Daretha's House Child Care & Learning Center
2385 FM 896, Leonard, TX 75452 · Fannin County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 136
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Daretha Phelps
- Phone
- (903) 587-0018
- Regulated since
- Jan 20, 2017
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1252039 · number 1631463
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | Illness & medication (2), Staff background & training (4), Records & paperwork (2), Other (2) |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | Illness & medication (2) |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | Illness & medication (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jul 1, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
Seven infant feeding instructions had not been updated by the parent or a health care professional in the past 30 days.
HHSC 746.2421(a) — Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-07-15. Correction verified 2026-07-07.
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Illness & medication
A sampling of children records were evaluated. One child's record lacked emergency care authorization; one child's record's lacked a health statement; and one child's immunization record was observed incomplete.
HHSC 746.603(a)(2) — Children's Records - Admission Information
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-08-01. Correction verified 2026-07-15.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Other
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Jul 1, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
Seven infant feeding instructions had not been updated by the parent or a health care professional in the past 30 days.
HHSC 746.2421(a) — Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-07-15. Correction verified 2026-07-07.
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Illness & medication
A sampling of children records were evaluated. One child's record lacked emergency care authorization; one child's record's lacked a health statement; and one child's immunization record was observed incomplete.
HHSC 746.603(a)(2) — Children's Records - Admission Information
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-08-01. Correction verified 2026-07-15.
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Other
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Jun 17, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Jun 17, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 6, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 6, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Apr 13, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 13, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Mar 24, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. One caregiver did not have current CPR training.
HHSC 746.1301(a)(4)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-06-12. Correction verified 2026-05-30.
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Staff background & training
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. One caregiver's CPR training did not consist of consist of a curriculum that incudes use of a CPR manikin and both written and hands-on skill-based instruction, practice, and testing.
HHSC 746.1315(b)(1) — CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-06-12. Correction verified 2026-05-30.
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Records & paperwork
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was determined that infant daily reports have not been consistently shared with parents. In addition, it was determined that staff are not consistently completing infant daily reports in their entirety prior to sharing with parents.
HHSC 746.2431 — Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-05-22. Correction verified 2026-07-01.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Staff background & training
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Mar 24, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. One caregiver did not have current CPR training.
HHSC 746.1301(a)(4)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-06-12. Correction verified 2026-05-30.
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Staff background & training
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. One caregiver's CPR training did not consist of consist of a curriculum that incudes use of a CPR manikin and both written and hands-on skill-based instruction, practice, and testing.
HHSC 746.1315(b)(1) — CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-06-12. Correction verified 2026-05-30.
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Records & paperwork
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was determined that infant daily reports have not been consistently shared with parents. In addition, it was determined that staff are not consistently completing infant daily reports in their entirety prior to sharing with parents.
HHSC 746.2431 — Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-05-22. Correction verified 2026-07-01.
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Staff background & training
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Jul 2, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication Serious
The file of one child was missing the following : immunizations: Hep B(1) and PCV (1)
HHSC 746.613(a) — Required Immunizations
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-08-06. Correction verified 2025-09-02.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Illness & medication Serious
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Jul 2, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication Serious
The file of one child was missing the following : immunizations: Hep B(1) and PCV (1)
HHSC 746.613(a) — Required Immunizations
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-08-06. Correction verified 2025-09-02.
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Illness & medication Serious
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Feb 28, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 28, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Aug 16, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Aug 16, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 17, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Jan 17, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 24, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
Two out of ten child records evaluated did not have updated immunzation records. The following immunizations were missing- Child 1- MMR (1), Varicella (1); Child 2- PCV(1), Varicella (1)
HHSC 746.613(b) — Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-09-25. Correction verified 2023-09-11.
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Illness & medication
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Aug 24, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
Two out of ten child records evaluated did not have updated immunzation records. The following immunizations were missing- Child 1- MMR (1), Varicella (1); Child 2- PCV(1), Varicella (1)
HHSC 746.613(b) — Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-09-25. Correction verified 2023-09-11.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Illness & medication
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Aug 25, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 25, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Jan 13, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 13, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Oct 8, 2021 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 8, 2021 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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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.