Tawanna Hicks
Licensed Child-Care Home in Harker Heights, Texas. License #1734302, issued September 6, 2022.
- Address
- 3251 Vineyard Trl, Harker Heights, TX 76548
- Phone
- (254) 462-5152
- Licensed capacity
- 12 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 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.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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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 4,697 standards at Tawanna Hicks between January 25, 2022 and June 3, 2026 and recorded 7 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 rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 5 | 463 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 5 | 453 | 1 |
| Personnel | 5 | 629 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 6 | 186 | 0 |
| Activities | 6 | 182 | 0 |
| Infants | 5 | 377 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 5 | 89 | 0 |
| School-age | 5 | 85 | 0 |
| Discipline | 5 | 95 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 5 | 80 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 4 | 174 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 438 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 5 | 357 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 164 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 4 | 276 | 0 |
| Swimming pools | 5 | 121 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 208 | 1 |
| Transportation | 4 | 118 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,687 of those standards. The remaining 10, including 2 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 13 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on June 3, 2026, and 7 citations.
- 1High
- 3Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 7. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium June 3, 2026 Correction verified June 8, 2026
747.501(8): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operational policies were missing the promotion of outdoor play.
- Medium June 3, 2026 Correction verified June 4, 2026
747.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
After reviewing 5 child files, 3 children were missing health statements.
- Medium June 3, 2026 Correction verified June 8, 2026
747.501(9): Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
The operational policies were missing parent rights.
- Medium High February 6, 2023 Correction verified February 21, 2023
747.1303(5)(A): Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
During the monitoring inspection it was found that the primary caregiver had not completed any of their required 30 hours of annual training.
- Medium High April 27, 2022 Correction verified May 11, 2022
747.1801: Child/Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care Home
There were 10 children observed in the home. One infant 4 months old, 8 children under three years old and 1 four year old.
- Medium High March 15, 2022 Correction verified April 4, 2022
747.5103: Must Have at Least One 3A-40BC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher or Fire Extinguisher Approved by Fire Marshal
There was not a 3A-40BC fire extinguisher in the home. An extinguisher will be purchased and mounted in the home before children are in care.
- High January 25, 2022 Correction verified February 14, 2022
HRC42.052(d): AP Illegal Operation - Not Registered
During the investigation inspection it was found that the operation was caring for 11 unrelated children in the home without a permit.
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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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