Licensed child care center · public record
New Horizons Daycare & Private School
Kemp, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued March 22, 2024
- Capacity
- 119 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
- 1786272
Where
908 E 9th St
Kemp, TX 75143
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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2026 | High | 746.613(a) - Required Immunizations State’s note: “Of the seven children's files reviewed, one child's files did not have current immunization records.” |
| March 11, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “At the time of inspection two children did not have an updated copy of their immunization record available for review.” |
| March 11, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “At the time of inspection two children did not have a health statement on file for review.” |
| March 11, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually State’s note: “The transportation training for one driver had since expired at the time of inspection, and the other two drivers did not have copies of the transportation training on file for review.” |
| September 30, 2024 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “At the time of inspection the operation's last fire inspection was on 9/19/23. The operation has noot yet had another fire inspection for this year.” |
| September 30, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5205(3) - Sheltering Drills for Lock-Down-4 times in a calendar year State’s note: “No lock down drill has been conducted at the childcare facility this year. This is no documentation available to indicate that one has been conducted.” |
| September 30, 2024 | High | 746.5311(a) - Smoke-Detection System State’s note: “During the inspection it was observed the Preschool 3 classroom and the kitchen did not have a smoke detector present in the space.” |
| August 5, 2024 | High | 746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment State’s note: “This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined and noted during this investigation that the caregiver mentioned did pull, hit, pinch, yell, and mistreat children that are enrolled into care. Compliance was met for this deficiency during the inspection, as the caregiver mentioned in this report is no long…” |
| August 5, 2024 | High | 746.1201(5) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation State’s note: “This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined that the caregiver mentioned in the report had a history of mistreating some children in care, but these incidents were noted reported to Licensing in a timely manner.” |
| August 5, 2024 | Medium | 746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries State’s note: “This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. At the time of inspection the parents of the child mentioned in the report had not been notified of the incident that was reported to the owner/director. An incident report was written out during the inspection time and will be given to the parents at the time of pick up.” |
| September 21, 2023 | Medium High | 746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures State’s note: “The operation does not have an evacuation plan.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- November 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 22, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Pending
- July 30, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 28, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 16, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 3, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- February 17, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 11, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 30, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 6, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 5, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- May 15, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 22, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 21, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 3, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected New Horizons Daycare & Private School?
Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 5, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does New Horizons Daycare & Private School have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 11: 5 high-risk, 3 medium-high-risk, 3 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.
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