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Childcare center · Commerce, TX
Little Ark Nursery and Pre Kindergarten
A licensed child care center in Commerce, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 1709 HIGHWAY 50, Commerce, TX 75428
County: Hunt County
Phone: (903) 246-5650
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 66 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 59202
Permit: Full Permit, issued September 12, 1986
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
Corrective action and adverse action are formal steps Texas HHSC can take on a permit. The official record explains any that apply.
View the official record on Texas HHSC's child care search (or search operation number 59202 on the search page).
Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 7 inspections
- 2 investigations
- 2 citations from these visits (risk level: High 1, Medium High 1)
A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.
Below is every visit in the state's files from January 7, 2022 to October 6, 2026, newest first: 14 visits and 4 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.
October 6, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
December 8, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
November 7, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
December 3, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
March 12, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
February 7, 2024 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 2 citations
746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: March 6, 2024 · Correction verified: March 12, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A caregiver hit and pulled a child by the arm. The caregiver pulled the child across the classroom as a form of discipline.
746.2803(2) - Discipline - Appropriate to Child's Level of Understanding
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: March 6, 2024 · Correction verified: March 12, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A caregiver did not ensure that the discipline was appropriate to the child's level of understanding. The caregiver hit a child on the hand. The caregiver also pulled the child across the classroom.
February 7, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
December 20, 2023 · Investigation · No citations
December 8, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
December 30, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
September 13, 2022 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation
746.305(a)(4) - Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
Risk level: Medium High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
The operation did not report a communicable illness to licensing within two days.
August 15, 2022 · Investigation · No citations
February 25, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
January 7, 2022 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.4501(b) - Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
Risk level: Medium · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Five children were not strap in a high chair.
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Sources
- HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data: program details.
- HHSC CCL Inspection Investigation Assessment Data: visit dates and types.
- HHSC CCL Non-Compliance Data: citations, risk levels, corrections and inspector's notes.
All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.