Handprints Academy
Handprints Academy is a licensed child care center in Tyler, TX, licensed for up to 345 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2021. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 36 times and investigated 25 reports. Inspectors recorded 26 citations, 13 of them high-risk, most often for caregiver conduct (6 of 26). None of them came in the last 12 months. 4% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 4 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #39 of 49 centers in Tyler and better than 40% of licensed centers statewide.
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During a walk through of the operation, it was observed an 8 month old infant in crib falling asleep with their halfway full bottle. This was brought to the caregiver attention and corrected while Licensing was present.
During an inspection of the operation, it was observed a caregiver yelling at a child when the child would not listen. The child was not hurt and the caregiver was removed from the classroom.
During a full walk through of the building, it was observed two holes in the walls of the cafeteria area.
During the walk through it was observed the playground lacking enough mulch under the slides and swings.
This Minimum Standard was reviewed and found to be out of compliance through an investigation. A caregiver was seen using a cell phone upon entering a room and staying on the cell phone for a period of time when first taking over care of a class.
This Minimum Standard was found to be out of compliance through an investigation. A caregiver was determined to not provide proper supervision when a group of children wandered into the restroom by themselves for around 9 minutes before the caregiver noticed.
This standard was reviewed and found to be deficient. A caregiver pull a child's ear as a form of punishment.
This standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be in deficient. The caregiver did not use their best judgement while supervising a group of children by cutting a child's hair.
This standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient. It has been observed caregivers raising their voices in front and at their students.
During an inspection of the vans, it was observed two van without working safety alarms.
During a review of staff records, it was observed only two staff members with current CPR training.
Annual training records were not made available.
This standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient. The caregivers were not aware of how to handle the emergency that took place.
Supervision was not met, when a young child was found in a classroom alone. The caregiver did not have physical and auditory or visual awareness of the child's on-going activity, as the caregiver was on the playground with their class.
Based on recent supervision concerns, it has been determined that the Director is not ensuring that the operation is operating in compliance. Plans were not put in place to ensure compliance, following recent incidents.
It was found that Pre-Service for the employee in question, had not been completed within the required timeframe. The employee was counted in child/caregiver ratio prior to receiving their pre-service training hours.
Based on the information obtain during interviews and observation, a caregiver was left supervising children alone which is against their current background check conditions.
This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegation and found to be deficient. A child was left unsupervised for more than 30 minutes in their classroom.
During an inspection of the building, it was observed by licensing a hole in the closet door in the gym area.
This standard was reviewed in relations to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The child was left alone in their classroom napping while the class transition to the lunchroom.
This standard was reviewed in relations to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregivers did not demonstrate good judgment while lining the children up which resulted in a child being left unsupervised in the classroom alone.
It was observed by licensing an exposed hole in the cafeteria wall. This was discussed with the director.
Based on a DFPS investigation, this standard has found to be deficient. During collateral interviews, it was stated that the caregiver has used prohibited punishment by hitting, smashing hands and hitting in the face.
Two children with documented food allergies did not have food allergy emergency plans.
The feeding instructions in the infant 1 room were reviewed and have not been updated in the last 30 days.
The activity plan posted for the infants did not include outside time for the infants. One infant room did not have a schedule posted.
About this center
Common questions
Does Handprints Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Handprints Academy’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Handprints Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Handprints Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 13 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Apr 9, 2024: “Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Handprints Academy compare with other daycares in Tyler?
It is #39 of 49 centers in Tyler by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 40% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Handprints Academy last inspected?
Sep 23, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1715531 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.