Small Steps Granbury
5340 OLD GRANBURY RD, Granbury, TX 76049 · Hood County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 74
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- David Lynch
- Phone
- (817) 219-2803
- Regulated since
- Apr 7, 2021
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1365091 · number 1713809
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | Illness & medication (1) |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | Cleanliness & sanitation (1), Discipline & child guidance (1) |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1) |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | Illness & medication (1), Supervision & ratios (1), Other (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 11, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
One child's immunization exemption record was expired.
HHSC 746.613(b) — Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-09-30. Correction verified 2026-09-21.
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Illness & medication
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Aug 6, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 5, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 25, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 20, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 10, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation
Some classroom windows were observed with areas showing visible mold along some edges and peeling paint and broken sheetrock. An exterior door to the playground also showed signs of visible mold near the bottom.
HHSC 746.3407(9) — Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-05-16. Correction verified 2025-05-09.
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Cleanliness & sanitation
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Feb 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 13, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 9, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
A caregiver raised their voice on two occasions, and in one occasion grabbed a child to place in a time out in a semi-aggressive manner.
HHSC 746.2805(3) — Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-02-03. Correction verified 2025-02-04.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Jan 2, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 30, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 27, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 27, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
A child was left unsupervised at the playground for approximately 10-11 minutes.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-12-19. Correction verified 2024-12-30.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Nov 8, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
One caregiver's annual training in allergies and hazardous materials did not fall within the required timeframe based on their hire date.
HHSC 746.1313 — Time Period of Training
HHSC risk weight: Low. Corrected 2024-11-29. Correction verified 2024-12-02.
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Staff background & training
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Sep 12, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 23, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Safety & premises
A caregiver did not ensure that a child was using outdoor play equipment appropriately. As a result, the child sustained an injury that required stitches.
HHSC 746.1203(6) — Responsibilities of caregivers-Set appropriate behavior expectations
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-09-05. Correction verified 2024-09-12.
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Safety & premises
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Jan 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 9, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 2, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 27, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 10, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 1, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
9 COVID-19 cases were not reported to Child Care Regulation or the local health authority.
HHSC 746.305(a)(4) — Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-06. Correction verified 2022-09-30.
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Illness & medication
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Apr 29, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 29, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 5, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
One after-school child was observed using an ipad for screen time that was not related to planned activities. The caregiver corrected by removing the ipad during inspection.
HHSC 746.2207(c)(1) — Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-04-05.
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Other
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Feb 10, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 27, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 26, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
A caregiver left a child unsupervised at the playground, due to not appropriately accounting for all children when returning to the classroom.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-01-31. Correction verified 2022-02-10.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Oct 5, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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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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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.