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Carter Day Care Center

Boys Ranch, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

6 state inspections, last 2 years
3 deficiencies on the state’s summary
1 high or medium-high risk
August 20, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued April 25, 1988
Capacity
51 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-05:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
235787

Where

48 Patterson
Boys Ranch, TX 79010

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 1
  • Medium-high 0
  • Medium 2
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
July 9, 2026Medium746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver placed their feet on a child to keep the child from getting up from the nap mat and stop them from child flailing their feet.”
August 6, 2026
March 5, 2025Medium746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
State’s note: “The last three months of playground checklists were not available for review at inspection. **The director corrected this at inspection by completing the checklist.”
At the inspection
April 11, 2024High746.1205(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: “Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, staff were not aware of a child's on-going activity and did not have visual or auditory awareness of the child that exited the classroom and was found unsupervised outside.”
May 10, 2024

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Carter Day Care Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 6 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 20, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Carter Day Care Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 3: 1 high-risk, 2 medium-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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