Pettit Private School
701 Deer Park Rd, Decatur, TX 76234
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School · Monday–Friday
4 critical, 8 serious findings across 36 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: May 16, 2025.
28 inspections · 8 investigations in 36 months · source checked Sep 16, 2026
The everyday details
State facts · provider details pendingSubsidies accepted in state listing
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What care includes
- Meals providedListed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careListed
- After-school careListed
- Transportation to/from schoolListed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careNot listed
- Field tripsListed
- Skill classesNot listed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedNot listed
- Accepts child care subsidiesListed
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Licensed capacity: 143 children. This is not the number of open places.
Programs & learning
Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
School Age Care,Before School Care,Meals Provided ,After School Care,Snacks Provided,Transportation to/from School ,Field Trips
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State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
A typical day
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06:30 AM-05:30 PM
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Services & accommodations
- Meals providedListed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careListed
- After-school careListed
- Transportation to/from schoolListed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careNot listed
- Field tripsListed
- Skill classesNot listed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedNot listed
- Accepts child care subsidiesListed
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Individual qualifications, CPR, and first-aid training not provided.
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Evidence, with the follow-through.
Provider descriptions, prices, and photos never change this record. Every finding below comes from published state evidence.
4 critical, 8 serious findings across 36 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: May 16, 2025.
Last 36 months · window starts Sep 15, 2023
3 standard(s) appear on multiple visits: 746.3819 (4 visits); 746.1205(a)(4) (4 visits); 746.631(b) (4 visits). This is a match of standard identifiers, not a judgment about identical circumstances.
State verification published Sep 30, 2025.
Conditions between visits, current staffing, and day-to-day quality. A correction plan is not verification.
48 visits in our data; 0 unmatched findings. Publication and processing can lag events.
Check the latest finding’s evidence
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Two children were missing parent signed FARE forms.
State verification published Sep 30, 2025.
Inspection record
Visits available in our Texas data, newest first. Visits with findings are shown in full; runs of clean visits are folded into one line. Findings are quoted from the inspector's report with the Texas risk level beside our severity.
Inspection history is one input into your decision, not a guarantee of safety or a rating of care quality. How to read this record.
- 2026
- Aug 25, 2026 to Aug 25, 20264 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Aug 25, 2026 inspection
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- Aug 25, 2026 inspection
- 2025
- Sep 29, 2025Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Two children were missing parent signed FARE forms.
Correction verified Sep 30, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3819.
- Sep 29, 2025Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Two children were missing parent signed FARE forms.
Correction verified Sep 30, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3819.
- Sep 29, 2025Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Two children were missing parent signed FARE forms.
Correction verified Sep 30, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3819.
- Sep 29, 2025Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Two children were missing parent signed FARE forms.
Correction verified Sep 30, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3819.
- May 20, 2025 to Jun 3, 20258 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Jun 3, 2025 inspection
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- May 20, 2025 inspection
- May 16, 2025Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Correction verified Jun 3, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Caregivers Have Access to Tracking System
Correction verified Jun 3, 2025. Standard 746.631(b).
- May 16, 2025Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Correction verified Jun 3, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Caregivers Have Access to Tracking System
Correction verified Jun 3, 2025. Standard 746.631(b).
- May 16, 2025Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Correction verified Jun 3, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Caregivers Have Access to Tracking System
Correction verified Jun 3, 2025. Standard 746.631(b).
- May 16, 2025Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Correction verified Jun 3, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Caregivers Have Access to Tracking System
Correction verified Jun 3, 2025. Standard 746.631(b).
- Mar 17, 2025 to Mar 20, 20254 inspections and 4 investigationsNo findingsShow
- Mar 20, 2025 inspection
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- Mar 20, 2025 inspection
- Mar 17, 2025 self-reported incident
- Mar 17, 2025 self-reported incident
- Mar 17, 2025 self-reported incident
- Mar 17, 2025 self-reported incident
- 2024
- Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 20244 inspectionsNo findingsShow
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- Oct 15, 2024 inspection
- 2023
- Dec 5, 2023 to Dec 5, 20234 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Dec 5, 2023 inspection
- Dec 5, 2023 inspection
- Dec 5, 2023 inspection
- Dec 5, 2023 inspection
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- Mar 13, 2023 to Mar 13, 20234 inspectionsNo findingsShow
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- 2022
- Dec 7, 2022 to Dec 7, 20224 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Dec 7, 2022 inspection
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- Dec 7, 2022 inspection
- 2021
- Dec 15, 2021 to Dec 15, 20214 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Dec 15, 2021 inspection
- Dec 15, 2021 inspection
- Dec 15, 2021 inspection
- Dec 15, 2021 inspection
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Facts from the license
- Permit
- Full Permit, issued Mar 3, 2011
- Capacity
- 143 children (licensed maximum, not openings)
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-05:30 PM · Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Subsidies
- Accepted
- County
- Wise
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| Pettit Private School this page | Infant–School | 143 | 6:30a–5:30p | 4 crit·8 ser |
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Contact & location
701 Deer Park Rd, Decatur, TX 76234
State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
State records and provider information have separate sources. Provider claims do not establish independently verified care quality. Missing data is not evidence of an issue-free record.