Lil Pups Day Care
Licensed Center in Dilley, Texas. License #1486886, issued August 1, 2013.
- Address
- 220 N Main, Dilley, TX 78017
- Phone
- (830) 965-2160
- Licensed capacity
- 75 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since September 30, 2026. From the state's provider report of September 30, 2026.
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 22 areas it checked 3,488 standards at Lil Pups Day Care between April 5, 2022 and February 3, 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 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 350 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 0 |
| Personnel | 4 | 573 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 144 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 149 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 1 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 1 |
| Transportation | 2 | 83 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,481 of those standards. The remaining 7, including 4 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.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 8 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on February 3, 2026, and 11 citations.
- 2High
- 6Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 11. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High February 3, 2026 Correction verified February 10, 2026
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
One out of four employee records evaluated had expired CPR training.
- Medium High February 3, 2026 Correction verified February 10, 2026
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
One out of four employee records evaluated had expired first aid training.
- High February 6, 2025 Correction verified February 21, 2025
746.2427(a): AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant
A caregiver laid an infant down to sleep on their stomach instead of their back. This infant is not developmentally capable of rolling over on their own. There was no sleep exception form on file for this infant. This was corrected at inspection when it was addressed with the caregiver and the caregiver rolled the infant over onto their back.
- Medium High February 6, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.4805(d): Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - No Overlap
The use zones for two slides were overlapping. This was corrected at inspection when the smaller slide was removed from the playground.
- Medium February 6, 2025 Correction verified February 21, 2025
746.1613(a): Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
Caregiver/child ratio was reduced to 1 caregiver to 7 infants under 18 months of age during naptime. This was corrected when additional caregivers returned to the classroom and the standard was discussed with the operation.
- Medium February 16, 2024 Correction verified February 16, 2024
746.5205(4): Documentation of Drills
The fire drill was not documented for January.
- High February 16, 2024 Correction verified February 20, 2024
746.501(a)(24): Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans
The operational policies was lacking the emergency preparedness plan.
- Medium High February 21, 2023 Correction verified February 24, 2023
746.5307(b): Fire Extinguishers Serviced
Fire extinguishers lacked current servicing.
- Medium April 5, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
The required Consumer Product Safety Commission form has not been completed within the last year. CI: This was corrected at inspection when the director certified the product safety form and posted it.
- Medium High April 5, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.5205(2): Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar year
A shelter drill had not be conducted in the past year. CI: The was corrected at inspection when a shelter drill was conducted during the inspection.
- Medium High April 5, 2022 Correction verified April 5, 2022
746.1311(d): Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months
Two out of four caregivers lacked the required one hour of (1) Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome; (2) `Preventing sudden infant death syndrome; and (3) Understanding early childhood brain development training.
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About this record
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