Tiny Tots Childcare
Tiny Tots Childcare is a licensed child care center in Emory, TX, licensed for up to 37 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2011. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 19 times and investigated 8 reports. Inspectors recorded 45 citations, 10 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (13 of 45). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 3 inspections found no violations.
Inspection record
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At the inspection, the operational policy did not include information related to having an unassigned epipen available for emergency situations.
At the inspection, two out of four training records reviewed did not complete their hours within the training year. Two caregivers need 9 hours of annual training.
At the inspection, 3 out of 3 children's records reviewed did not include a health care provider statement.
At the inspection, the grass on the playground was knee high and needs to be mowed.
At the inspection, the operation did not have a working carbon monoxide detection system.
At the inspection, 2 out of 3 children's records reviewed did not have the address for the emergency contact in the file.
This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. The children in the infant classroom were moved into another room in January after a frozen pipe busted in the classroom. The classroom was not tested for mold until 2 months later and the result was positive.
This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. The operation did not notify Child Care Regulation about an arrest of one of the caregivers employed at the center.
At the inspection, two infants age 7 months and 15 months were present on the playground with the older children through age 7 years old.
At the inspection, 2 out of 2 personnel training records reviewed did not meet the required 24 hours of annual training. One caregiver needs 14 hours of training and the other caregiver needs 11 hours of annual training for the 2023 training year.
At the inspection, the operational policy did not include information supporting inclusive services for children with special needs.
At the inspection, two caregivers violated the conditions set by CBCU by being left alone with a group of children in care at the operation.
At the inspection, the operational policy did not include information regarding having an unassigned epinephrine auto injector at the operation.
At the inspection, the director has recorded 9 hours of annual training and needs 21 hours of training to complete the 2023 training year.
This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. A caregiver allowed children age 3 & 4 years old to play in the front parking area of the operation and not be fenced or in an enclosed outdoor activity space.
At the investigation inspection, it was determined the fire inspection expired as of 2/24/23.
This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. The children present were combined in a classroom together ages 7 months to 5 years old.
11/2/23- At the follow-up inspection, one caregiver needs 5 hours of training to complete the training year. At the inspection, 2 caregivers did not meet the 24 hour requirement of annual training, one caregiver needs 19 hours of training and the other needs 3 hours of annual training for the training year.
At the inspection, 3 out of the 4 children's records reviewed did not include a health care provider statement.
At the inspection, the director did not meet the 30 hours of required annual training for the training year and needs 12 hours of training.
At the inspection, the operational poilcy did not include information related to services for children with special needs.
At the inspection, the practice drills documentation was incomplete for half of the 2023 year.
At the inspection, the operational policy did not include information related to accessing the HHSC website.
At the inspection, 2 caregivers did not meet the 24 hour requirement of annual training, one caregiver needs 19 hours of training and the other needs 3 hours of annual training for the training year.
At the inspection, 2 out of 4 children's records reviewed did not include information of receiving the operational policy.
At the inspection, the operational policy did not include information related to preventing and respnding to abuse and neglect of children.
At the inspection, the operational policy did not include information related to maintaining and administering unassigned ephinephrine injectors for use during an emergency.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. The infant caregiver is not sharing a daily report with parents of infant children every day of the week.
This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined the caregiver was taking infant children to the playground one at a time, leaving the room with one infant and leaving the other infants unsupervised in the classroom.
At the inspection, the director needs 22 hours of training for the prior training year.
At the inspection, the operational policy did not include the information related to the promotion of indoor/outdoor physical activity.
At the inspection, one caregiver needs to complete 24 hours of annual training.
At the inspection, the director and the caregivers present did not have current CPR training.
At the inspection, the director and the two caregivers did not have current first aid training.
At the inspection, one caregiver that started in May 2022 did not have proof of having completed pre-service training.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found deficient. The operation failed to self-report a positive case of Covid within the required 48 hours. The operation was informed by a teacher that was positive on 8/4/22 and did not report until 8/10/22.
At the inspection, the director did not have annual training hours for the year 2020-2021.
At the inspection, a bottle was present in the crib of a 10 month old sleeping infant. The operation corrected at inspection.
1 out of 4 children's records reviewed at the inspection did not include a current immunization.
At the inspection, the director did not have annual training hours for the year 2020-2021.
The fire inspection for the operation has expired and is dated 7/27/2020.
At the inspection, the operational policy did not include the indoor/outdoor physical activity information.
3 out of 4 childrens records reviewed did not have the information required for emergency contacts.
At the inspection, the caregiver was not expressing positive language or encouraging good behavior with children playing in centers and at clean up time.
3 out of 4 childrens records reviewed at the inspection did not include the emergency care authorization information.
About this center
Common questions
Does Tiny Tots Childcare take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Tiny Tots Childcare’s hours?
6:45 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Tiny Tots Childcare accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Tiny Tots Childcare had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 10 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 22, 2025: “Written Operational Policies - Unassigned Epinephrine Auto-Injectors.” Each one is listed in full above.
When was Tiny Tots Childcare last inspected?
Aug 3, 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 1115546 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.