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Kids Etc

12458 Hwy 146 N, Hardin, TX 77561 · Liberty County (936) 298-3806 License #553057 · first licensed Apr 5, 2001
12
inspections on file
5
recorded violations
3
health & safety class
Jul 31, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation

Records held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Inspection history for Kids Etc
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Jul 31, 2026InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Aug 8, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Aug 6, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Apr 7, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Apr 4, 2025ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Aug 27, 2024InspectionDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Oct 2, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Oct 20, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Aug 4, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Aug 3, 2022ReportDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Nov 10, 2021InspectionDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Nov 1, 2021
no longer in the state’s current file
InspectionDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Oct 28, 2021ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Aug 27, 2024Inspection · 1 deficiency cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.5625(b) — Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions

“The new van does not have the required safety alarm system. The Director has made an appointment to get the device installed.”

Corrected Sep 10, 2024
Aug 3, 2022Report · 2 deficiencies cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.2805(6) — Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

“Based on the information gathered caregivers have been using yelling as a form of punishment and a way to get children's attention.”

Corrected Aug 9, 2022
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“Based on the information gathered there was enough evidence that children were always getting the water on the playground in high temperatures when it was necessary and were often told to wait when thirsty or hot until it was water time.”

Corrected Aug 5, 2022
Nov 10, 2021Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3503(a) — Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface

“There were tears in two different diaper changing mats. This was corrected at the time of the inspection by the Director covering the tears with duct tape.”

Corrected Nov 10, 2021
StandardState weight: Medium
746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

“There were four infant feeding instructions that have not been updated. The Director is going to correct this by getting the infant feeding instructions updated.”

Corrected Nov 15, 2021
Nov 1, 2021Inspection · 1 deficiency cited · no longer in the state's current file
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“As Licensing entered the building there were two 5 year old children in an open cafeteria style room alone. The caregiver walked to an automobile and returned about 1 minute after Licensing walked in. This was corrected at the time of the inspection by the caregiver returning inside the building and to the open room.”

Corrected Nov 1, 2021