Paradise Panther Cub Care

338 SCHOOL HOUSE RD, Paradise, TX 76073 · Wise County

9cited violations

2serious

10inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 51
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-04:30 PM
Director / administrator: Lanita Smith
Phone: (940) 969-3070
Regulated since: Jan 11, 2011
HHSC IDs: Operation 711168 · number 1186166
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 2
Safety & premises 2
Staff background & training 1
Records & paperwork 2
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	0	Illness & medication (2)
2025	3	1	Safety & premises (1), Other (2)
2023	4	1	Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1), Records & paperwork (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 21, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 14, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  Medication assigned to a child had an experation date of december 2025.
  
  HHSC 746.3805(b)(3) — Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-07-17. Correction verified 2026-08-21.
- Illness & medication
  6 children's files were reviewed and 3 were observed to not have current immunizations.
  
  HHSC 746.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-07-24. Correction verified 2026-08-21.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 21, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other Serious
  There was a wading pool with water in it on the playground. This was corrected at inspection when they dumped out the water.
  
  HHSC 746.3701(9) — Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-07-21.
- Other
  They do not have documentation of most recent drills.
  
  HHSC 746.5205(4) — Documentation of Drills
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-07-28. Correction verified 2025-07-28.
- Safety & premises
  One child's file was missing the Name, address, and telephone number of the child's physician or an emergency-care facility.
  
  HHSC 746.605(10) — Required Admission Information - Physician Information
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-07-28. Correction verified 2025-07-23.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 7, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 25, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 13, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  The operation allowed a caregiver to provide direct care to children in care prior to receiving a background check determination of, Eligible ; Provisional Eligibility with Conditions, ; or, Eligible with Conditions. His/her current status is pending.
  
  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 2023-10-13. Correction verified 2023-10-17.
- Safety & premises
  One child did not have a Food Allergy Emergencdy Plan in their file at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.3819 — Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-10-20. Correction verified 2023-10-25.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 30, 2023 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  Center did not report the number of employees who left in 2022.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2023-02-01. Correction verified 2023-03-03.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 24, 2023 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  Center did not report the number of employees who left in 2022.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2023-01-26. Correction verified 2023-01-30.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 28, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 2, 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 Paradise Panther Cub Care, 338 SCHOOL HOUSE RD, Paradise, TX 76073-2619 (operation ID 711168, operation number 1186166), 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.