Shushan Daycare
312 S. PEARL ST., Stratford, TX 79084 · Sherman County
Program
- Type
- Licensed child-care home
- Licensed capacity
- 12
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:45 AM-05:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Susan Portillo
- Phone
- (806) 930-0769
- Regulated since
- Nov 23, 2021
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1380395 · number 1723065
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | Illness & medication (1), Food & allergies (1), Staff background & training (1) |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 | Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (2), Records & paperwork (2), Other (2) |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (4), Safety & premises (1), Other (1) |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1), Records & paperwork (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Aug 19, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 16, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The CPR and First Aid training for the primary caregiver expired 8/30/2025.
HHSC 747.1303(2)(A) — Training Requirements for Caregivers- Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-23. Correction verified 2025-10-06.
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Illness & medication
Medication was not in the original container so the epi pen lacked vital information including the name of the child's full name who the epi pen belongs to for one child with doctor provided label.
HHSC 747.3605(b)(1) — Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-30. Correction verified 2025-09-25.
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Food & allergies
One child in care did not have a food allergy plan in file that required a plan in file by the doctor.
HHSC 747.605(15) — Required Admission Information-Child's allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-30. Correction verified 2025-09-25.
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Staff background & training
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Dec 2, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 7, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 8, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
Two children did not have the date of admission listed on their file, they did not have anyone listed on the people of release by the parent or any acknowledgment, and they did not have a parent signature as required on the admission information. **The date of admission was corrected at inspection by the primary caregiver when it was written in.
HHSC 747.605(7) — Required Admission Information - Release Information
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-06-08. Correction verified 2023-06-07.
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Other Serious
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Apr 27, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 13, 2023 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
The primary caregiver provided false documentation of a health statement when another child's health statement was altered to put another child's name.
HHSC 747.207(9) — Comply with Child-care Licensing Law and Rules
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-01-13. Correction verified 2023-01-30.
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Records & paperwork
A child file whose child admission date is 9/30/2020 and still does not have a health statement in file which is required 12 months from the date of admission.
HHSC 747.603(a)(3) — Children's Records - Health Statement
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-01-20. Correction verified 2023-01-19.
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Other Serious
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Jan 5, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
A staff that was hired on 8/29/2022 did not have proof of orientation in file for review with required signatures.
HHSC 747.1303(1)(A) — Training Requirements for Caregivers - Orientation
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-01-05.
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Staff background & training
A caregiver whose training year is 8/23/2021 - 8/23/2022 was lacking 3 hours for their 24 required clock hours of annual training.
HHSC 747.1303(4)(A) — Training Requirements for Caregivers Licensed -24 hours Annual Training
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-01-05.
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Records & paperwork
A child file whose chlid admission date is 9/30/2020 did not have a health statement in file which is required 12 months from the date of admission.
HHSC 747.603(a)(3) — Children's Records - Health Statement
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-01-12. Correction verified 2023-01-13.
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Safety & premises Serious
Four child files were reviewed at inspection. Two children files were missing the emergency contact address for the individual listed by the child's parent. Two children files were missing the parent signature acknowledging the enrollment information provided and one of those files did not have the section for authorization for emergency medical attention, the additional information section providing information of the child's food allergy, and did not have the health statement section of what the parent will do regarding the health statement for their child.
HHSC 747.605(12) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-01-05. Correction verified 2023-01-05.
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Staff background & training
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Sep 15, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 9, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The operation decreased the size of the outdoor play area used by the children in care prior to notifying to Child Care Regulation.
HHSC 747.301(2) — Notification of Change in Space
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-09-09. Correction verified 2022-09-15.
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Other
Five children did not have cots, nap mats, or bed to sleep in and were laying on blankets folded in half.
HHSC 747.4303(a) — Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-09-09. Correction verified 2022-09-15.
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Safety & premises
The use zone for a swing observed being used by children did not meet the required use zone as it did not extend twice the height of the vertical distance from the swing beam to the surface below and only measured about 2-3 feet away from the fence. Additionally, a stationary equipment with a slide attached was observed without the necessary use zone of 6 feet all around.
HHSC 747.4607(a) — Measurement of Use Zone for Swings - in Front and Rear
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-09. Correction verified 2022-09-15.
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Supervision & ratios
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May 24, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 18, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
There was only one caregiver present at the start of the inspection with 8 children. One child was 13 months old. Seven children were 18 months old to three years old, putting her out of ratio by one child. This was corrected when an assistant caregiver arrived at the daycare.
HHSC 747.1801 — Child/Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care Home
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-05-18. Correction verified 2022-05-24.
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Supervision & ratios
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May 11, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
There was only one caregiver present at the start of the inspection with 13 children present. Of these 13 children, 5 children were 17 months and younger and 8 children were 18 months and older.
HHSC 747.1801 — Child/Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care Home
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-05-11. Correction verified 2022-05-17.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
There were 13 children present at the operation and the total capacity permits 12 children total.
HHSC 747.207(10) — AP Never exceed capacity of the home
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-05-11. Correction verified 2022-05-17.
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Supervision & ratios
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Nov 18, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 29, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 18, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
Two caregivers did not have a high school diploma or equivalent on file. One caregiver did not have an affidavit of employment on file.
HHSC 747.1207(6) — Minimum Qualifications for Assistant Caregiver - Affidavit
HHSC risk weight: Low. Corrected 2021-11-12. Correction verified 2021-11-09.
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Safety & premises Serious
Two infants, both ten months old, were permitted to sleep with a blanket in their pack-in-plays. One of the infants was also given a pillow with which to sleep.
HHSC 747.2315(b) — AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2021-10-18. Correction verified 2021-10-29.
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Records & paperwork
Two children currently enrolled did not have signed health statements from a medical professional.
HHSC 747.603(a)(3) — Children's Records - Health Statement
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-11-01. Correction verified 2021-10-29.
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Staff background & training
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