Little Britches
Licensed Center · Martindale, Caldwell County, TX · Operation No. 1717122
Little Britches holds a Full Permit issued June 6, 2021. In the state's 60-month public window it has 22 inspections on record with 31 cited deficiencies. The records below are republished verbatim from the Texas HHSC database.
License details
License status
Full Permit
Issued
June 6, 2021
Operation type
Licensed Center
Total capacity
99 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Address
57 Thomas Dr, Martindale, TX 78655-3903
The 60-month record
22
Inspections
1
Assessments
1
Self reports
31
Deficiencies
Deficiencies by the agency's own weight: High 8 · Medium High 12 · Medium 10 · Medium Low 0 · Low 1. These are the state's precomputed counts, republished as-is.
Inspection history
| Date | Activity | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Inspection | 4 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Report | 0 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Inspection | 3 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Report | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Inspection | 3 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Report | 0 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Report | 0 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Report | 3 |
| Jan 13, 2025 | Inspection | 2 |
| Jan 9, 2025 | Report | 0 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Inspection | 0 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Inspection | 0 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Assessment | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Report | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Inspection | 0 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Inspection | 0 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Report | 0 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Inspection | 1 |
| May 7, 2024 | Inspection | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Inspection | 3 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Inspection | 0 |
| May 30, 2023 | Inspection | 0 |
| May 26, 2023 | Report | 4 |
| May 15, 2023 | Inspection | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2022 | Inspection | 0 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Report | 0 |
| May 24, 2022 | Inspection | 3 |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Inspection | 0 |
Deficiency records
November 19, 2025 Standard § 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
High Verbatim from the agency record
The annual fire inspection is not current.
Corrected: December 3, 2025
November 19, 2025 Standard § 746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
The operation was missing documentation of lock down drills.
Corrected: December 3, 2025
November 19, 2025 Standard § 746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
I watched 3 diaper changes in two classrooms, with two different teachers. Both teachers chose not to wear gloves, and both teachers forgot to wash their hands after helping the child wash their hands, then sanitizing the mat.
Corrected: November 19, 2025
November 19, 2025 Standard § 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
Two children did not have updated immunization records.
Corrected: December 3, 2025
November 13, 2025 Standard § 746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
In two classrooms, the care givers did not know the ages of their youngest child in care.
Corrected: November 13, 2025
November 13, 2025 Standard § 746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
One teacher did not wash hands after diapering.
Corrected: November 13, 2025
November 13, 2025 Standard § 746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
One child in the 2-3-year old classroom did not have help to wash his hands after diapering.
Corrected: November 13, 2025
November 12, 2025 Standard § 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not get a signed incident report for an incident that required medical attention.
Corrected: December 12, 2025
July 30, 2025 Standard § 746.2101(a) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - Splashing/Wading Activities
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
One caregiver was supervising 4 children during water activities. The children were playing in a wading pool with a slide. The youngest child in the group was 2 years old. This was corrected when the caregiver ended the water activities and took the children back to their classroom.
Corrected: July 30, 2025
July 30, 2025 Standard § 746.4601(8) - No Asphalt or Concrete Under Climbing Equipment Unless Unitary Surfacing Covers Use Zone
High Verbatim from the agency record
The inflatable wading pool was set up over concrete. This was corrected with the pool was removed from the concrete area.
Corrected: July 30, 2025
July 30, 2025 Standard § 746.4305 - Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
Four children between the ages of 2-3 years old were engaged in water activities in an outdoor space without a fence. This was corrected when the children went back to their classroom.
Corrected: July 30, 2025
January 22, 2025 Standard § 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
High Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not report a situation placing a child at risk to Child Care Regulation.
Corrected: February 6, 2025
January 22, 2025 Standard § 746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
High Verbatim from the agency record
It was found that the parents of a child were not notified of an incident involving their child.
Corrected: February 6, 2025
January 22, 2025 Standard § 746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
It was found that a report was not created for an incident that occurred between two children.
Corrected: February 6, 2025
January 13, 2025 Standard § 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
Two infants in care did not have feeding forms available for review.
Corrected: January 17, 2025
January 13, 2025 Standard § 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
Two children files did not have an updated immunization record on file.
Corrected: January 24, 2025
September 30, 2024 Standard § 746.2803(4)(D) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a caregiver uses 15 minute long time outs for school age children.
Corrected: September 30, 2024
September 21, 2024 Standard § 746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
During a DFPS investigation, a caregiver said that she allowed the 1 year old children in her class to have screen time.
Corrected: November 20, 2024
June 7, 2024 Standard § 746.4305 - Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
At the follow up inspection, the exterior fence in the outdoor play area still did not meet the 4 ft. minimum requirement.
Corrected: July 31, 2024
May 7, 2024 Standard § 746.4305 - Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
The exterior fence in the outdoor play area does not meet the 4 ft. minimum requirement.
Corrected: May 28, 2024
March 25, 2024 Standard § 746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
Four caregivers did not have required annual training completed.
Corrected: April 12, 2024
March 25, 2024 Standard § 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
Two children files did not have up-to-date immunization records.
Corrected: April 12, 2024
March 25, 2024 Standard § 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
The loose fill under 3 swings at the operation did not meet the 6 inch minimum requirement.
Corrected: April 26, 2024
May 26, 2023 Standard § 746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
High Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not immediately report a situation to a parent that placed a child at risk.
Corrected: June 6, 2023
May 26, 2023 Standard § 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
High Verbatim from the agency record
A situation that placed a child at risk was not reported to Child Care Regulation within 2 days.
Corrected: June 6, 2023
May 26, 2023 Standard § 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
High Verbatim from the agency record
A child was left unsupervised on the playground for a couple of minutes.
Corrected: June 6, 2023
May 26, 2023 Standard § 746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not complete an incident report and share it with the parent within 2 days of an incident occurring.
Corrected: June 6, 2023
May 15, 2023 Standard § 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
High Verbatim from the agency record
The annual fire inspection had not been completed since June 2021.
Corrected: June 27, 2023
May 24, 2022 Standard § 746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
Low Verbatim from the agency record
Out of the ten children's files evaluated, two files were missing health statements.
Corrected: June 20, 2022
May 24, 2022 Standard § 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
Out of ten children's files evaluated, one file didn't have an updated immunization record.
Corrected: June 20, 2022
May 24, 2022 Standard § 746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
Out of seven staff files evaluated, two staff files were lacking the 24 hours of required annual training hours. One caregiver had 6 hours and the other caregiver had 10 hours of training completed for the training year.
Corrected: June 20, 2022
About these records
These records come from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission database and cover the state's 60-month public window. Records synced from the agency on August 29, 2026. They reflect the agency's database as of that date; recent inspections may not appear yet, so verify current status with the agency or on the official record ↗. Facility operators can request a review through our corrections process.