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Licensed child care center · public record

Punkin Patch Daycare Center, INC

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

11 state inspections, last 2 years
15 deficiencies on the state’s summary
14 high or medium-high risk
November 3, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued January 22, 2009
Capacity
175 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:30 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
943266

Where

514 N Broadway St
Joshua, TX 76058

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 12
  • Medium-high 2
  • Medium 1
  • 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
June 22, 2026High746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
State’s note: “The director failed to ensure the operation was meeting compliance when instructing staff that this situation was not reportable.”
July 21, 2026
June 22, 2026High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “This was determined to be deficient due to the operation failing to notify the parents of a child that was involved in a non-routine situation that placed the child at risk for injury or harm.”
July 21, 2026
June 22, 2026High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “This was determined to be deficient by the caregiver grabbing the infant by their arm and leg and carrying them to the pack in play in this manner.”
July 21, 2026
June 22, 2026High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “The operation failed to notify CCR that a child was involved in a non-routine situation that places a child at risk for injury or harm.”
July 21, 2026
January 14, 2026High746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “This was evaluated during the course of the investigation and determined to be deficient. It was determined an employee yelled at a child while trying to redirect them.”
February 11, 2026
January 14, 2026High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the course of the investigation and determined to be deficient. It was determined that an employee grabbed a child by the face to redirect them.”
February 11, 2026
July 3, 2024High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “During the inspection a caregiver did not know how many children she had that she was responsible for and left it for the director to do a head count.”
July 12, 2024
June 29, 2024MediumHRC 42.04271 - Parent's Rights
State’s note: “During the course of the investigation, it was determined that the operation did not follow guidelines for parents right when allowing a parent to view video footage prior to notifying other parents.”
July 31, 2024
June 29, 2024High746.1205(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: “During the course of the investigation, it was determined that staff were not properly supervising the children.”
July 31, 2024
June 24, 2024Medium High746.3803(a)(1) - Medication Authorization - Signed and Dated
State’s note: “During the inspection the medication logs were observed missing parent signatures.”
July 5, 2024
June 18, 2024High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “During follow-up inspection there was one caregiver present without a clear background check.”
June 18, 2024
May 13, 2024High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “It was determined a caregiver did not demonstrate competency when they picked an infant up from a swing by just their arm.”
June 7, 2024
March 29, 2024High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “During the course of the investigation, it was determined a caregiver used inappropriate discipline when they used their open hand to hit a child. ***Please note: The caregiver is no longer employed at the operation. ***”
April 24, 2024
September 20, 2023Medium High746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
State’s note: “The operation failed to report to CCR an incident where a child was injured and required medical treatment.”
October 17, 2023
September 20, 2023High746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules
State’s note: “The operation did not follow their operational policies regarding illness and exclusion by allowing a child with a fever to remain in care.”
October 17, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Punkin Patch Daycare Center, INC?

Texas HHSC's file lists 11 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 3, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Punkin Patch Daycare Center, INC have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 15: 12 high-risk, 2 medium-high-risk, 1 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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