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Panther Cub Day Care

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

16 state inspections, last 2 years
19 deficiencies on the state’s summary
15 high or medium-high risk
November 2, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 4, 2020
Capacity
153 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1694218

Where

301 N 5th St
Princeton, TX 75407

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 11
  • Medium-high 4
  • Medium 4
  • 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
September 9, 2026Medium High746.2409(a)(2) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
State’s note: “Cribs in both infant classrooms did not have sheets on the mattress with a snug fit and could pose an entanglement hazard.”
September 10, 2026
September 9, 2026High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “A caregiver without an active background was observed supervising a group of children in the classroom. The deficiency was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was asked to leave the premises.”
At the inspection
September 9, 2026Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “Seven infant feeding instructions were not updated by the child's parent.”
September 11, 2026
March 25, 2026High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated for the investigation and was found to be deficient. Through interviews with the director and parents, it was determined that the parents were not immediately notified when it was discovered two caregivers were physically restraining their children in chairs.”
April 20, 2026
March 25, 2026High746.2805(8) - Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and was found to be deficient. Through review of video and interviews with staff, it was determined that two caregivers were putting two children in restrictive devices multiple times daily to stop the children from exhibiting certain behaviors.”
April 20, 2026
January 7, 2026Medium High746.5307(b) - Fire Extinguishers Serviced
State’s note: “At the time of inspection the program's mounted fire extinguishers were last serviced in November 2024 and have not been serviced since then.”
January 21, 2026
April 22, 2025Medium746.2423 - Naptime for Infants
State’s note: “This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. A caregiver was observed to be sleeping on the floor of an infant room and was not properly supervising or interacting with the infants in care.”
May 16, 2025
April 22, 2025High745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
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 conditions on their background check that didn't allow the caregiver to be left alone to supervise a group of children alone. By the time of the inspection at the operation the caregiver mentioned was no longer pr…”
At the inspection
December 19, 2024High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on information provided during a DFPS investigation it was determined that did not demonstrate competency of caring for the children and meeting their needs in a timely manner, as one child was observed visibly upset during the time and was not comforted by any of the caregivers present.”
March 3, 2025
December 19, 2024High746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State’s note: “Based on information provided during a DFPS investigation it was determined that two caregivers handled a child in an aggressive manner physically. These actions resulted in Reason to Believe listings for both caregivers.”
March 3, 2025
December 19, 2024Medium High746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
State’s note: “Based on information provided during a DFPS investigation it was determined that the previous center director had notified the caregivers of the concerns of using their cell phones while supervising the children, but no policy had been put in place. The caregivers were both observed using their phones during the times of the incidents.”
March 3, 2025
December 19, 2024High746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
State’s note: “Based on information provided during a DFPS investigation it was determined that caregivers were observed mishandling children in care during naptime by pushing their heads into their nap mat, hitting the children on their heads, and aggressively straighten their legs out to make them lay down while in care.”
March 3, 2025
December 18, 2024High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. During this investigation it was determined that the caregiver left in charge of the children during naptime did not practice self-control when she mishandled the children during this time.”
January 15, 2025
December 18, 2024Medium746.1613(a) - Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
State’s note: “This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. During this investigation and video footage review, it was determined that there was a total of 12 children, ages 12-17 months, with only one caregiver present during naptime. This is not allowed for this age group of children, as the caregiver/child ratio cannot be reduced for t…”
January 15, 2025
December 18, 2024High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. A caregiver was observed mishandling a child in care during naptime by pushing the child's head into their nap mat and aggressively straighten their legs out to make them lay down while in care.”
January 15, 2025
November 18, 2024Medium High746.5307(b) - Fire Extinguishers Serviced
State’s note: “The fire extinguishers are tagged to have last been serviced in July 2023, the extinguishers have not been serviced yet for this year.”
December 2, 2024
January 5, 2023High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “During the inspection, high school students were in classrooms with children. The high school students did not have an eligible background check through the background check unit of Child Care Regulation. This was corrected at inspection when the high school students left the operation.”
At the inspection
October 14, 2021High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “The standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found not compliant. Management did not report to Child Care Regulations an incident that placed a child at risk within 48 hours from the time that the incident was brought to management's attention.”
November 15, 2021
October 14, 2021Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “The standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found deficient. Management did not provide a complete incident report listing a parent's signature.”
November 15, 2021

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Panther Cub Day Care?

Texas HHSC's file lists 16 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 2, 2026. 7 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Panther Cub Day Care have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 19: 11 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 4 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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