Little Lions Prep & Play
Licensed Center in Ennis, Texas. License #1802901, issued March 28, 2025.
- Address
- 1101 S Hall St, Ennis, TX 75119
- Phone
- (469) 881-1671
- Licensed capacity
- 60 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 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, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
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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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
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 3,983 standards at Little Lions Prep & Play between September 12, 2024 and October 13, 2026 and recorded 17 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 | 371 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 335 | 2 |
| Personnel | 3 | 469 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 72 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 5 | 135 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 5 | 65 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 234 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 270 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 1 |
The table adds up to 3,959 of those standards. The remaining 24, including 12 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 10 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 28, 2026, and 17 citations.
- 6High
- 5Medium High
- 5Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 17. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High April 15, 2026 Correction verified May 6, 2026
745.621(a)(2): AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
At the time of inspection, there is a caregiver careing for ten children the 3-4 year old class unsupervised.
- High March 18, 2026 Correction verified April 24, 2026
746.201(11): AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity
At the time of inspection the operation is over capacity in the Infant rooms by four infants age group 0-17 months.
- Medium March 18, 2026 Correction verified April 15, 2026
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
At the time of inspection several staff memebers are missing some or all of the required annual training hours.
- Medium High March 18, 2026 Correction verified April 15, 2026
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
At the time of inspection several staff member's First Aid documentation has expired.
- Medium March 18, 2026 Correction verified April 15, 2026
746.1311(a): Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
At the time of inspection, annual training documentation is not available for revew.
- High March 18, 2026 Correction verified April 15, 2026
746.5625(a): Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
At the time of inspection the vehicle used to transport children has not been equipped with the electronic child safety alarm system.
- Medium High March 18, 2026 Correction verified April 15, 2026
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
At the time of inspection several staff member's First Aid documentation has expired.
- Medium High February 26, 2026 Correction verified March 18, 2026
746.2911: Adequate Lighting During Naptime
Infant classrooms are very dark prevent safe entrance into the rooms.
- Medium High February 26, 2026 Correction verified March 18, 2026
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
At the time of inspection several staff member's First Aid documentation has expired.
- High February 26, 2026 Correction verified March 18, 2026
746.5625(a): Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
At the time of inspection the vehicle used to transport children has not been equipped with the electronic child safety alarm system.
- Medium February 26, 2026 Correction verified March 18, 2026
746.1311(a): Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
At the time of inspection, annual training documentation is not available for revew.
- Medium February 26, 2026 Correction verified March 18, 2026
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
At the time of inspection several staff memebers are missing some or all of the required annual training hours.
- High February 26, 2026 Correction verified March 18, 2026
746.201(11): AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity
At the time of inspection the operation is over capacity in the Infant rooms.
- Medium High February 26, 2026 Correction verified March 18, 2026
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
At the time of inspection several staff member's First Aid documentation has expired.
- Medium February 26, 2025 Correction verified March 10, 2025
746.1305(a)(1): Pre-service Training- Developmental Stages
2 out of 7 staff did not have required pre-service training due to no childcare experience.
- Medium Low February 26, 2025 Correction verified March 10, 2025
746.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
7 out of 7 staff did not have the required affidavit.
- High February 26, 2025 Correction verified March 10, 2025
746.613(a): Required Immunizations
1 file out of 10 did not have required immunizations
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About this record
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