Candy Cane Corner
1000 W LAMPASAS ST, Ennis, TX 75119 · Ellis County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 160
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Cheyenne Lara
- Phone
- (972) 878-3200
- Regulated since
- Aug 22, 2016
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1249344 · number 1629321
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | Records & paperwork (1) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | Safety & premises (1) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | Safety & premises (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 22, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 24, 2026 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
An email was sent to the operation on 6-19-26 regarding overdue fees. Operation has been asked to log into the portal and update this information by Monday June 22, 2026. Operation has also been informed that if the task is not completed, a deficiency will be incurred.
HHSC 745.509 — Licensed Operations Required Fees
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-06-30. Correction verified 2026-07-13.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Nov 5, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork
One staff did not have the required affidavit.
HHSC 746.901(4) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-11-12. Correction verified 2025-11-18.
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Records & paperwork
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Nov 7, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
There was a play structure that had broken pieces that needs to be replaced.
HHSC 746.3701(5) — Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-11-14. Correction verified 2024-11-13.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Nov 10, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 6, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 29, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 11, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 18, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
Out of 5 records 1 child did not have someone other than parent for emergency contact.
HHSC 746.605(6) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-01-25. Correction verified 2022-01-27.
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Safety & premises Serious
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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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- 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, 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.