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Aunt Cole's House

Licensed Child-Care Home in Claude, Texas. License #1824791, issued November 3, 2026.

Address
312 Cherry St, Claude, TX 79019
Phone
(806) 418-1468
Licensed capacity
12 children
Licensed for
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
06:00 AM-05:30 PM
Days
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Child care subsidies
Not accepted

Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Night Care.

Openings

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Texas Rising Star

No Texas Rising Star rating

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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.

Where this is

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What inspectors checked

Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 21 areas it checked 2,539 standards at Aunt Cole's House between October 24, 2025 and August 10, 2026 and recorded 11 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.

The 21 areas, one by one
Area of the rulesVisitsStandards checkedViolated
Scope, administration, and communication21990
Record keeping21800
Personnel22600
Ratios and group sizes3930
Activities2660
Infants21580
Toddlers3601
Pre-kindergarten2380
School-age2340
Discipline2380
Naptime3332
Field trips2240
Nighttime care3480
Nutrition2880
Health practices33303
Safety practices43163
Physical facilities31290
Outdoor safety and equipment21380
Swimming pools2580
Fire safety31561
Transportation2780

The table adds up to 2,524 of those standards. The remaining 15, including 1 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.

A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.

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State inspection record

HHSC records 9 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 10, 2026, and 11 citations.

2526
visitsvisits where something was found9 recorded visits since October 2017. More visits does not mean a worse program: how often the state comes depends on the license type, the program's age and whether anyone complained.
  • 1High
  • 7Medium High
  • 3Medium

Every citation below records a correction.

Citations

Showing all 11. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.

  1. Medium High June 23, 2026 Correction verified July 13, 2026

    747.5005(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

    Only 3 out of 6 fire drills have been conducted in the last 6 months.
  2. Medium High June 23, 2026 Correction verified July 13, 2026

    747.3211(4): Caregiver Handwashing After Diapering a Child

    Diaper changing was observed at inspection and the child did not have their hands washed afterwards.
  3. Medium June 23, 2026 Corrected at inspection

    747.301(5): Notification of Change in Hours, Days, Months of Operation

    The director has been operating outside of the designated operating hours without a notification to child care regulation about the change. This was corrected at inspection with written notification of change in hours and services.
  4. Medium High June 23, 2026 Correction verified July 13, 2026

    747.2811: Adequate Lighting During Naptime

    The lighting of the primary nap room was dark and resulted in eyes to adjust to be able to see see some of the children in care. Not all of the children could be observed visually due to the level of lighting.
  5. Medium High June 23, 2026 Correction verified July 13, 2026

    747.3501: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

    The bathroom that the children have access to has Febreze in reach of children. The living room also has Febreze on a low-level shelf that children have access to. Thet water hose was not wrapped up to prevent being a tripping hazard after use. And a storage box has a hinged lid but one of the hinges has broken and will not allow the lid to remain in an open position when in use to prevent pinching. Additionally, a storage stand in the outdoor space has unopened alcohol cans and the storage stand does not lock to ensure it is out of reach.
  6. Medium High April 8, 2026 Correction verified April 22, 2026

    747.2811: Adequate Lighting During Naptime

    The living room used for nap time was dark and unable to see the children napping with the level of light in the room.
  7. High January 8, 2026 Correction verified January 21, 2026

    747.3505(a): Weapons In Homes Kept in Locked Cabinet, Inaccessible to Children

    A Bb gun was stored in the master closet. The closet does not lock and the bedroom does not lock.
  8. Medium January 8, 2026 Correction verified January 21, 2026

    747.2405(4)(C): Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Never Allow Toddlers to Sleep or Walk With Bottles and Training Cups

    A toddler was observed at inspection walking with a sippy cup and drinking it throughout multiple rooms.
  9. Medium October 24, 2025 Correction verified October 30, 2025

    747.3703(b): Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian

    One pet needs a health statement and two pets need documented current vaccination record on file.
  10. Medium High October 24, 2025 Correction verified October 28, 2025

    747.3213(3): Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

    Children were observed having their diapers changes and they did not have their hands washed after.
  11. Medium High October 24, 2025 Correction verified October 28, 2025

    747.3211(4): Caregiver Handwashing After Diapering a Child

    Diaper changes were observed and hand washing was conducted in between diaper changes.
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About this record

Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.

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