New Horizons Daycare & Private School
908 E 9TH ST, Kemp, TX 75143 · Kaufman County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 119
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Salina Spakes
- Phone
- (903) 498-5883
- Regulated since
- Mar 22, 2024
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1461160 · number 1786272
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | Illness & medication (1) |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | Illness & medication (1), Staff background & training (1), Records & paperwork (1) |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | Supervision & ratios (1), Discipline & child guidance (1), Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1), Records & paperwork (1), Other (1) |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jul 30, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 28, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 16, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication Serious
Of the seven children's files reviewed, one child's files did not have current immunization records.
HHSC 746.613(a) — Required Immunizations
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-06-23. Correction verified 2026-06-19.
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Illness & medication Serious
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Jun 3, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 17, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 11, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
The transportation training for one driver had since expired at the time of inspection, and the other two drivers did not have copies of the transportation training on file for review.
HHSC 746.1316(a) — Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-03-25. Correction verified 2025-03-13.
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Records & paperwork
At the time of inspection two children did not have a health statement on file for review.
HHSC 746.603(a)(3) — Children's Records - Health Statement
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-03-25. Correction verified 2025-03-26.
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Illness & medication
At the time of inspection two children did not have an updated copy of their immunization record available for review.
HHSC 746.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-03-25. Correction verified 2025-03-26.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Sep 30, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
At the time of inspection the operation's last fire inspection was on 9/19/23. The operation has noot yet had another fire inspection for this year.
HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-10-14. Correction verified 2024-10-15.
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Other Serious
No lock down drill has been conducted at the childcare facility this year. This is no documentation available to indicate that one has been conducted.
HHSC 746.5205(3) — Sheltering Drills for Lock-Down-4 times in a calendar year
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-10-14. Correction verified 2024-10-15.
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Safety & premises Serious
During the inspection it was observed the Preschool 3 classroom and the kitchen did not have a smoke detector present in the space.
HHSC 746.5311(a) — Smoke-Detection System
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-10-14. Correction verified 2024-10-15.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Aug 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 5, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined that the caregiver mentioned in the report had a history of mistreating some children in care, but these incidents were noted reported to Licensing in a timely manner.
HHSC 746.1201(5) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-08-12. Correction verified 2024-08-08.
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Staff background & training Serious
This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined and noted during this investigation that the caregiver mentioned did pull, hit, pinch, yell, and mistreat children that are enrolled into care. Compliance was met for this deficiency during the inspection, as the caregiver mentioned in this report is no longer employed at the facility following the incident that took place. Training on discipline/guidance is scheduled to take place this week with all staff present.
HHSC 746.2805(1) — Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-08-06.
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Records & paperwork
This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. At the time of inspection the parents of the child mentioned in the report had not been notified of the incident that was reported to the owner/director. An incident report was written out during the inspection time and will be given to the parents at the time of pick up.
HHSC 746.307(c) — Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-08-09. Correction verified 2024-08-08.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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May 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 22, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 21, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 4, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 21, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The operation does not have an evacuation plan.
HHSC 746.5202(1) — Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-10-20. Correction verified 2023-10-06.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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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.