The Children's Spot
1222 E DEBBIE LN, Mansfield, TX 76063 · Tarrant County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 186
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Cheryl Butimore
- Phone
- (817) 473-0441
- Regulated since
- Dec 17, 2020
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1365248 · number 1713909
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (3) |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | Other (1) |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | Illness & medication (1), Safety & premises (1), Records & paperwork (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jun 26, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 11, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 17, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 14, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
It was determined that the driver of the vehicle failed to follow operational procedures by not conducting a proper name-to-face check when unloading children, resulting in a child being left on the vehicle.
HHSC 746.5605(3) — Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - Account for All Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-12-09. Correction verified 2025-12-11.
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Safety & premises Serious
It was determined that a child was left unattended on a vehicle after being transported from school to the daycare center.
HHSC 746.5605(4) — AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-12-09. Correction verified 2025-12-11.
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Safety & premises Serious
The vehicle's child safety alarm was determined to be inoperative at the time of the incident.
HHSC 746.5625(b) — Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-12-09. Correction verified 2025-12-11.
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Safety & premises Serious
The driver failed to conduct a physical walk-through and visual check of the vehicle to ensure no children remained in the vehicle.
HHSC 746.5625(d)(2) — Electronic Child Safety Alarm - Driver or designated employee conduct walk-through and visual check of vehicle
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-12-09. Correction verified 2025-12-11.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Oct 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 28, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
A statement of health was not available for review at the time of inspection for the child-care center's dog.
HHSC 746.3903(b) — Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-11-04. Correction verified 2024-10-30.
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Other
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Nov 16, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 28, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 20, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 27, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 27, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 26, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 24, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 15, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 4, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 22, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
It was determined that the operation was allowing an 8 and 11-year-old to assist in the infant rooms which exceeded the 18-month age difference between the oldest and youngest child.
HHSC 746.1605 — Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-02-07. Correction verified 2023-02-15.
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Supervision & ratios
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Dec 1, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 10, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
Crib sheets in the infant 2 room did not fit snug on the mattress.
HHSC 746.2409(a)(2) — Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-17. Correction verified 2022-01-04.
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Illness & medication
A school aged child was missing school contact information on the immunization exception form. This was corrected at inspection.
HHSC 746.605(14) — Required Admission Information - School Information for School-age Child
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2021-12-10.
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Records & paperwork
A caregivers record was missing an affidavit form. This was corrected at inspection.
HHSC 746.901(4) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2021-12-10.
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Safety & premises
Get the full file
HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.
Email the request Printable letter (fax or mail)
- Send to
- HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions
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If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.
Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.