Short Stuff Daycare

245 ESCONDIDO CIR, San Marcos, TX 78666 · Hays County

10cited violations

0serious

20inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours: 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
Director / administrator: Junie Chapman
Phone: (817) 308-9470
Regulated since: Jun 17, 2025
HHSC IDs: Operation 1495274 · number 1808861
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Staff background & training 4
Records & paperwork 2
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	8	0	Staff background & training (4), Records & paperwork (2), Other (2)
2025	2	0	Supervision & ratios (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jul 8, 2026 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The caregiver is missing 17 hours of training hours including topics in age-appropriate curriculum, SIDS and Shaken Baby, early brain development, building and premise safety, and six hours in management.
  
  HHSC 747.1303(5)(A) — Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-07-31. Correction verified 2026-08-10.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 8, 2026 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The caregiver is missing 17 hours of training hours including topics in age-appropriate curriculum, SIDS and Shaken Baby, early brain development, building and premise safety, and six hours in management.
  
  HHSC 747.1303(5)(A) — Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-07-31. Correction verified 2026-08-10.
HHSC inspection history
May 26, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The primary caregiver was missing 30 annual training hours.
  
  HHSC 747.1303(5)(A) — Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-07-03. Correction verified 2026-07-08.
- Other
  The primary caregiver's dog did not have a statement of good health on file.
  
  HHSC 747.3703(b) — Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-06-12. Correction verified 2026-06-15.
- Records & paperwork
  Children records were not available for review.
  
  HHSC 747.801(1) — Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-06-12. Correction verified 2026-06-12.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
May 26, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The primary caregiver was missing 30 annual training hours.
  
  HHSC 747.1303(5)(A) — Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-07-03. Correction verified 2026-07-08.
- Other
  The primary caregiver's dog did not have a statement of good health on file.
  
  HHSC 747.3703(b) — Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-06-12. Correction verified 2026-06-15.
- Records & paperwork
  Children records were not available for review.
  
  HHSC 747.801(1) — Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-06-12. Correction verified 2026-06-12.
HHSC inspection history
Dec 2, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Dec 2, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Aug 5, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 5, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 29, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 29, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jun 10, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 10, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 16, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  There were 12 children in care with one caregiver - two children under 18 months old, seven children between the ages of 18 months and 3 years, and three 4 year olds. Two children left during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.1801 — Child/Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care Home
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-04-16. Correction verified 2025-04-29.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 16, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  There were 12 children in care with one caregiver - two children under 18 months old, seven children between the ages of 18 months and 3 years, and three 4 year olds. Two children left during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.1801 — Child/Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care Home
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-04-16. Correction verified 2025-04-29.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 20, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 20, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 3, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 3, 2025 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 Short Stuff Daycare, 245 ESCONDIDO CIR, San Marcos, TX 78666-4581 (operation ID 1495274, operation number 1808861), 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, 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.