Ebony And Ivorys Child Care And Learning Center
1706 W AVENUE M, Temple, TX 76504 · Bell County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 146
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Ronni Hogue
- Phone
- (254) 774-1458
- Regulated since
- Sep 3, 2020
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1349181 · number 1703871
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | Other (1) |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | Discipline & child guidance (1) |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | Illness & medication (1), Supervision & ratios (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jul 21, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 10, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 9, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
During an invesitgation it was found that a caregiver did not use good judgement while sitting children down.
HHSC 746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-07-10. Correction verified 2026-07-21.
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Other Serious
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Jan 30, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 2, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 1, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 13, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 12, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 13, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
During a DFPS investigation it was found that a caregiver used prohibited punishments to discipline a child in care.
HHSC 746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-02-04. Correction verified 2025-02-12.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Jun 20, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 11, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 1, 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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Aug 25, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 9, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 20, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 20, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
During a walk-through of the childcare facility, a 4-year-old classroom was out-of-ratio by one child. A caregiver was immediately placed in that classroom when addressed, bringing the facility into compliance.
HHSC 746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-09-20.
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Supervision & ratios
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Aug 5, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 28, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Illness & medication
The childcare facility did not report communicable illnesses to Child Care Regulation within the required timeframe.
HHSC 746.305(a)(4) — Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-01-28. Correction verified 2022-01-28.
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Illness & medication
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Oct 4, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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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.