Little Shadows Child Development Center LLC
1501 S FORT HOOD ST, Killeen, TX 76542 · Bell County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 64
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Tracy Walker
- Phone
- (254) 681-1174
- Regulated since
- Jan 12, 2022
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1381774 · number 1723875
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1), Food & allergies (1) |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | Records & paperwork (1), Other (1) |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jul 29, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 10, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 13, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 10, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 14, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The last fire inspection was conducted at the operation on 9/19/2022.
HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-12-28. Correction verified 2024-01-08.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Dec 14, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Food & allergies
It was found during the invesitigation that infant daily sheets were only being completed for infants 0-12 months of age. Caregivers corrected this during inspection to include infants 0-17 months on the daily sheets.
HHSC 746.2431(2) — Infant Daily Report - Times and Amount of Food
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-01-10.
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Food & allergies
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Jan 10, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 2, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 22, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 13, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 6, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
An infant was observed asleep in a restricted device (car seat). The caregiver removed the infant from the carseat during the inspection.
HHSC 746.2426 — Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-06-06. Correction verified 2022-06-13.
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Other Serious
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Mar 4, 2022 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2022-03-07. Correction verified 2022-03-07.
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Records & paperwork
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Dec 14, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 19, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 5, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
It was observed that the youngest infant was present in a classroom with children over 18 months older than the infant.
HHSC 746.1605 — Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-11-05. Correction verified 2021-11-19.
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Supervision & ratios
Get the full file
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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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.