Little Rattlers Preschool & Childcare
9015 W US HIGHWAY 377, Tolar, TX 76476 · Hood County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 73
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Elizabeth Stracener
- Phone
- (254) 835-5093
- Regulated since
- Mar 21, 2016
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1210806 · number 1594988
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | Discipline & child guidance (2) |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | Safety & premises (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Aug 20, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 30, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 13, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 30, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 29, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance
A child's time out exceeding the one minute per age rule.
HHSC 746.2803(4)(D) — Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-02-11. Correction verified 2025-02-13.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
A child was placed in a feeding chair and strapped in as a form of time out after the child bit another child.
HHSC 746.2805(8) — Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-02-11. Correction verified 2025-02-13.
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Discipline & child guidance
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Oct 28, 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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Safety & premises
Two pieces of active play equipment had overlapping use zones. This was corrected by the director during the inspection by repositioning the equipment to correct the use zone requirements.
HHSC 746.4803 — Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-12-14.
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Safety & premises
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Feb 23, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 26, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 24, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 20, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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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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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, 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.