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Licensed child care center · public record

Handprints Child Care 21 LLC

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

5 state inspections, last 2 years
10 deficiencies on the state’s summary
7 high or medium-high risk
April 16, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued June 16, 2020
Capacity
224 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
1699296

Where

900 W Grove St
Kaufman, TX 75142

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 3
  • Medium-high 4
  • Medium 2
  • 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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
February 5, 2026Medium High746.1203(4) - Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
State’s note: “This standard was tasked as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. A child who is a known runner was able to run toward and fall through the fence on the playground and escape.”
February 20, 2026
February 5, 2026Medium High746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
State’s note: “This deficiency was tasked as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. The fence on the playground had damages which caused a child to fall through and escape without injuries.”
March 31, 2026
March 6, 2025Medium High746.307(b)(1) - AP Parental Communication - Injury Requires Treatment by Health Care Professional or Hospitalization
State’s note: “This standard was tasked over for this investigation conducted by DFPS and found to be deficient. Following this investigation, it was determined that caregiver(s) did not notify that parents of the accident and/or injury in a timely manner. Parents were not notified of the child's discomfort until the afternoon, and the child was showing signs of discomfort…”
May 7, 2025
September 27, 2023High746.1205(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: “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found to be deficient. The caregiver did not have auditory or visual awareness of 2 children when they were allowed to return into the building alone.”
October 23, 2023
October 28, 2022Medium746.4503(b) - Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
State’s note: “None of the cots or cribs were labeled.”
November 4, 2022
October 26, 2022Medium746.2803(4)(D) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
State’s note: “The amount of time the children sit in time out at the operation is not consistent with the ages of the children in care.”
At the inspection
October 26, 2022Medium High746.3405 - Corrections Made to Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The operation recieved a minor citation on their sanitation inspection conducted on 9/28/2022 for kitchen staff not having food handlers certification. The kitchen staff still has not completed a food handers certification course.”
November 4, 2022
September 20, 2022Medium Low746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
State’s note: “5 caregivers had affidavits that were not notarized.”
October 20, 2022
May 27, 2022High746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
State’s note: “Two children were sitting in restrictive devices while inside of the crib, causing the crib to not be bare of anything other than the child. This was corrected when the caregivers removed the restrictive devices from inside of the crib.”
At the inspection
May 27, 2022High746.2426 - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “Two children were observed sleeping in restrictive devices. This was corrected when the children were removed from the restrictive device and placed in the crib.”
At the inspection

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Handprints Child Care 21 LLC?

Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on April 16, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Handprints Child Care 21 LLC have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 10: 3 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 2 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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