Licensed child care center · public record
Tuck Street Early Education Center
Sherman, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
23 state inspections, last 2 years
46 deficiencies on the state’s summary
41 high or medium-high risk
November 5, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued August 15, 2016
- Capacity
- 153 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
- 1591316
Where
2111 E Tuck St
Sherman, TX 75090
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. Showing the newest 25 of 46.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired State’s note: “During the inspection of the active play space, rotten boards with exposed nails were found on the ground, seating with splintering wood was observed, a jagged broken plastic tub was observed and green algae had begun to grow in the outdoor sink.” |
| August 12, 2026 | Medium High | 746.201(9) - Complying with Laws and Rules State’s note: “The operation has earned many high weighted deficiencies since June of 2026, including multiple citations for employees engaging in prohibited punishments.” |
| August 12, 2026 | High | 746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment State’s note: “A caregiver chose to flick a child in care in the mouth as a form of discipline.” |
| August 12, 2026 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “The operation did not make a report to CCR within two days of becoming aware that an employee used corporal punishment on a child in care.” |
| July 10, 2026 | High | 746.1205(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: “It was determined that a child was unsupervised in a classroom.” |
| July 10, 2026 | Medium High | 746.201(9) - Complying with Laws and Rules State’s note: “It was determined that the permit holder told staff not to comply with a DFPS safety plan and allowed the staff member to supervise children alone.” |
| July 7, 2026 | High | 746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling State’s note: “A caregiver was observed standing over a child while talking harshly to them and yelling at them.” |
| July 7, 2026 | High | 746.1205(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 walkthrough two children were found alone in the classroom bathroom. They were two years old. There was no caregiver present in the classroom. This was corrected after approximatley one minute when the caregiver returned to the classroom and I notified them of the children in the bathroom.” |
| July 7, 2026 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “A caregiver was observed during the walkthrough grabbing and pushing a child in the classroom as a form of discipline.” |
| June 25, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games State’s note: “During an unannounced inspection, a caregiver was observed to be on her phone. The caregiver immediately put her phone in her pocket when she realized that CCR was in the room.” |
| June 25, 2026 | High | 746.1003(3) - Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments State’s note: “During an unannounced inspection, a caregiver was observed to be frustrated with a child who has special needs.” |
| June 25, 2026 | High | 746.1205(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 an unannounced inspection, a child was observed to be standing on top of a table. The caregiver did not remove the child from the top of the table until CCR entered the room.” |
| June 22, 2026 | High | 746.1205(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: “It was determined that a caregiver was not supervising children when they were fighting in the school age classroom.” |
| June 16, 2026 | High | 746.1205(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 a walkthrough of the operation, multiple children were able to walk out of a classroom and a child was observed to be jumping out of a chair without any redirection. It was also found that a child was able to stab multiple children with a pencil with no redirection from a caregiver.” |
| June 3, 2026 | High | 746.3703(d) - No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. Multiple staff members stated that they were vaping on the operation's premises.” |
| June 3, 2026 | High | 746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. Multiple staff and parents have observed a caregiver yelling at children in care.” |
| June 3, 2026 | Medium High | 746.201(9) - Complying with Laws and Rules State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. The operation has had a high number of repeated deficiencies in a short period of time.” |
| June 3, 2026 | High | 746.1201(2) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. A caregiver stated that she hates the children and does not like them. This statement was made to a parent, in front of the children, and to a child.” |
| June 3, 2026 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “This investigation was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. A parent observed a caregiver yank on a child in care.” |
| June 3, 2026 | High | 746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules State’s note: “The operation designee asked the Director to avoid or delay reporting a serious incident to parents that required reporting to parents.” |
| June 3, 2026 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “The operation had two caregivers engage in a physical fight at the operation in the infant room with infants present.” |
| June 3, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2807 - Employees Discipline Own Children State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. A caregiver slapped their own child while at the operation.” |
| June 3, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. During a visit to the operation, CCI observed children walking out of a classroom without a caregiver's knowledge.” |
| June 3, 2026 | High | 746.2805(6) - Prohibited Punishments - Using Harsh, Abusive or Profane Language State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. During an inspection, DFPS observed a write up in an employee's file stating that there was a verbal altercation in a classroom and profanity was used.” |
| June 3, 2026 | High | 746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk State’s note: “The operation had two caregivers engage in a physical fight at the operation in the infant room with infants present and did not notify the parents of these infants of this situation until several days later.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- November 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Pending
- October 22, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 10, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 13, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 12, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- July 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 23, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 14, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 13, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 10, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- July 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Tuck Street Early Education Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 23 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 5, 2026. 12 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Tuck Street Early Education Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 46: 27 high-risk, 14 medium-high-risk, 5 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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