Patty Cakes Child Care

508 TENNESSEE ST, Wills Point, TX 75169 · Van Zandt County

12cited violations

8serious

9inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-05:00 PM
Director / administrator: Patricia Luttrull
Phone: (214) 729-6340
Regulated since: Nov 12, 2008
HHSC IDs: Operation 350206 · number 892591
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Supervision & ratios 2
Food & allergies 1
Staff background & training 8

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	3	2	Supervision & ratios (1), Staff background & training (2)
2023	1	1	Staff background & training (1)
2022	3	1	Illness & medication (1), Staff background & training (2)
2021	5	4	Supervision & ratios (1), Food & allergies (1), Staff background & training (3)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jul 21, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 12, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  At the inspection, the assistant caregiver did not have annual training certificates available for review.
  
  HHSC 747.1303(4)(A) — Training Requirements for Caregivers Licensed -24 hours Annual Training
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-09-12. Correction verified 2024-09-25.
- Staff background & training
  At the inspection, the director's annual training certificates were not available for review.
  
  HHSC 747.1309(a) — Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-09-12. Correction verified 2024-09-25.
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  At the inspection, the operational policy did not include information related to maintaining an unassgned epinephrine auto-injector for use.
  
  HHSC 747.501(15) — Written Operational Policies - Unassigned Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-08-26. Correction verified 2024-08-22.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 23, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  At the inspection, the training certificates were not available for review for the primary caregiver/director.
  
  HHSC 747.1303(5)(A) — Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-09-22. Correction verified 2023-09-21.
HHSC inspection history
May 9, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 26, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  The operation allowed a person to be present at the operation before receiving notice from the CBCU regarding the person's eligibility.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-08-28. Correction verified 2022-08-26.
- Illness & medication
  At the inspection, two out of six children's records reviewed did not have an updated immunization record.
  
  HHSC 747.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-09-09. Correction verified 2022-08-30.
- Staff background & training
  At the inspection, the permit holder did not have annual training available for review for herself or other staff for the training year 2020-2021.
  
  HHSC 747.901 — Personnel Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-09-23. Correction verified 2022-09-21.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 20, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 8, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  Three caregivers need updated training in Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and CPR.
  
  HHSC 747.1303(2)(A) — Training Requirements for Caregivers- Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-10-29. Correction verified 2021-10-27.
- Staff background & training Serious
  Training records reviewed for three caregivers did not meet the required annual training hours. Each caregiver had 1 hour of training for their training year.
  
  HHSC 747.1303(4)(A) — Training Requirements for Caregivers Licensed -24 hours Annual Training
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-11-01. Correction verified 2021-11-05.
- Staff background & training Serious
  The permit holders training record was reviewed and did not meet the required annual training hours for the training year. The permit holder had 3 hours of training for the year 2020/2021.
  
  HHSC 747.1303(5)(A) — Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-11-01. Correction verified 2021-11-04.
- Food & allergies Serious
  10/8/21- At the follow-up inspection, a 3 month old infant was being fed by a propped bottle. The bottle was propped with blankets. The deficiency was corrected at inspection. At the inspection a 4 month old infant was being fed by a propped bottle..
  
  HHSC 747.2319(2) — Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop Bottles
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2021-10-08. Correction verified 2021-10-20.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operational policy does not include information regarding indoor and outdoor physical activity.
  
  HHSC 747.501(8) — Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-10-15. Correction verified 2021-10-27.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 1, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history

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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.

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Patty Cakes Child Care, 508 TENNESSEE ST, Wills Point, TX 75169-9526 (operation ID 350206, operation number 892591), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, via 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.