Little Ark Learning Center
322 LAMAR AVE, Paris, TX 75460 · Lamar County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 100
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Sue Parker
- Phone
- (903) 739-9901
- Regulated since
- Jan 10, 2001
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 167115 · number 551319
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1) |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | Illness & medication (2) |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1), Other (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Aug 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 7, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 20, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The operation only served one component out of the two required components for snack from the USDA Meal and Snack Patterns.
HHSC 746.3301(b) — Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-04-27. Correction verified 2026-04-24.
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Safety & premises
One child's food allergy plan was not signed by the parent.
HHSC 746.3819 — Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-04-27. Correction verified 2026-04-22.
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Supervision & ratios
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Jun 11, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 13, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 18, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 15, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. It was discovered that child was released to non-authorized person and was returned to the operation after it was discovered by another family member.
HHSC 746.4101(a) — Release of Children
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-12-04. Correction verified 2024-12-13.
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Supervision & ratios
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Jul 19, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 7, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 24, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 18, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 14, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 6, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 29, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. The operation did not self-report to Child Care Regulation when a staff member tested positive for COVID.
HHSC 746.305(a)(4) — Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-06. Correction verified 2022-09-14.
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Illness & medication
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. The operation did not notify all parents of children enrolled in writing when a staff member tested positive for COVID. This was corrected at inspection as the operation posted a note on the door to notify all parents of children enrolled.
HHSC 746.307(d) — Parental Notification of Communicable Disease
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-06. Correction verified 2022-09-14.
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Illness & medication
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Jan 14, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 23, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
This standard was reviewed on 12/23/2021 as a follow-up to a previous inspection and found deficient. The loose fill is not being maintained at 6 inches in the entire perimeter of the use zone area of the equipment on the playground.
HHSC 746.4907(d) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-01-10. Correction verified 2022-01-14.
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Safety & premises
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Dec 3, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The loose fill is not being maintained at the proper depth of 6 inches around the equipment with the two slides closest to the front of th eoperation that is on the large playground.
HHSC 746.4907(d) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-23. Correction verified 2021-12-23.
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Supervision & ratios
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Oct 27, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
The loose fill on the two playgrounds is not being maintained at the proper depth of 6 inches.
HHSC 746.4907(d) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-03. Correction verified 2021-12-03.
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Other
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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.