Lil Pups Day Care
Lil Pups Day Care is a licensed child care center in Dilley, TX, licensed for up to 75 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2013. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 8 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 11 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (5 of 11). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. 27% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 7 centers in Frio County and better than 18% of licensed centers statewide.
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One out of four employee records evaluated had expired CPR training.
One out of four employee records evaluated had expired first aid training.
The use zones for two slides were overlapping. This was corrected at inspection when the smaller slide was removed from the playground.
A caregiver laid an infant down to sleep on their stomach instead of their back. This infant is not developmentally capable of rolling over on their own. There was no sleep exception form on file for this infant. This was corrected at inspection when it was addressed with the caregiver and the caregiver rolled the infant over onto their back.
Caregiver/child ratio was reduced to 1 caregiver to 7 infants under 18 months of age during naptime. This was corrected when additional caregivers returned to the classroom and the standard was discussed with the operation.
The operational policies was lacking the emergency preparedness plan.
The fire drill was not documented for January.
Fire extinguishers lacked current servicing.
Two out of four caregivers lacked the required one hour of (1) Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome; (2) `Preventing sudden infant death syndrome; and (3) Understanding early childhood brain development training.
The required Consumer Product Safety Commission form has not been completed within the last year. CI: This was corrected at inspection when the director certified the product safety form and posted it.
A shelter drill had not be conducted in the past year. CI: The was corrected at inspection when a shelter drill was conducted during the inspection.
About this center
Common questions
Does Lil Pups Day Care take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Lil Pups Day Care’s hours?
7 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Lil Pups Day Care accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Lil Pups Day Care cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lil Pups Day Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Alamo area, which includes Dilley, is $42.00 a day for infants, $40.40 a day for toddlers and $39.20 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Lil Pups Day Care had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Feb 6, 2025: “AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Lil Pups Day Care compare with other daycares in Frio County?
It is #6 of 7 centers in Frio County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 18% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Lil Pups Day Care last inspected?
Feb 3, 2026. Inspectors cited at least one rule 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 1486886 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.