old infant was observed to be asleep on the floor. This was corrected when the caregiver picked the infant up and put them in their crib.” |
| August 10, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “Two children were missing health statements from a healthcare professional.” |
| August 10, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “During an inspection, it was observed a caregiver left a classroom, leaving the children unattended, to grab something from another room.” |
| August 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “During an investigation inspection, two classrooms were observed to be out of ratio. This was corrected when another went into each room.” |
| August 6, 2026 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “During an investigation, there was evidence to suggest a caregiver was present at the operation before receiving an eligible background check.” |
| August 6, 2026 | Medium Low | 746.307(e) - Parental Notification of Infestation State’s note: “During an investigation, there was sufficient evidence to show there was not a written notice to parents when there was a lice outbreak.” |
| August 22, 2025 | High | 746.4601(7) - Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points State’s note: “During the walkthrough, I observed that one slide was broken in the middle, and there were rocks inside.” |
| July 1, 2025 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation operation staff were found to provide a parent of a child in care inaccurate information regarding an incident that occurred with their child.” |
| July 1, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation a child in care was observed to have been left alone on the playground for about 10 minutes.” |
| July 1, 2025 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, it was determined operation staff did not notify CCR about a child left alone on the playground.” |
| November 26, 2024 | Medium | 746.901 - Required Personnel Records State’s note: “1 staff did not have the required affidavit, background verification, CPR and First Aid, high school diploma. for review. A second staff did not have annual trainings.” |
| November 26, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5603(c) - Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely State’s note: “Three vehicles used for transportation was observed and does not have current registration stickers.” |
| November 7, 2024 | Medium | 746.901 - Required Personnel Records State’s note: “1 staff did not have the required affidavit, background verification, CPR and First Aid, high school diploma. for review. A second staff did not have annual trainings.” |
| November 7, 2024 | Medium | 746.1507(1) - Determining Child/Caregiver Ratios - Basis State’s note: “A caregiver was observed in the classroom with 6 children bringing the classroom out of ratio by 1. This was corrected when the caregiver returned to the room.” |
| November 7, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games State’s note: “Two caregivers were observed on personal cell phones while caring for children. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver put the device away.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 27, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Pending
- October 13, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 10, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- October 8, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 8, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- September 11, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 18, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 14, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- August 10, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 6, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- October 30, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 29, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- October 17, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- September 17, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Caring Hand Learning Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 16 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 27, 2026. 9 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Caring Hand Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 40: 19 high-risk, 11 medium-high-risk, 9 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.
Is this a rating?
No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.
About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.
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