Little Ranchers
Little Ranchers is a licensed child care center in Three Rivers, TX, licensed for up to 61 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2021. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 16 times and investigated 5 reports. Inspectors recorded 14 citations, 4 of them high-risk, most often for sleep safety (3 of 14). None of them came in the last 12 months. 14% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 4 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #2 of 2 centers in Live Oak County and better than 36% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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A four-month-old, non-walking infant was observed sleeping on the floor in the playroom.
Medication was within children's reach in pre-k classroom.
One caregiver was observed to step out of her class to open the building door, leaving class unsupervised. Second caregiver was observed to be walking back to her class.
Four employee files were evaluated. CPR training has been completed 100 % online. Training did not included hands on practice on manikins.
Two infant rooms written schedule did not have two daily outdoor opportunities. This was corrected at the time of inspection.
Two slides did not have the proper depth of surfacing and use zone.
A 9 month old and a 10 month old were observed to be in care with a 3 year old. Note: This was corrected at the time of inspection. Infants were moved to an infant room.
Screen activty was viewed in the infant room 0-12 months.
In two classroom's televisions were not anchored down and on the counter in the classrooms.
Upon inspection there was only one toilet working out of three.
At the time of inspection, a non-walking 11 month old was placed on a mat for naptime.
The operation lacked an additional caregiver in the building during nap time.
At the time of inspection, a 10 month old was observed sleeping in their crib with a blanket, and a 11 month old sleeping in a swing with a blanket covering their face. *Both blankets were removed from the infants.
At the time of inspection, the infant room had a four month old and a two year old counted in ratio, with a 21 month age difference.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little Ranchers take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Little Ranchers’s hours?
7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Little Ranchers accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Little Ranchers had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 4 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 19, 2025: “Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or Mat.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Little Ranchers compare with other daycares in Live Oak County?
It is #2 of 2 centers in Live Oak County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 36% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Little Ranchers last inspected?
Aug 13, 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 1722964 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.