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The R.A.N.C.H.

211 S Walnut St, Hico, TX 76457 · Hamilton County (254) 796-4549 License #875860 · first licensed Feb 6, 2008
24
inspections on file
27
recorded violations
7
health & safety class
Apr 8, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation

Records held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Inspection history for The R.A.N.C.H.
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Apr 8, 2026InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Feb 20, 2026InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Feb 18, 2026ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Dec 3, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Oct 21, 2025InspectionDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Oct 20, 2025ReportDeficiencies cited5Agency record
Oct 20, 2025ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
May 8, 2025InspectionDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Nov 7, 2024InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Sep 16, 2024InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Sep 7, 2024ReportDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Aug 12, 2024InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Aug 8, 2024ReportDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Jun 13, 2024InspectionDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Sep 28, 2023InspectionDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Jun 13, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jun 2, 2023InspectionDeficiencies cited1Agency record
May 19, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
May 8, 2023InspectionDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Apr 24, 2023InspectionDeficiencies cited3Agency record
Apr 20, 2023ReportDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Jul 21, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jul 8, 2022InspectionDeficiencies cited4Agency record
Jun 29, 2022InspectionDeficiencies cited3Agency record
Sep 13, 2021
no longer in the state’s current file
InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Aug 31, 2021
no longer in the state’s current file
ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Oct 21, 2025Inspection · 1 deficiency cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3407(8) — Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner

“Two small garbage cans were observed on the playground area without lids and accessible to children. The garbage cans were removed during the inspection.”

Corrected Oct 21, 2025
Oct 20, 2025Report · 5 deficiencies cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.2805(5) — Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that prohibited punishment was used when caregivers yelled at children.”

Corrected Nov 18, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium
746.2203(b) — Written Activity Plans - Plan Followed by Caregiver

“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that written activity plans were not being followed.”

Corrected Nov 18, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.5205(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

“The last fire drill documented was observed to have been completed in July 2025.”

Corrected Oct 21, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1203(3)(D) — Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games

“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that staff engaged in personal cell phone use while responsible for supervising children in the classroom,”

Corrected Nov 18, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.2807 — Employees Discipline Own Children

“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that employees used prohibited punishment at the operation when discipling their own children.”

Corrected Nov 18, 2025
May 8, 2025Inspection · 1 deficiency cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.5401 — Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection

“The last gas leak inspection was observed to have been completed in April of 2023. The gas leak test was scheduled during the inspection..”

Corrected Jun 5, 2025
Sep 7, 2024Report · 1 deficiency cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that one caregiver used poor judgement when speaking to a child using inappropriate language.”

Corrected Oct 7, 2024
Aug 8, 2024Report · 2 deficiencies cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.2805(5) — Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that caregivers used prohibited punishment when yelling at children in care.”

Corrected Sep 13, 2024
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.2805(1) — Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment

“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that corporal punishment and threats of corporal punishment were used. One caregiver was found to use threats of corporal punishment and to have used a fly swatter and their hand to discipline children.”

Corrected Sep 13, 2024
Jun 13, 2024Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium
746.5205(4) — Documentation of Drills

“The operation has not documented a fire drill since January 2024, This was corrected at inspection today when the operation practiced and documented the fire drill.”

Corrected Jun 13, 2024
StandardState weight: Medium
746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content

“3 out of the 5 caregivers file selected for review were missing required training topics related to health and safety.”

Corrected Jun 27, 2024
Sep 28, 2023Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.5607(b) — Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident

“The booster seats located in the transportation van were expired.”

Corrected Oct 5, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1316(a) — Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually

“Personnel that transport children in care did not have current transportation training.”

Corrected Oct 5, 2023
Jun 2, 2023Inspection · 1 deficiency cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“A new employee was clocked in and on the play yard with children in care and other caregivers and the background check is still pending,The caregiver was sent home which brought the operation into compliance.”

Corrected Jun 2, 2023
May 8, 2023Inspection · 1 deficiency cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.2415(b) — AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age

“An 11 month-old child was observed sleeping in a crib and a blanket was covering the infant. The blanket was removed during the inspection, bringing the operation into compliance.”

Corrected May 8, 2023
Apr 24, 2023Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3805(b)(1) — Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date

“A bottle of Tylenol was in an infant's cubby. There was no authorization form, the medication was expired, and it was for 2?11-year-olds. This was corrected on-site during the inspection when the bottle was removed from the classroom during this inspection. The risk was mitigated because the child was not present, and the medication seal had not been broken, so no Tylenol had been given to this child.”

Corrected Apr 24, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3701(1) — Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

“4 outlets observed without proper covers. This was corrected when the covers were replaced. There were fans within reach of children in 3 classrooms. The fans were removed during the inspection.”

Corrected Apr 24, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium
746.203(2) — Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance

“Providers must update their insurance on their portal annually.”

Corrected Apr 24, 2023
Apr 20, 2023Report · 1 deficiency cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“It was determined a caregiver has left their classroom occasionally to open the secondary door.”

Corrected May 18, 2023
Jul 8, 2022Inspection · 4 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium
746.2207(c)(1) — Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities

“Children in the school age class were observed playing games on their personal cell phones and IPads. Based on observations, this was not a structured planned activity with a educational purpose. The devices were put up during the inspection, bringing the operation into compliance.”

Corrected Jul 8, 2022
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.4305 — Fenced Outdoor Activity Space

“It was determined the prek class were spending outdoor time in the drive-thru covered awning of the church. There was no fence and this a non-licensed space. The children came back inside bringing the operation into compliance.”

Corrected Jul 8, 2022
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1605 — Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age

“A 7 month old child was observed sitting in a stroller in the school age class. The oldest child in this group was 11 years old. The infant was removed from the classroom bringing the operation into compliance.”

Corrected Jul 8, 2022
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3701(3) — Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded

“A box fan was being used in the prek class, and it was on top of the short file cabinet. The fan was in reach of the children in care. It was determined the prek classroom was outside in a breeze way, and the caregiver took the child inside the Gym to use the restroom. There were multiple paint containers and a can of lysol on the floor in the restoom. This was corrected when the children came into the main building and had no additional need to use the bathroom in the gym. Verbal TA was provided at he last inspection regarding the fans.”

Corrected Jul 8, 2022
Jun 29, 2022Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1301(2)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training

“It was found that various training records were not available. Some employee have not completed the 24 hours in annual training, annual reporting abuse is not in the training records, and one employee that only works summers, had no training hours.”

Corrected Jul 15, 2022
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“The infant class had 6 children, 2 -11 month olds, 2 -16 month olds, and 2 20 month old. The group had 1 caregiver. The group was out of ratio. This was corrected when one of the children were moved to another room which brought the operation into compliance.”

Corrected Jun 29, 2022
StandardState weight: Medium
746.603(a)(2) — Children's Records - Admission Information

“Of the 5 children records reviewed, complete names, addresses, and phone number of emergency contact and emergency treatment authorizations were missing, one child had no enrollment form.”

Corrected Jul 8, 2022