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Lil Pirates Daycare and Learning Center

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

4 state inspections, last 2 years
13 deficiencies on the state’s summary
10 high or medium-high risk
April 30, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 10, 2015
Capacity
15 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 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
1532603

Where

11250 Highway 150
Shepherd, TX 77371

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 6
  • 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
June 27, 2025High746.1205(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 information obtained during the inspection and through staff interviews, it was determined that a child was not properly supervised at the time of an incident. The child obtained an injury during the incident. The injury sustained required medical treatment.”
July 2, 2025
May 16, 2025High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “The fire inspection expired on 5/14/2025. The Director is going to correct this by getting the fire inspection done.”
May 28, 2025
May 15, 2025Medium High746.2911 - Adequate Lighting During Naptime
State’s note: “It was found during the inspection and through interviews that was not sufficient lighting to see all the children during naptime.”
May 19, 2025
May 15, 2025High746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained and the standards that were cited, the Director has not been ensuring that the operation is operating in compliance.”
May 19, 2025
May 15, 2025High746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “It was found that infants have been sleeping in bouncy chairs which are restrictive devices.”
May 19, 2025
May 15, 2025Medium High746.2405(2) - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Crib for Each Non-walking Infant Younger Than 12 Months of Age
State’s note: “It was found that all of the infants did not have their own cribs.”
May 19, 2025
May 15, 2025Medium746.1701 - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 12 or Fewer Children
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the inspection, there have been more than one occasion where the operation was out of ratio during naptime.”
May 19, 2025
May 15, 2025Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “There was a mop bucket stored in the restroom that the children use that had water in it,”
At the inspection
May 15, 2025High746.2424 - Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or Mat
State’s note: “It was found that infants were sleeping in bouncy chairs, and two infants were sharing a playpen to sleep in.”
May 19, 2025
January 22, 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 23, 2025
June 27, 2023High746.605(12) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
State’s note: “Two out of four children's records were missing the emergency contact addresses. The Director correct this at the time of the inspection be getting the emergency contact addresses.”
At the inspection
July 20, 2022Medium746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
State’s note: “The Director had one out 30 reauired training hours for the calendar year of 2021-2022-her hire date to her anniversary date of hire.”
August 3, 2022
July 20, 2022Medium High746.1013(a) - Director's Absence - Qualified Caregiver in Charge
State’s note: “The Director left a caregvier in charge while she was on vacatin who did not know where files were for Licensing to review. This was corrected when a another caregiver came over from the sister location to help out the caregiver present in the building. The corrected at inspection box will not be checked because a follow up inspeciton will be done.”
July 25, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Lil Pirates Daycare and Learning Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on April 30, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Lil Pirates Daycare and Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 13: 6 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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