Licensed child care center · public record
Little Hawks Early Childhood Center
Sour Lake, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
2 state inspections, last 2 years
18 deficiencies on the state’s summary
3 high or medium-high risk
September 8, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued January 17, 2013
- Capacity
- 122 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
- 1507754
Where
17694 Hwy 105
Sour Lake, TX 77659
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| September 8, 2026 | Medium | 746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics State’s note: “The director was missing training for emergency preparedness, preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, administrering medication, preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, understanding building and physical premises safety, and handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.” |
| September 8, 2026 | Medium Low | 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985) State’s note: “Four out of ten staff members were missing a notarized Affidavit for Applicants for Employment with a Licensed Operation or Registered Child-Care Home (Form 2985).” |
| September 8, 2026 | Medium | 746.901(9) - Required Personnel Records - Photo Identification State’s note: “Three out of ten staff files were missing a copy of a photo identification.” |
| September 8, 2026 | Medium | 746.501(a)(14) - Written Operational Policies - Transportation State’s note: “Information regarding transportation procedures was not observed to be in the parent handbook.” |
| September 8, 2026 | Medium | 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content State’s note: “One out of nine staff were missing training for emergency preparedness, preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, administrering medication. Thw out of nine staff were missing training for preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, understanding building and physical premises safety, and handling, sto…” |
| September 8, 2026 | Medium Low | 746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912) State’s note: “Six out of ten staff files were missing a Pre-Employment Affidavit for Applicants for Employment at Certain Child Care Operations (Form 2912).” |
| September 8, 2026 | Medium | 746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity State’s note: “The parent handbook did not include information about the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity including the benefits of physical activity and outdoor play, the type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in, each setting in which your physical activity program will take place; criteria you will use to determ…” |
| September 8, 2026 | Medium | 746.501(a)(20) - Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights State’s note: “Parent rights were not observed in the parent handbook.” |
| September 8, 2026 | Medium | 746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements State’s note: “Five out of ten staff files were missing documentation showing how the employee meets the minimum age and education qualifications.” |
| September 8, 2026 | Medium | 746.501(a)(16) - Written Operational Policies - Field Trips State’s note: “Information regarding field trip procedures were not included in the parent handbook.” |
| September 8, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “The wooden boarder on the outdoor play area was raised presenting a possible tripping hazard.” |
| September 10, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “Five children's admission files were lacking current immunization records.” |
| September 10, 2025 | High | 746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher State’s note: “The fire extinguishers in the operation's vehicles were not mounted.” |
| September 10, 2025 | High | 746.5617(a)(1) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children State’s note: “The operation uses two vehicles for transportation. One vehicle had all the required information for both vehicles. Each vehicle should have information for the children that they are transporting.” |
| September 17, 2024 | Medium | 746.501(a)(30) - Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services State’s note: “The operational policies were lacking information related to the support of inclusive services.” |
| September 26, 2023 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “Two children's enrollment information was lacking current immunization records.” |
| October 5, 2022 | Medium | 746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity State’s note: “The operational policies were lacking information related to the promotion of physical activities.” |
| October 5, 2022 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “One infant feeding schedule has not been updated within the past 30 days.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 8, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 10, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 17, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 26, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 12, 2023 Report · deficiency found: No
- October 5, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Little Hawks Early Childhood Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 8, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Little Hawks Early Childhood Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 18: 2 high-risk, 1 medium-high-risk, 13 medium-risk, 2 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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