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Licensed child care center · public record

The Color Box Child Learning Center

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

4 state inspections, last 2 years
4 deficiencies on the state’s summary
3 high or medium-high risk
December 11, 2025 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued August 26, 2019
Capacity
242 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 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
1686128

Where

3230 Fm 462 S
Hondo, TX 78861

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 1
  • 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
December 12, 2024Medium746.4503(a) - Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age
State’s note: “Several nap mats were observed to be torn with the foam exposed. This was corrected at inspection when the torn nap mats were replaced.”
At the inspection
October 13, 2023Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “A disinfectant light was on the shelf above one of the cribs at child's reach where if a child stands or pulls on the cord, the lamp could fall into the crib, creating a hazard.”
October 13, 2023
December 27, 2022Medium High746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
State’s note: “The bottles in the infant room lacked a labels with the infants name. CI: This was corrected at inspection when the bottles were all labeled with the infants name.”
At the inspection
June 6, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “Supervision was not appropriate at the time of inspection and at the time of the incident.A caregiver turned her back without having a hand on the child on the changing table. The children were observed hitting each other with very little intervention.”
June 10, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected The Color Box Child Learning Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on December 11, 2025. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does The Color Box Child Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 4: 1 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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