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Handprints Child Care 21 LLC

900 W GROVE ST, Kaufman, TX 75142-1826

Operation number:
1699296
Type:
Licensed Center
Status:
Active (Y)
Records checked:
August 22, 2026
Additional info
Source:
Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
County:
Kaufman
Capacity:
224
License effective:
June 16, 2020
Hours:
06:30 AM-06:00 PM
Days:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Phone:
9729327049
Email:
celias@childcareinvestments.com

Inspection snapshot

Questions worth asking

The records include recorded violations parents may want to understand before enrolling. These are conversation starters, not a pass-or-fail judgment.

Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.

Summary

This summary covers 22 available inspections for Handprints Child Care 21 LLC from February 8, 2022 through April 16, 2026.

Seven inspections recorded violations, with 10 recorded violations in total.

The most recent higher-concern violation was on February 5, 2026 and involved hazardous access.

Supervision was a higher-concern topic that showed up in two inspections.

Five later inspections, from February 6, 2026 through April 16, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.

At a glance

Total inspections
22

6 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
10

2 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
7

2 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

Last 36 months

Local comparison

22 total inspections vs 14 local median in Kaufman County

Compared to 40 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.45
Local median
0.45

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
23%
Local median
21%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
32%
Local median
27%

Repeated topics

This provider
1
Local average
0.95

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

View official report
Higher concern: Hazardous access
Report finding
This deficiency was tasked as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. The fence on the playground had damages which caused a child to fall through and escape without injuries.
Correction status
Correction evaluated March 31, 2026
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
Official code
746.4751(c)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
This standard was tasked as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. A child who is a known runner was able to run toward and fall through the fence on the playground and escape.
Correction deadline
February 20, 2026
Correction status
Correction evaluated February 23, 2026
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.1203(4) - Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
Official code
746.1203(4)
View official report
Higher concern: Incident records
Report finding
This standard was tasked over for this investigation conducted by DFPS and found to be deficient. Following this investigation, it was determined that caregiver(s) did not notify that parents of the accident and/or injury in a timely manner. Parents were not notified of the child's discomfort until the afternoon, and the child was showing signs of discomfort throughout the day.
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 7, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.307(b)(1) - AP Parental Communication - Injury Requires Treatment by Health Care Professional or Hospitalization
Official code
746.307(b)(1)
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Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found to be deficient. The caregiver did not have auditory or visual awareness of 2 children when they were allowed to return into the building alone.
Correction deadline
October 23, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated November 7, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
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
Official code
746.1205(a)(4)
View official report
Medium concern: Sleep safety
Report finding
None of the cots or cribs were labeled.
Correction deadline
November 4, 2022
Correction status
Correction evaluated October 28, 2022
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.4503(b) - Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
Official code
746.4503(b)
View official report
Higher concern: Facility condition
Report finding
The operation recieved a minor citation on their sanitation inspection conducted on 9/28/2022 for kitchen staff not having food handlers certification. The kitchen staff still has not completed a food handers certification course.
Correction deadline
November 4, 2022
Correction status
Correction evaluated October 31, 2022
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3405 - Corrections Made to Annual Sanitation Inspection
Official code
746.3405
Medium concern: Child guidance
Report finding
The amount of time the children sit in time out at the operation is not consistent with the ages of the children in care.
Correction status
Completed at time of inspection
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.2803(4)(D) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
Official code
746.2803(4)(D)
View official report
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
Report finding
5 caregivers had affidavits that were not notarized.
Correction deadline
October 20, 2022
Correction status
Correction evaluated October 17, 2022
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium Low
Report section
746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
Official code
746.901(4)
View official report
Higher concern: Sleep safety
Report finding
Two children were observed sleeping in restrictive devices. This was corrected when the children were removed from the restrictive device and placed in the crib.
Correction status
Completed at time of inspection
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.2426 - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
Official code
746.2426
Higher concern: Sleep safety
Report finding
Two children were sitting in restrictive devices while inside of the crib, causing the crib to not be bare of anything other than the child. This was corrected when the caregivers removed the restrictive devices from inside of the crib.
Correction status
Completed at time of inspection
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
Official code
746.2415(b)