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Handprints Child Care 15 LLC dba Handprints Academy

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

17 state inspections, last 2 years
26 deficiencies on the state’s summary
21 high or medium-high risk
September 3, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued October 25, 2016
Capacity
245 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 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
1637934

Where

1118 Tanglewood Cir
Nacogdoches, TX 75961

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 11
  • Medium-high 10
  • Medium 4
  • Medium-low 1
  • 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. Showing the newest 25 of 26.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
July 21, 2026High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “Operation staff failed to report a non-routine situation which placed a child at risk (e.g., child exiting the classroom and front door of the facility, entering the parking lot and briefly leaving the premises) to CCR as required. The child was uninjured.”
August 21, 2026
July 21, 2026Medium746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “A non-routine situation (e.g., child exiting the classroom and front door of the facility, entering the parking lot and briefly leaving the premises) which placed a child at risk was not recorded on an incident report form as required.”
August 21, 2026
July 21, 2026High746.1205(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: “There was sufficient evidence obtained from a DFPS investigation to conclude that operation staff failed to provide the level of supervision/proximity necessary to ensure a child?s safety as witnesses confirmed that a child was able to exit the classroom and front door of the building, resulting in the child gaining access to the parking lot and briefly leav…”
August 21, 2026
April 24, 2026High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “There was evidence that corporal punishment was utilized during a disciplinary incident at the facility.”
May 14, 2026
February 20, 2026High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “A caregiver with an ineligible background check was allowed to be present with children while her background check results were pending. The caregiver is no longer employed at the operation.”
April 8, 2026
October 27, 2025High745.621(a)(7) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you become aware of anyone requiring a background check under 745.605
State’s note: “A 17-year-old was allowed to be routinely present in a volunteer role without having an initial background check submitted as required.”
November 13, 2025
January 24, 2025Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
January 27, 2025
June 7, 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: “Two children were left on the playground unsupervised for approximately two minutes. The caregiver responsible was terminated.”
June 27, 2024
May 15, 2023Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “There was one infant feeding instruction sheet that was not signed by the parent. The Director is going to correct this by getting the feeding instructions signed.”
May 16, 2023
May 15, 2023Medium High746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
State’s note: “There was a diaper changing mat that had two tears in the mat. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by replacing the mat.”
At the inspection
February 13, 2023High746.2805(6) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered there is enough evidence to support caregivers have been heard on multiple occasions yelling at children.”
February 21, 2023
February 13, 2023Medium High746.3501(1) - Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered there is enough evidence showing caregivers are not prompt with diaper changing due to caregivers and parents regularly finding children with soiled diapers.”
February 21, 2023
February 13, 2023High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered there is enough evidence to support a caregiver has used corporal punishment on her own child on the premises.”
February 21, 2023
February 1, 2023High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered there is enough evidence to support children have been left in a classroom or on the playground more that once without supervision.”
February 21, 2023
February 1, 2023Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered there is enough evidence to suggest there were times the operation has been out of ratio due to the caregiver leaving the room unattended.”
February 21, 2023
August 25, 2022High746.2805(4) - Prohibited Punishments - Hitting with Hand or Instrument
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered there is enough evidence that teachers have been using inappropriate discipline with children.”
September 9, 2022
May 24, 2022High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “There is not enough evidence to support the allegations. There is enough evidence to support that caregivers were not taking children who had bathroom accidents to the bathroom in a timely manner.”
June 3, 2022
May 17, 2022Medium746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement
State’s note: “Seven out of twenty children's records were missing health statements. The Director is going to correct this by getting the health statments.”
May 26, 2022
February 15, 2022Medium High746.603(a)(8) - Tracking System or Sign-in and Sign-out Logs
State’s note: “The caregviers were not having the parents sign their children in and out. The caregivers were doing this and putting mom, dad, grandma, or grandpa for children who were not even picked up by those people.”
February 16, 2022
February 7, 2022Medium High746.4103(b) - Policies for Release of Children - Record Identity of Person
State’s note: “The caregivers were not recording the identity of people who were picking up children who the caregiver did not know. They were also not verifying if the person was on the child's admission form as an authorized person to pick up the child.”
February 16, 2022
February 7, 2022Medium High746.4103(c) - Policies for Release of Children Instruct Employees of Verification Plan
State’s note: “Caregivers have not been trained on the proper techniques for the release of children.”
February 16, 2022
February 7, 2022Medium High746.4103(a) - Policies for Release of Children
State’s note: “The operation did not have the proper plan in place for the guidelines for the release of children.”
February 16, 2022
November 12, 2021Medium High746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
State’s note: “All play areas on the playground need the required amount of loose fill. Photos were taken of this. The Director is working on getting the loose fill and will have the caregivers up supervision until the loose fill is installed.”
December 3, 2021
November 12, 2021Medium746.3313(1) - Daily Menus - Record Comparable Substitutions
State’s note: “The substitutions for what the children ate for lunch and breakfast was not put on the menu. A photo was taken of the menu and their lunch. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by writing down the substitutions.”
At the inspection
November 12, 2021Medium High746.2909(1) - Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Not Blocking Entrances or Exits
State’s note: “A child's napping on a nap mat was blocking an exit. A photo was taken of this. The Caregiver corrected this at the time of the inspection by moving the child to a different area of the room.”
At the inspection

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Handprints Child Care 15 LLC dba Handprints Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 17 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 3, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Handprints Child Care 15 LLC dba Handprints Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 26: 11 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 4 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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