Licensed child care center · public record
Wise Owls Learning Center
Decatur, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
9 state inspections, last 2 years
22 deficiencies on the state’s summary
16 high or medium-high risk
July 17, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued February 9, 2015
- Capacity
- 68 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
- 1533122
Where
805 S College Ave
Decatur, TX 76234
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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “The operation was observed to have multiple ceiling tiles with stains and needing replacement. Multiple vents where observed to have dust covering the vents. Lights where observed to be missing covers as well as those that had covers where seen with visible dust.” |
| April 1, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing State’s note: “6 employee files were reviewed. 3 employees did not have proper first aid and CPR training.” |
| May 7, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “Two children are missing their Health Statements.” |
| May 7, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3803(a)(1) - Medication Authorization - Signed and Dated State’s note: “One child was missing parent's authorization to administer medication.” |
| May 7, 2025 | Medium | 746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used State’s note: “Two children that are no longer in care had medication present. This was corrected at inspection when the director removed the medications from the box and contacted family to return.” |
| November 27, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “During the walkthrough inspection areas were observed to be dirty or unsanitary that could attract pests. Thorough cleaning and sanitizing is required to ensure a healthy environment for children.” |
| September 17, 2024 | Medium | 746.2203(b) - Written Activity Plans - Plan Followed by Caregiver State’s note: “The operation was not following the written activity plan by not going outside.” |
| September 17, 2024 | Medium | 746.301(2) - Notification of Change in Space State’s note: “The operation did not notify CCR of a reduction in space.” |
| July 11, 2024 | High | 746.5105 - Corrections Made to Fire Inspection State’s note: “The fire inspection was conducted on 6/20/2024 and was failed. Corrections have not been made at this point.” |
| June 18, 2024 | Medium High | 746.2411(2)(B) - Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting Sheets State’s note: “I observed a play yard to have lose fitted sheets.” |
| June 18, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection State’s note: “A gas inspection was not available for review at the time of my inspection.” |
| June 18, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering State’s note: “I observed children not wash hands after using the restroom/after a diaper change in 3 classrooms.” |
| June 18, 2024 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “I observed the pea gravel to be at approximately 1-2 inches under the rocking equipment.” |
| June 18, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal State’s note: “A current fire inspection was not available for review at the time of the inspection.” |
| June 18, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3415(13) - Employee Handwashing After Removing Gloves State’s note: “I observed a caregiver not wash their hands after removing gloves following a diaper change.” |
| June 18, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “I observed an excess of trash on the floor of the transportation bus.” |
| June 18, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing State’s note: “A caregiver had unsupervised access to children prior to completing first aid training.” |
| January 24, 2023 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “Center did not report the number of employees who left in 2022” |
| January 4, 2023 | Medium | 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent State’s note: “The operation did not provide the parents with a copy of the incident report.” |
| January 4, 2023 | High | 746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children State’s note: “Based on the DFPS investigation, a child was not appropriately supervised as the child was able to leave the operation unnoticed. The child was found outside of the operation by a person not associated to Wise Owls Learning Center.” |
| January 4, 2023 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “Based on the DFPS investigation, a caregiver did not use good judgement. The caregiver did not inform other caregivers on the playground about using the restroom, leaving her group of children unattended.” |
| January 4, 2023 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “The operation did not report this incident to childcare regulation within the required 48-hour period.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- July 17, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 16, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- April 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 1, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- February 9, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 5, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- September 5, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 4, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 29, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- May 7, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 14, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 9, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 27, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- November 7, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 5, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Wise Owls Learning Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 9 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 17, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Wise Owls Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 22: 4 high-risk, 12 medium-high-risk, 5 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-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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