Little Rattlers Preschool & Childcare
Little Rattlers Preschool & Childcare is a licensed child care center in Tolar, TX, licensed for up to 73 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2016. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 9 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 3 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for caregiver conduct (1 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. 33% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 5 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 18 centers in Hood County and better than 76% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
A child was placed in a feeding chair and strapped in as a form of time out after the child bit another child.
A child's time out exceeding the one minute per age rule.
Two pieces of active play equipment had overlapping use zones. This was corrected by the director during the inspection by repositioning the equipment to correct the use zone requirements.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little Rattlers Preschool & Childcare take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Little Rattlers Preschool & Childcare’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Little Rattlers Preschool & Childcare accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Little Rattlers Preschool & Childcare cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Rattlers Preschool & Childcare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the North Central Texas area, which includes Tolar, is $51.00 a day for infants, $48.80 a day for toddlers and $47.00 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Little Rattlers Preschool & Childcare had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Jan 29, 2025: “Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Little Rattlers Preschool & Childcare compare with other daycares in Hood County?
It is #7 of 18 centers in Hood County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 76% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Little Rattlers Preschool & Childcare last inspected?
Aug 20, 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 1594988 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.