Little Hawks Early Childhood Center
Licensed Center in Sour Lake, Texas. License #1507754, issued January 17, 2013.
- Address
- 17694 Hwy 105, Sour Lake, TX 77659
- Phone
- (409) 287-2005
- Licensed capacity
- 122 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 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, Transportation to/from School.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 3-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since August 1, 2024. From the state's provider report of October 28, 2026.
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 3,131 standards at Little Hawks Early Childhood Center between October 5, 2022 and September 8, 2026 and recorded 18 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 | 363 | 6 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 220 | 2 |
| Personnel | 3 | 436 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 154 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 2 |
The table adds up to 3,120 of those standards. The remaining 11, including 5 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 6 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 8, 2026, and 18 citations.
- 2High
- 1Medium High
- 13Medium
- 2Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 18. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium September 8, 2026 Correction verified September 18, 2026
746.1311(e): Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
The director was missing training for emergency preparedness, preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, administrering medication, preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, understanding building and physical premises safety, and handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
- Medium September 8, 2026 Correction verified September 15, 2026
746.501(a)(18): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The parent handbook did not include information about the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity including the benefits of physical activity and outdoor play, the type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in, each setting in which your physical activity program will take place; criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play, and A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play.
- Medium September 8, 2026 Correction verified September 15, 2026
746.501(a)(16): Written Operational Policies - Field Trips
Information regarding field trip procedures were not included in the parent handbook.
- Medium September 8, 2026 Correction verified September 18, 2026
746.501(a)(20): Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
Parent rights were not observed in the parent handbook.
- Medium September 8, 2026 Correction verified September 18, 2026
746.501(a)(14): Written Operational Policies - Transportation
Information regarding transportation procedures was not observed to be in the parent handbook.
- Medium September 8, 2026 Correction verified September 18, 2026
746.901(9): Required Personnel Records - Photo Identification
Three out of ten staff files were missing a copy of a photo identification.
- Medium September 8, 2026 Correction verified September 18, 2026
746.901(2): Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
Five out of ten staff files were missing documentation showing how the employee meets the minimum age and education qualifications.
- Medium Low September 8, 2026 Correction verified September 18, 2026
746.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
Four out of ten staff members were missing a notarized Affidavit for Applicants for Employment with a Licensed Operation or Registered Child-Care Home (Form 2985).
- Medium September 8, 2026 Correction verified September 21, 2026
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
One out of nine staff were missing training for emergency preparedness, preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, administrering medication. Thw out of nine staff were missing training for preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, understanding building and physical premises safety, and handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
- Medium Low September 8, 2026 Correction verified September 18, 2026
746.901(5): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
Six out of ten staff files were missing a Pre-Employment Affidavit for Applicants for Employment at Certain Child Care Operations (Form 2912).
- Medium High September 8, 2026 Correction verified September 18, 2026
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
The wooden boarder on the outdoor play area was raised presenting a possible tripping hazard.
- Medium September 10, 2025 Correction verified September 11, 2025
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
Five children's admission files were lacking current immunization records.
- High September 10, 2025 Correction verified September 11, 2025
746.5617(a)(1): Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children
The operation uses two vehicles for transportation. One vehicle had all the required information for both vehicles. Each vehicle should have information for the children that they are transporting.
- High September 10, 2025 Correction verified September 18, 2025
746.5617(a)(5): Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
The fire extinguishers in the operation's vehicles were not mounted.
- Medium September 17, 2024 Correction verified September 19, 2024
746.501(a)(30): Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
The operational policies were lacking information related to the support of inclusive services.
- Medium September 26, 2023 Correction verified September 28, 2023
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
Two children's enrollment information was lacking current immunization records.
- Medium October 5, 2022 Correction verified October 6, 2022
746.501(a)(18): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operational policies were lacking information related to the promotion of physical activities.
- Medium October 5, 2022 Correction verified October 6, 2022
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
One infant feeding schedule has not been updated within the past 30 days.
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About this record
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