Little Ranchers
Licensed Center in Three Rivers, Texas. License #1722964, issued November 30, 2021.
- Address
- 351 S School Rd, Three Rivers, TX 78071
- Phone
- (361) 436-0052
- Licensed capacity
- 61 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, After School Care, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
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 January 29, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 28, 2026.
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 4,359 standards at Little Ranchers between November 12, 2021 and August 13, 2026 and recorded 14 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 | 356 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 324 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 411 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 136 | 1 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 450 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 286 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 298 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 271 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 181 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,315 of those standards. The remaining 44, 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 20 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 13, 2026, and 14 citations.
- 4High
- 7Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High September 19, 2025 Correction verified October 3, 2025
746.2424: Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or Mat
A four-month-old, non-walking infant was observed sleeping on the floor in the playroom.
- Medium High September 9, 2025 Correction verified September 19, 2025
746.1315(b)(1): CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
Four employee files were evaluated. CPR training has been completed 100 % online. Training did not included hands on practice on manikins.
- High September 9, 2025 Correction verified September 19, 2025
746.3807(1): Storage of Medication - Inaccessible to Children
Medication was within children's reach in pre-k classroom.
- High September 9, 2025 Correction verified September 19, 2025
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
One caregiver was observed to step out of her class to open the building door, leaving class unsupervised. Second caregiver was observed to be walking back to her class.
- Medium High September 13, 2024 Correction verified September 18, 2024
746.4907(d): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
Two slides did not have the proper depth of surfacing and use zone.
- Medium September 13, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.2206(1)(A): Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play - Infant Birth to 12 Months
Two infant rooms written schedule did not have two daily outdoor opportunities. This was corrected at the time of inspection.
- Medium High May 20, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.1605(1): Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
A 9 month old and a 10 month old were observed to be in care with a 3 year old. Note: This was corrected at the time of inspection. Infants were moved to an infant room.
- Medium High January 23, 2023 Correction verified March 6, 2023
746.3701(9): Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over
In two classroom's televisions were not anchored down and on the counter in the classrooms.
- Medium January 23, 2023 Correction verified February 22, 2023
746.2207(c)(2): Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriate
Screen activty was viewed in the infant room 0-12 months.
- Medium October 5, 2022 Correction verified October 11, 2022
746.4407(a): Toilets - 13 or More Children
Upon inspection there was only one toilet working out of three.
- Medium High May 17, 2022 Correction verified June 14, 2022
746.2405(2): Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Crib for Each Non-walking Infant Younger Than 12 Months of Age
At the time of inspection, a non-walking 11 month old was placed on a mat for naptime.
- Medium High May 17, 2022 Correction verified June 14, 2022
746.1613(a)(4): Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employee Required
The operation lacked an additional caregiver in the building during nap time.
- Medium High May 17, 2022 Correction verified June 14, 2022
746.1605: Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
At the time of inspection, the infant room had a four month old and a two year old counted in ratio, with a 21 month age difference.
- High May 17, 2022 Correction verified June 14, 2022
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
At the time of inspection, a 10 month old was observed sleeping in their crib with a blanket, and a 11 month old sleeping in a swing with a blanket covering their face. *Both blankets were removed from the infants.
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About this record
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