Terrell Early Learning Center
400 9TH ST, Terrell, TX 75160 · Kaufman County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 96
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Tashara Howard
- Phone
- (972) 674-1078
- Regulated since
- Mar 7, 2023
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1417375 · number 1750629
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | Illness & medication (1), Safety & premises (1) |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | Illness & medication (1) |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | Supervision & ratios (1), Staff background & training (1), Other (1) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 23, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 18, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
At the time of inspection that latest fire inspection was conducted on 10/6/24. The fire marshal had not yet come out to the facility to conduct a recent inspection. During the inspection the owner conducted the fire marshal department to schedule and pay for the fire inspection to be conducted.
HHSC 746.5101(b) — Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-11-18.
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Illness & medication
At the time of inspection 4 children did not have their most current immunization records on file for review.
HHSC 746.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-12-02. Correction verified 2025-12-16.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Dec 18, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
Two children did not have an immunization record on file for review at the time of inspection.
HHSC 746.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-01-03. Correction verified 2025-01-08.
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Illness & medication
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Feb 8, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 7, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 25, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
A caregiver picked up a school- aged child to redirect him and held him in her lap.
HHSC 746.2803(4) — Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-11-02. Correction verified 2023-11-07.
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Staff background & training Serious
The provider used naptime as a form of punishment.
HHSC 746.2805(2) — Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-02. Correction verified 2023-11-07.
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Other Serious
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Sep 20, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The operation did not have a recent fire inspection.
HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-10-31. Correction verified 2023-11-01.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Feb 9, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 5, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 15, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 6, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 28, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 22, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 20, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
It was found that caregivers were not supervising children properly when a 3 year old was left alone on the playground for 5-10 minutes.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-09-27. Correction verified 2022-10-06.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Sep 1, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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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.