Licensed child care center · public record
Tutu's & Buckaroo's Childcare Center
Mount Pleasant, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
7 state inspections, last 2 years
12 deficiencies on the state’s summary
10 high or medium-high risk
August 13, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued May 12, 2022
- Capacity
- 60 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-05:30 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
- 1730587
Where
105 W Pecan St
Mount Pleasant, TX 75455
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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. A caregiver failed to identify and remove hazards in a classroom by placing a glass jar on top of an unstable storage bin that was accessible to children. This resulted in a child being injured and obtaining medical attention. The glass jar and storage bin have been removed.” |
| June 9, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training State’s note: “One caregiver lacked one hour pre-sevice training to complete the first 8 hours of pre-servce training before being counted in ratio.” |
| July 3, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “One caregiver's first aid training expired 6/2025.” |
| October 11, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games State’s note: “This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was determined a staff member used their cell phone while supervising a group of children. This individual is no longer employed by the operation.” |
| August 31, 2023 | Medium | 746.501(a)(23) - Written Operational Policies - Instructions for Contacting Licensing Office/Online and TX Abuse & Neglect Hotline State’s note: “The operational policies were evaluated and lacked written procedures for the following: 1) Instructions on how the parent may contact the local licensing office, access the HHSC website; and 2) procedures for parents to review a copy of the centers most recent licensing inspection report and how the parent may access the minimum standards online.” |
| August 31, 2023 | Medium High | 746.801(11) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care State’s note: “The operation did not have documentation of the most recent fire inspection on file for review by Child Care Regulation.” |
| August 31, 2023 | Medium | 746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information State’s note: “A sampling of children records were evaluated. One child's record lacked health care information and emergency care authorization.” |
| February 14, 2023 | Medium High | 746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation, and it was determined that the operation did not evacuate to their designed relocation site after receiving a threating text on a staff members phone.” |
| February 14, 2023 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and it was determined that staff did not use good judgment when they allowed the parents into the operation for a Valentine Party after the operation received a threating text message.” |
| January 24, 2022 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “A slide over 20 inches in height was observed on the playground without loose fill surfacing installed around and under the piece of equipment. This was corrected at inspection as the slide was removed from the playground.” |
| November 19, 2021 | Medium High | 746.201(2) - Written Personnel Policies State’s note: “The operational policies were evaluated and lacked written policies for: 1) Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity that is consistent with Subchapter F of this chapter; 2) Procedures for providing and applying, as needed, insect repellent and sunscreen; 3) provisions to provide a comfortable place with an adult sized seat in the center or within a…” |
| November 19, 2021 | Medium High | 746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures State’s note: “The Emergency PReparedness Plan was evaluated and lacked the following written procedures: 1) The staff responsibility in a sheltering/lock-down emergency for the orderly movement of children to a designated location within the center where children should gather; 2) An emergency evacuation and relocation diagram; and 3) How your staff will continue to care …” |
Recent inspections and visits
- August 13, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 6, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 1, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- June 9, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 3, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 3, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 13, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 20, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 18, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 11, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- August 19, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 31, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 9, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 17, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 14, 2023 Report · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Tutu's & Buckaroo's Childcare Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 7 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 13, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Tutu's & Buckaroo's Childcare Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 12: 1 high-risk, 9 medium-high-risk, 2 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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