Independence Farm
2715 LIBERTY DR, Corsicana, TX 75110 · Navarro County
Program
- Type
- General residential operation
- Licensed capacity
- 13
- Ages
- 5-18
- Hours
- -
- Director / administrator
- Susan Miller
- Phone
- (903) 874-2377
- Regulated since
- Jun 15, 1989
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 106940 · number 244459
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | Illness & medication (2), Supervision & ratios (3), Records & paperwork (3) |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | Cleanliness & sanitation (1), Illness & medication (1), Supervision & ratios (3), Discipline & child guidance (1) |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | Illness & medication (2), Supervision & ratios (2), Discipline & child guidance (1), Staff background & training (1), Records & paperwork (2), Other (1) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | Cleanliness & sanitation (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 1, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 10, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 25, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 24, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication Serious
Adult medication is being administered to children in care without doctor's orders.
HHSC 748.2009(a)(1) — Administration of non-prescription medication/supplements-must follow label instructions for dosage
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-07-28. Correction verified 2026-08-10.
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Illness & medication Serious
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Apr 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 8, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork
In the review of 2 of 2 child records, suicide screening tools were not completd.
HHSC 748.125(d)(4)(A) — Suicide Screening- A screening tool must be administered at admission for each child 10 years of age or older.
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-04-15. Correction verified 2026-04-24.
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Illness & medication
In the review of 1 of 2 child medication records, pill count did not match medication record.
HHSC 748.2151(d) — Medication Record-must include accurate daily count of each prescribed medication, unless operate on a cottage home model
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-04-10. Correction verified 2026-04-24.
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Records & paperwork
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Mar 4, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 28, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 11, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 7, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork
Two of two child records reviewed, did not have admission assessments.
HHSC 748.1215(b) — Admission Assessment-Professional level service provider must sign & date assessment, which must be in child's record
HHSC risk weight: Low. Corrected 2026-01-14. Correction verified 2026-01-14.
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Records & paperwork
Two of two child records reviewed, did not include initial services plans.
HHSC 748.1337(b) — Initial Service Plan-Document in child's record and include preliminary service plan requirements
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2026-01-14. Correction verified 2026-01-14.
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Supervision & ratios
The operation insurance expired 7/1/2025.
HHSC 748.158(2) — Operational Responsibilities- Provide proof of coverage to Licensing each year by the anniversary date of the issuance of your permit
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-01-14. Correction verified 2026-01-14.
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Supervision & ratios
During the operation walkthrough, there were no fire extinguishers throughout the operation.
HHSC 748.3113(a) — Fire Extinguisher-Must have a fire-extinguishing system, which may be sprinkler system and/or fire extinguishers
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-01-14. Correction verified 2026-01-14.
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Supervision & ratios
The operation van inspection sticked expired 12/2025.
HHSC 748.4083(b) — Vehicle and maintenance-Each vehicle used must be registered and have a current inspection sticker for the state in which it is registered
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2026-01-14. Correction verified 2026-01-14.
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Records & paperwork
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Oct 30, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 16, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 11, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 8, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 19, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
A staff member was left alone during awake hours, and did not adhere to the safety plan.
HHSC 748.1005 — Child/caregiver ratio-Each group must have enough caregivers for that group who are not caring for other children or doing administrative work
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-02-10. Correction verified 2025-02-11.
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Discipline & child guidance
The caregiver did not report an incident to the hotline within the timeframe required.
HHSC 748.303(a)(3)(A) — Serious Incident-Report to Licensing as soon as aware of allegations or indications of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a child
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-02-10. Correction verified 2025-02-11.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The caregiver did not provide adequate supervision when the children were engaging inappropriate activities.
HHSC 748.685(a)(4) — Caregiver responsibility - providing the level of supervision necessary to ensure each child's safety and well-being
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-02-10. Correction verified 2025-02-11.
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Supervision & ratios
The caregiver did not follow the service plan for children that required line of sight supervision.
HHSC 748.685(c)(6) — Implement and follow the children's service plans.
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-02-10. Correction verified 2025-02-11.
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Supervision & ratios
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May 13, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
One medication log did not have the staff signature that administered the medication.
HHSC 748.2151(c)(6) — Medication record - must include name & signature of person who administered each medication
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-05-20. Correction verified 2024-05-14.
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Illness & medication
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Jan 30, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation
There was not a shower door/curtain on the lower level shower. The children were having to using the shower on the main floor, which is not where their bedrooms are located.
HHSC 748.3391(a) — Bathrooms-Must be maintained in good repair & kept clean
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-02-06. Correction verified 2024-02-05.
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Cleanliness & sanitation
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Dec 13, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other
A staff person was "horse play and rough housing" with the children in care and an injury occurred.
HHSC 748.507(1) — Employee general responsibilities-Demonstrate competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-01-25. Correction verified 2024-01-30.
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Other
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Nov 16, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 6, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
Two children 13 and 10 years old were left unsupervised by a caregiver in a vehicle and engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior.
HHSC 748.1101(b)(1)(B) — Children's rights-Adhere to the child's rights to be free of abuse, neglect, and exploitation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-07. Correction verified 2023-11-16.
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Records & paperwork
Two incident reports did not have the age and gender of all children involved. In addition, the following was also missing. All witnesses were not listed, as well as the resolution of the incident was not document.
HHSC 748.311(3) — Serious Incident Documentation-Includes name, age, gender, and date of admission of the child or children involved
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-11-09. Correction verified 2023-11-09.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
A caregiver left 4 children in a van without any supervision on 2 occasions.
HHSC 748.685(a)(4) — Caregiver responsibility - providing the level of supervision necessary to ensure each child's safety and well-being
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-07. Correction verified 2023-11-16.
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Supervision & ratios
Two of the children's service plan required "constant" supervision; this was not followed.
HHSC 748.685(c)(6) — Implement and follow the children's service plans.
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-11-09. Correction verified 2023-11-16.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Jun 11, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 22, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
There were two employees that had expired training in Normalcy. The last date the training was taken was 3/6/22.
HHSC 748.930(b)(3) — Annual Training- Caregivers must have 1 hour normalcy training.
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-05-29. Correction verified 2023-05-29.
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Staff background & training
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Apr 10, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 2, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 30, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Illness & medication
Staff did not administer medications to children in care as prescribed by the physician.
HHSC 748.2003(b)(5) — Administration of prescription medication-Ensure the child has taken the medication as prescribed
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-04-07. Correction verified 2023-04-10.
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Illness & medication
Medications skipped or not filled in a timely manner were not documented as required for all prescribed medications.
HHSC 748.2203(c)(1) — Medication Error-Document the time & date of the error
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-04-07. Correction verified 2023-04-10.
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Records & paperwork
Incident reports provide insufficient information on interventions before and after an incident and it does not state who spoke to the child/children in care.
HHSC 748.311(8) — Serious Incident Documentation-Includes interventions made during and after the incident, i.e. medical interventions, contacts made, other actions
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-04-07. Correction verified 2023-04-04.
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Illness & medication
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Nov 8, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 8, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 24, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
There was mold along a wall in a child's sleeping area. In addition, there was a broken toilet lid in the children's bathroom.
HHSC 748.3301(a)(1) — Physical Site- Buildings must be structurally sound and not pose a risk to the health and safety of children.
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-06-07. Correction verified 2022-06-08.
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
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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.