ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Hope's Little Preschool

1802 FM 314, BEN WHEELER, TX 75754

License #1515023 | Expires: Sep 30, 2013

Day Care Center
Type
70
Capacity
17
Inspections
16
Violations

Compliance Summary

4
Critical
3
Serious
8
Moderate
1
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Jun 12, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 23, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
May 15, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 13, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jun 27, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 22, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 22, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 16, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Dec 13, 2022 OTHER Compliant 0
Nov 29, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 2, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 30, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 1
Oct 4, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 19, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4
Nov 12, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Nov 3, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 7
Apr 2, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0

Violation Details

Critical Corrected

The operation allowed a person to be present at the operation giving direct care to children before receiving notice from CBCU regarding the person's eligibility.

Corrected: May 25, 2025

Critical Corrected

This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. Operation staff heard a caregiver yelling at an infant on the playground.

Corrected: May 28, 2025

Critical Corrected

At the investigation inspection, a 5 week old infant had a sleep sack in the crib covering the legs and was being used as a blanket. The caregiver removed the sleep sack from the crib at the inspection.

Corrected: Dec 16, 2022

Moderate Corrected

This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined the children are given screen time in the morning and afternoon that exceeds the 1-hour time limit per day allowed.

Corrected: Nov 17, 2022

Moderate Corrected

At the inspection, the emergency practice form was reviewed to not have been updated since March 30, 2022.

Corrected: Oct 3, 2022

Moderate Corrected

1 out 5 children's records reviewed did not have an immunization record included in the child's file.

Corrected: Oct 3, 2022

Serious Corrected

At the inspection, the infant playground is needing to be mowed. The grass is growing above the edges of the play equipment.

Corrected: Oct 3, 2022

Serious Corrected

The operation did not self report to Child Care Regulation when two staff tested positive for Covid in July of 2022.

Corrected: Sep 19, 2022

Moderate Corrected

3 out of 3 employee training records were not available at the time of the inspection. The director and two staff training records were not available for review.

Corrected: Nov 24, 2021

Moderate Corrected

3 out of 3 employee training records were not available at the time of the inspection. The director and two staff training records were not available for review.

Corrected: Nov 24, 2021

Moderate Corrected

The screen time used by the operation today was 1 hour and 40 minutes combining the AM and the PM times together.

Minor Corrected

3 out of 3 personnel records reviewed did not have a notarized employment affidavit.

Serious Corrected

At the inspection, the blue surface material was showing at the slide exits and the loose-fill did not measure 6 inches.

Moderate Corrected

At the inspection, two teeter totters were positioned 3-4 feet from the tether ball pole.

Moderate Corrected

At the inspection, the operational policy did not include the information regarding indoor/outdoor physical activity.

Critical Corrected

At the inspection, 19 school age children were placed in the Pre-k building with the Pre-K class when they arrived from public school and placed the building out of capacity by 5 children.

Nearby Facilities

ACTIVE

LEMUS'S LITTLE PRESCHOOL

1802 FM 314, BEN WHEELER, TX 75754

School-Age Program Capacity: 70
ACTIVE

TWISTED CEDAR CHILDCARE CENTER

1545 VZ COUNTY ROAD 4601, BEN WHEELER, TX 75754

Day Care Center Capacity: 73
Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.