The Vardell Report.Little Friends L.C. LLC

Across 12 licensing visits from December 2021 to August 2026, HHSC cited 26 deficiencies at Little Friends L.C. LLC; 26 have a recorded correction.

Visits

12

2021–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments

Deficiencies

26

Standards cited by HHSC inspectors

Corrected

26

Of 26 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date

Investigations

0

Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them

Every visit in the record window, newest first. A deficiency is a licensing standard Texas inspectors found was not met. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.

1. Aug 52026

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905126624

2. Jul 222026

   Inspection

   2 deficiencies

   • 745.621(a)(2)AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someoneHigh riskCorrected Jul 22, 2026
   • 746.3401(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 5, 2026

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905126623

3. Sep 232025

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905126622

4. Sep 172025

   Inspection

   1 deficiency

   • 746.1601Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More ChildrenMedium-high riskCorrected Sep 17, 2025

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905126621

5. Aug 192025

   Inspection

   2 deficiencies

   • 746.3503(a)Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean SurfaceMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 26, 2025
   • 746.1309(e)Documented Annual Training- Required ContentMedium riskCorrected Sep 2, 2025

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905126620

6. Oct 232024

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905126619

7. Oct 102024

   Inspection

   2 deficiencies

   • 746.2426(a)(1)Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive DeviceHigh riskCorrected Oct 10, 2024
   • 746.1601Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More ChildrenMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 10, 2024

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905126618

8. Aug 232024

   Inspection

   2 deficiencies

   • 746.1309(e)Documented Annual Training- Required ContentMedium riskCorrected Aug 30, 2024
   • 746.4403(a)Handwashing Sink in Diaper-Changing AreaMedium riskCorrected Sep 30, 2024

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905126617

9. Nov 142023

   Inspection

   4 deficiencies

   • 746.3501(6)Diaper Changing Steps-Supplies Kept Out of Child's ReachMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 27, 2023
   • 746.2203(a)Written Activity PlansMedium riskCorrected Nov 20, 2023
   • 746.611(a)(1)Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care programLow riskCorrected Jan 10, 2024
   • 746.3503(a)Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean SurfaceMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 14, 2023

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905126616

10. Jan 102023

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905126615

11. Dec 72022

    Inspection

    9 deficiencies

    • 746.5617(a)(2)Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical InformationHigh riskCorrected Jan 3, 2023
    • 746.5537(a)(2)Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors MonthlyMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 8, 2022
    • 746.4901(a)Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary SurfacingMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 7, 2022
    • 746.631(a)Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking SystemMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 8, 2022
    • 746.603(a)(2)Children's Records - Admission InformationMedium riskCorrected Dec 8, 2022
    • 746.5625(a)Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicleHigh riskCorrected Jan 3, 2023
    • 745.641AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh riskCorrected Jan 3, 2023
    • 746.2207(a)Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under TwoMedium riskCorrected Dec 7, 2022
    • 746.501(a)(18)(F)Written Operational Policies - Plan for Extreme WeatherMedium riskCorrected Dec 16, 2022

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905126614

12. Dec 202021

    Inspection

    4 deficiencies

    • 746.5537(a)(3)Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Document Test Date, Battery Installation Date, and Staff Name Testing and InstallationMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 22, 2021
    • 746.2203(a)Written Activity PlansMedium riskCorrected Dec 21, 2021
    • 746.3401(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 7, 2022
    • 746.3407Maintenance of Building, Grounds and EquipmentMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 21, 2021

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905126613

Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

1. 1

   Documented Annual Training- Required Content, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.1309(e) in August 2024 and August 2025. The agency describes it this way: Documented Annual Training- Required Content. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   212223232424242525252626746.1309(e) across all 12 visits, oldest to newest
2. 2

   Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.1601 in October 2024 and September 2025. The agency describes it this way: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   212223232424242525252626746.1601 across all 12 visits, oldest to newest
3. 3

   Written Activity Plans, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.2203(a) in December 2021 and November 2023. The agency describes it this way: Written Activity Plans. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   212223232424242525252626746.2203(a) across all 12 visits, oldest to newest
4. 4

   Annual Sanitation Inspection, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.3401(a) in December 2021 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Annual Sanitation Inspection. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   212223232424242525252626746.3401(a) across all 12 visits, oldest to newest
5. 5

   Citation 746.3503(a), Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.3503(a) in November 2023 and August 2025. The agency describes it this way: Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   212223232424242525252626746.3503(a) across all 12 visits, oldest to newest

Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.

1. 01

   What changed after 746.1309(e) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Documented Annual Training- Required Content: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.

2. 02

   What changed after 746.1601 was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

3. 03

   What changed after 746.2203(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Written Activity Plans: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.

4. 04

   What changed after 746.3401(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Annual Sanitation Inspection: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

5. 05

   What changed after 746.3503(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Citation 746.3503(a): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

6. 06

   What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?

   Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.

7. 07

   Has the center ever been under corrective or adverse action, and what changed afterward?

   HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.

Program details, licensing visits and the deficiencies cited at each are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation in its daily files on data.texas.gov.

• Child Care Licensing operations (data.texas.gov)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1692764

  Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905126613

  Visit Dec 20, 2021 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905126614

  Visit Dec 7, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905126615

  Visit Jan 10, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905126616

  Visit Nov 14, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905126617

  Visit Aug 23, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905126618

  Visit Oct 10, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905126619

  Visit Oct 23, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905126620

  Visit Aug 19, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905126621

  Visit Sep 17, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905126622

  Visit Sep 23, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905126623

  Visit Jul 22, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905126624

  Visit Aug 5, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.

Data architecture: Cierto supplies the source-backed machine-readable bundle. Life by Vardell independently creates the narrative, design, and consumer report.