Licensed child care center · public record
Caterpillar Corner
Snyder, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
14 state inspections, last 2 years
41 deficiencies on the state’s summary
34 high or medium-high risk
September 29, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued February 15, 2013
- Capacity
- 85 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 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
- 1496969
Where
2700 College Ave
Snyder, TX 79549
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 41.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| November 19, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407(5) - Sanitize Potty-Chairs State’s note: “A potty chair in the 2 year old room was not sanitized after use and still contained urine. This was corrected at inspection when the potty chair was removed from the room brining the operation into compliance.” |
| November 19, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child State’s note: “A caregiver in the infant room did not wash their hands or the infants hands after diapering. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver washed their hands and the infants hands bringing the operation into compliance.” |
| April 29, 2025 | Medium | 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content State’s note: “Personnel did not have the required health and safety trainigs.” |
| April 1, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “The grass was overgrown in the playground area.” |
| March 28, 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: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a toddler was left alone outside for a 2-minute duration in the enclosed playground.” |
| March 28, 2025 | High | 746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that the parents were not notified for approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes of their child being left alone outside unsupervised.” |
| March 25, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(1)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation State’s note: “One personnel file for a current employee was missing proof of orientation. One former employee file was missing proof of orientation.” |
| March 18, 2025 | Medium | 746.301(8) - Notification of Planned Closure State’s note: “An attempt was made to conduct an unannounced monitoring/Plan of Action inspection. The operation was closed. The permit holder/director failed to notify CCR of the closure for the week of Spring Break.” |
| December 4, 2024 | 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: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that two young children in care were unsupervised by the caregivers for less than a 25 second duration. This was self-reported by the operation and confirmed through reviewing surveillance footage.” |
| November 25, 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: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver supervising infants in care and counted in child/caregiver ratio was on their personal cell phone. This was confirmed through reviewing surveillance footage.” |
| November 25, 2024 | High | 746.2409(a)(8) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Drop gates, if present fasten securely and cannot be opened by a child State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver left the side drop gate down on a crib and walked away from the crib while the infant was awake. This was confirmed through reviewing surveillance footage.” |
| November 25, 2024 | High | 746.2427 - AP Infants Sleep on Backs or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver placed an infant in care on their stomach to sleep. Numerous infants were observed sleeping on their stomachs in their cribs. This was confirmed through reviewing surveillance footage.” |
| November 25, 2024 | High | 746.2401(6) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that an 11-month-old child in care was asleep in the crib with a tight-fitting bib secured around the infant's neck. There was also a pacifier clip and string that was observed around the infant's neck while the infant was sleeping.” |
| November 25, 2024 | High | 746.1205(a)(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that an infant in care walked out of the infant classroom and into the operation's hallway unsupervised. The infant in care was left in the hallway unsupervised for approximately 2 minutes. This was confirmed reviewing surveillance footage.” |
| November 5, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “One caregiver was left alone with 8 children in care, ages 13 months-20 months with a specified age group of 12-17 months and a 1:5 ratio. This was immediately corrected during the inspection when another caregiver arrived from lunch, placing the operation back into compliance.” |
| November 5, 2024 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a prospective caregiver with a "pending" background status had access to children in care without an eligibility notification, placing children in care at risk of harm.” |
| November 5, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1403(a)(2)(A) - Training requirements for substitutes, volunteers, and contractors-Pre-service training State’s note: “A volunteer caring for infants and counted in child/caregiver ratio did not have the required 8 hours of Pre-Service Training.” |
| November 1, 2024 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “During the unannounced investigation inspection there were two individuals present in the operation without eligible background checks. This was immediately corrected when both individuals left the operation.” |
| November 1, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training State’s note: “During the unannounced investigation inspection files were audited. One caregiver working in the classroom did not have the required annual training.” |
| November 1, 2024 | Medium | 746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records State’s note: “Two volunteers did not have a file of the required paperwork. One caregiver and one operational employee did not have proof of CPR First Aid to review.” |
| September 20, 2024 | Medium High | 746.4751(a) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Inspect Daily State’s note: “The caregiver, director, or designee failed to check the outdoor playground area for hazards prior to children in care having access.” |
| September 20, 2024 | 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: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS investigation through surveillance footage that multiple caregivers failed to adequately supervise young children in care while they were on their cell phone. The lack of supervision subsequently led to a child in care consuming a mushroom while on the playground.” |
| September 20, 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: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS investigation when reviewing surveillance footage that multiple caregivers were on their cell phones while supervising young children in care on the playground.” |
| September 20, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3701(6) - Safety - Poisonous Plants Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS investigation toxic mushrooms were located on the playground where young children in care play. The young children in care had access to the toxic mushrooms.” |
| September 6, 2024 | Medium High | 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current State’s note: “2 of the 8 immunziation records audited did not have a current immunization record on file.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 29, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 17, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- April 1, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 19, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 14, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 25, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 29, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 9, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 1, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 28, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- March 25, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 18, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- January 28, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 19, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 5, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Caterpillar Corner?
Texas HHSC's file lists 14 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 29, 2026. 8 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Caterpillar Corner have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 41: 18 high-risk, 16 medium-high-risk, 7 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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