Little Hawks Early Childhood Center
Little Hawks Early Childhood Center is a licensed child care center in Sour Lake, TX, licensed for up to 122 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2013. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 6 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 19 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for staff ratios (6 of 19). 11 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #14 of 17 centers in Hardin County and better than 3% of licensed centers statewide.
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The wooden boarder on the outdoor play area was raised presenting a possible tripping hazard.
Five out of ten staff files were missing documentation showing how the employee meets the minimum age and education qualifications.
Information regarding field trip procedures were not included in the parent handbook.
Parent rights were not observed in the parent handbook.
One out of nine staff were missing training for emergency preparedness, preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, administrering medication. Thw out of nine staff were missing training for preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, understanding building and physical premises safety, and handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
Three out of ten staff files were missing a copy of a photo identification.
The director was missing training for emergency preparedness, preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, administrering medication, preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, understanding building and physical premises safety, and handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
Six out of ten staff files were missing a Pre-Employment Affidavit for Applicants for Employment at Certain Child Care Operations (Form 2912).
Information regarding transportation procedures was not observed to be in the parent handbook.
The parent handbook did not include information about the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity including the benefits of physical activity and outdoor play, the type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in, each setting in which your physical activity program will take place; criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play, and A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play.
Four out of ten staff members were missing a notarized Affidavit for Applicants for Employment with a Licensed Operation or Registered Child-Care Home (Form 2985).
The fire extinguishers in the operation's vehicles were not mounted.
The operation uses two vehicles for transportation. One vehicle had all the required information for both vehicles. Each vehicle should have information for the children that they are transporting.
Five children's admission files were lacking current immunization records.
The operational policies were lacking information related to the support of inclusive services.
Two children's enrollment information was lacking current immunization records.
One infant feeding schedule has not been updated within the past 30 days.
The operational policies were lacking information related to the promotion of physical activities.
One child's record was lacking a preschool health statement signed by a health professional.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little Hawks Early Childhood Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Little Hawks Early Childhood Center’s hours?
6 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Little Hawks Early Childhood Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Little Hawks Early Childhood Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Hawks Early Childhood Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Southeast Texas area, which includes Sour Lake, is $28.60 a day for infants, $27.80 a day for toddlers and $27.00 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Little Hawks Early Childhood Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 10, 2025: “Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Little Hawks Early Childhood Center compare with other daycares in Hardin County?
It is tied for #14 of 17 centers in Hardin County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 3% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Little Hawks Early Childhood Center last inspected?
Sep 8, 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 1507754 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.