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Little Lynx Day Care

Spearman, 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
21 deficiencies on the state’s summary
12 high or medium-high risk
January 22, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued March 23, 2018
Capacity
60 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 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
1660643

Where

511 Townsend St
Spearman, TX 79081

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 4
  • Medium-high 8
  • Medium 9
  • Medium-low 0
  • 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
January 22, 2026Medium High746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
State’s note: “CPR / First Aid certificates renewals were due 9/ 2025.”
February 13, 2026
March 26, 2024Medium High746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
State’s note: “A child did not get hands washed after diapering.”
March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024Medium High746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
State’s note: “A caregiver was observed diaapering a child and she failed to wash her hands after she was done.”
March 26, 2024
October 25, 2022High746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
State’s note: “A sanitizer container and Lysol wipes were accessible to children in care.”
October 25, 2022
October 25, 2022Medium High746.1301(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPR
State’s note: “An infant caregiver hired in May 2022 did not have a CPR or First Aid certificate.”
November 1, 2022
October 25, 2022Medium High746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
State’s note: “A climbing structure used by children in care has been damaged. Repairs made to this structure have not been implemented according to it's manufacturing instructions.”
October 25, 2022
October 25, 2022Medium746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement
State’s note: “A child in care did not have a signed health statement from a doctor.”
November 14, 2022
April 26, 2022Medium746.623(2)(D) - Immunizations-Docs may be official record or copy that have signature of health care prof. or name of other prof who administered vaccine
State’s note: “A child in care did not have a doctor's signature or stamp on his immunization record. A child in care was lacking a phone number and address for his local hospital and doctor's office. He was also lacking a signed health statement.”
May 10, 2022
April 26, 2022Medium High746.1301(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
State’s note: “A caregiver hired on 1/20/2022 is missing 7 clock hours of pre-service training. A different caregiver is missing proof that orientation was completed. She also does not have a start date listed.”
May 6, 2022
February 28, 2022Medium746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
State’s note: “A caregiver does not have a high school diploma on file for review.”
March 4, 2022
February 28, 2022Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “A 30-month-old child is missing 1 DTaP, 1 PCV, 1 MMR, 1 Var, and 1 Hep A. A 32-month-old child is missing 1 DTaP, 1 PCV, 1 MMR, 1 Var, and 1 Hep A. One child was missing an immunization record.”
March 14, 2022
February 15, 2022Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “One infant feeding instruction has not been signed or dated by a parent since 10/1/2021.”
February 18, 2022
February 15, 2022High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “A caregiver without an eligible background check result was the only staff member in the infant classroom.”
February 15, 2022
February 7, 2022Medium High746.1301(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
State’s note: “A caregiver hired on 10/10/2021 and counted in child/caregiver ratio is missing 8 hours of pre-service training.”
February 18, 2022
February 7, 2022Medium High746.3301(f) - Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking Water Available and Served
State’s note: “Water was not offered or available to every child during snack time.”
February 7, 2022
February 7, 2022High746.613(a) - Required Immunizations
State’s note: “A child's immunization chart was missing 2 DTap, 1 Polio, 1 Hib, and 2 PCV immunizations.”
February 18, 2022
February 7, 2022Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “One infant feeding instruction has not been signed or dated by a parent since 10/1/2021. One infant feeding instruction has not been signed or dated by a parent since 12/10/2021.”
February 11, 2022
February 7, 2022High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “A caregiver without an eligible background check result was the only staff member present in the infant classroom. The staff member was removed from the classroom during the inspection.”
February 7, 2022
December 29, 2021Medium746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills
State’s note: “A fire drill was not documented for the month of November. Smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector checks were not documented for the month of November.”
December 29, 2021
December 29, 2021Medium746.1309(c) - Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment
State’s note: “The director has not completed training on abuse and neglect or food allergies during her last annual training year.”
January 25, 2022
December 29, 2021Medium746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
State’s note: “The director's file was not available for review during the inspection.”
January 5, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Little Lynx Day Care?

Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on January 22, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Little Lynx Day Care have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 21: 4 high-risk, 8 medium-high-risk, 9 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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