Tortuguitas Daycare

1603 HAMMOND DR, Killeen, TX 76543 · Bell County

8cited violations

2serious

8inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 6
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Yetsenia Camacho Rodriguez
Phone: (254) 599-8014
Regulated since: Feb 3, 2026
HHSC IDs: Operation 1519555 · number 1826824
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Other 6

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	8	2	Supervision & ratios (2), Other (6)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Sep 8, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 8, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 27, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 27, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 14, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 14, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 17, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  There was no written activity plan.
  
  HHSC 747.2101 — Planned Activities - Designed to meet individual needs and developmental levels of children in the group
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-12-24. Correction verified 2026-01-14.
- Other
  There was no keeping children safe poster or telephone numbers posted.
  
  HHSC 747.401(a)(3) — Posting Requirements-Keeping Children Safe Poster
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-12-24. Correction verified 2026-01-14.
- Other
  The fenced area to seperate the children from the trampoline is not complete.
  
  HHSC 747.4105 — Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-12-31. Correction verified 2026-01-14.
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  There was no emergency preparedness plan included in the operational policies.
  
  HHSC 747.501(11) — Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-12-24. Correction verified 2026-01-14.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 17, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  There was no written activity plan.
  
  HHSC 747.2101 — Planned Activities - Designed to meet individual needs and developmental levels of children in the group
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-12-24. Correction verified 2026-01-14.
- Other
  There was no keeping children safe poster or telephone numbers posted.
  
  HHSC 747.401(a)(3) — Posting Requirements-Keeping Children Safe Poster
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-12-24. Correction verified 2026-01-14.
- Other
  The fenced area to seperate the children from the trampoline is not complete.
  
  HHSC 747.4105 — Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-12-31. Correction verified 2026-01-14.
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  There was no emergency preparedness plan included in the operational policies.
  
  HHSC 747.501(11) — Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-12-24. Correction verified 2026-01-14.
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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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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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 Tortuguitas Daycare, 1603 HAMMOND DR, Killeen, TX 76543-5216 (operation ID 1519555, operation number 1826824), 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]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

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.