Nicki's Critters
1005 SE 14TH AVE, Mineral Wells, TX 76067 · Palo Pinto County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 87
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Kayla Choate
- Phone
- (940) 325-8361
- Regulated since
- May 8, 2009
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 410549 · number 941406
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | Staff background & training (1) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | Other (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 28, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 19, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 18, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 5, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 24, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 9, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
The operation allowed two caregivers to have direct access to children in care before all required eligibility results were received.
HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-05-09. Correction verified 2023-05-18.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Dec 2, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 22, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
Infant was allowed to sleep in a restrictive device.
HHSC 746.2426 — Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-11-22. Correction verified 2022-12-02.
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Other Serious
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Nov 21, 2022 Report · 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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Nov 14, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 25, 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.
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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.