ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Marlin Little Pup Academy

602 DONOHOO ST, MARLIN, TX 76661

License #1784532 | Expires: Mar 22, 2024

Day Care Center
Type
23
Capacity
9
Inspections
10
Violations

Compliance Summary

4
Critical
0
Serious
6
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Feb 18, 2026 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 3, 2026 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Feb 26, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Sep 4, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 26, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 11, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Nov 7, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 3, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 30, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4

Violation Details

Critical Corrected

The parent handbook was missing the hours, days, and months of operation; procedures for parents to enroll their children; the benefits of physical activity; instructions for how parents can review the operation's compliance history; information on daily health checks and staff vaccinations; procedures for care of children with special needs; information that the center is a gang-free zone; and information on parents' rights.

Corrected: Feb 27, 2026

Moderate Corrected

Director only had 3 hours of training for the 2024-25 year.

Corrected: Mar 26, 2025

Moderate Corrected

2 of the 5 chldrens observed records did not contain the signed parents rights document.

Corrected: Mar 26, 2025

Moderate Corrected

All of the caregivers had the required hours of pre-service training; however, the pre-service did not include training on preventing the spread of communicable diseases.

Corrected: Jan 29, 2024

Critical Corrected

The operational policies were missing the hours, days, and months of operation, a pomotion of physical activity, procedures for parent visits and participation, requirements for employee vaccinations, procedures for including special needs children, and a notification to parents that the center is a gang-free zone.

Corrected: Jan 17, 2024

Moderate Corrected

Out of four staff files reviewed, all of them were missing employment start dates, two were missing documentation of how they met the minimum education qualifications, one was missing a notarized employment affidavit, three of them were missing documentation of how they met the minimum age requirements, three of them were missing a copy of photo ID, and all of them were missing a statement that they received abuse/neglect training during orientation.

Corrected: Jan 25, 2024

Moderate Corrected

Observed that the daycare did not have an outdoor area for the children to use.

Corrected: Oct 2, 2023

Moderate Corrected

Observed that the director had not signed a form certifying that she had reviewed the CPSC recall list.

Corrected: Sep 1, 2023

Critical Corrected

While reviewing the operational policies, observed that they were missing the benefits of physical activity, a statement on what employee vaccinations are required, a statement that they do not use insect repellent or sunscreen, their procedures for inclusive services for children with special needs, the weather criteria they will use to determine when they will limit or not do outdoor play, and a plan for indoor physical activity when they cannot do outdoor play.

Corrected: Sep 8, 2023

Critical Corrected

The operation had children in care prior to receiving a permit. This was corrected when the operation was notified that they could not have children in care until their permit was issued, and children were no longer in care at the time of this inspection.

Corrected: Aug 30, 2023

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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.