ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Little Shapes Daycare

3916 TIERRA MARFIL RD, EL PASO, TX 79938

License #1536406 | Expires: Nov 12, 2014

Day Care Center
Type
12
Capacity
23
Inspections
14
Violations

Compliance Summary

4
Critical
7
Serious
3
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Jan 8, 2026 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 18, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 17, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Oct 20, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 11, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 31, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 23, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 7, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 2, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 10, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 6, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 2
Mar 5, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 1, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Nov 8, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 20, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 11, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 14, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 1, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jan 24, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 5
Nov 7, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 27, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Feb 14, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 9, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2

Violation Details

Critical Corrected

Primary Caregiver, who was counted in ratio, left three children in care asleep on their mats and stepped outside of the operation, leaving these children unsupervised.

Corrected: Dec 18, 2025

Moderate Corrected

During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that two enrolled children did not have admission information.

Corrected: Apr 9, 2024

Critical Corrected

During a DFPS investigation, it was determined a sleeping child was left unsupervised in the transportation vehicle for approximately 15 minutes. The caregiver was aware the child was asleep, decided to allow the child to remain in the vehicle and went into the operation.

Corrected: Apr 9, 2024

Serious Corrected

During the follow-up inspection the operation was observed out of ration again. Primary caregiver had 11 children in care. There was an infant 0 to 17 months old, (2) two years old, (7) 18 months to three years old, and (1) four-year-old. The operation was over by two children in the age range 18 months to three years old. Corrected during the follow-up inspection when a 17-month-old and (2) three-year-old children were picked up leaving the operation in compliance with child/caregiver ratios.

Corrected: Feb 1, 2023

Serious Corrected

Operation had (two) children 0-17, (seven) children 18 months through three years old, and (three) 4 years old and older. Corrected during the inspection when four children were picked up by their parents, leaving the operation in ratio.

Corrected: Jan 24, 2023

Serious Corrected

Fire safety form indicated operation conducted only two sheltering/severe weather drills in 2022. A severe weather drill was conducted and documented during this inspection.

Corrected: Jan 24, 2023

Serious Corrected

During the inspection a nine-month-old infant was observed in a baby walker. Infant was removed from baby walker and baby walker was removed from care area.

Corrected: Jan 24, 2023

Serious Corrected

Two play-yards used for infant sleep were observed with two additional pads besides the original pad that came with the play-yard. Corrected during this inspection, additional pads were removed from the play-yards.

Corrected: Jan 24, 2023

Serious Corrected

Fire safety form indicated operation conducted only two lock-down drills in 2022. A lock-down drill was conducted and documented during this inspection.

Corrected: Jan 24, 2023

Serious Corrected

Fire Safety Practice form indicated last fire drill was conducted February 2022. A fire drill in less than three-minutes was conducted and document during this inspection.

Corrected: Oct 27, 2022

Moderate Corrected

A five-month-old infant was missing monthly feeding instructions since May 2022.

Critical Corrected

A five-month-old infant was observed sleeping in a play-yard on top of a pillow-like positioner covered with a blanket. Primary caregiver removed all items immediately out of the play-yard during the inspection.

Moderate Corrected

Six-month-old infant was missing monthly feeding instructions for February 2022. Infant file had monthly feeding instructions dated August 2021.

Critical Corrected

Upon arrival at the home operation at 10:30am a parent picked up a six-month-old infant from her crib and placed her in a car seat in preparation to depart. Infant was in the crib covered with a blanket, on top of another blanket. Corrected during the inspection when parent took infant out of her crib with her blanket. Caregiver removed the second blanket during this inspection.

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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.