Guiding Hands Christian Childcare, Pottsboro TX: inspection record

Inspection record overview

Past 36 months · checked Nov 6, 2026

Critical findings on record

6 critical findings across 22 visits. Most recent critical finding: Apr 22, 2026. Latest visit Sep 28, 2026, no findings.

Critical findings6 · Texas median 1

54% of Texas licensed centers have at least one

Serious findings0 · Texas median 2

74% of Texas licensed centers have at least one

What inspectors found

The 3 most serious visits in the window. Titles use the state's own standard names, in plain English where we have a reviewed translation.

Apr 22, 2026Self-reported incidentCriticalChild not adequately supervisedTexas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity · HighVerified corrected Jun 4, 2026

“A child was left unsupervised by a caregiver at the operation.”Texas HHSC inspector, Apr 22, 2026 report. Quoted verbatim.

Feb 6, 2026Complaint investigationCriticalChild abused, neglected or exploitedTexas: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited · High+ 2 more findings from this visit: harsh, cruel or unusual punishment, humiliating, yelling at or rejecting a childVerified corrected May 13, 2026

Sep 18, 2025Complaint investigationCriticalParental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at RiskTexas: High+ 1 more finding from this visit: required equipment in vehicles - list of…Verified corrected Oct 15, 2025

6findings in 36 months6verified corrected by Texas0corrected during the visit0reported or unverified

Everything above is quoted or counted from Texas HHSC records; nothing is generated. This is not a safety rating.

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Provider details

Hours6 am–6 pmMonday–Friday

Ages servedInfant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, SchoolConfirm classroom age requirements

License type: Full Permit
County: Grayson
License number: 1785638
Date issued: Apr 3, 2024
Licensed capacity: 96 children

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Nov 6, 2023–Nov 6, 2026 · 36 months

Latest recorded visit

Sep 28, 2026 · Inspection

No findings recorded

22 recorded visits · 6 available findings.

6Critical findings

0Serious findings

0Minor findings

0Severity N/A

Source checked Nov 6, 2026 · Inspection history is not a safety rating.

Visits in the past 12 months

11 visits

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202611 visits · 4 recorded findings

Sep 28, 2026Inspection
No findings recorded
Aug 19, 2026Inspection
No findings recorded
Jun 4, 2026Inspection
No findings recorded
May 13, 2026Inspection
No findings recorded
Apr 22, 2026Self-reported incident1 finding
Supervision and child counts
Critical
A child was left unsupervised by a caregiver at the operation.
State verification recorded Jun 4, 2026.
Standard 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
State severity
High
Corrected at visit
No
Correction reported
May 20, 2026
Technical assistance
Recorded
Finding source ID
1026608762
Visit source ID
905949780
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Apr 22, 2026Inspection
No findings recorded
Apr 15, 2026Complaint investigation
No findings recorded
Mar 17, 2026Inspection
No findings recorded
Feb 6, 2026Complaint investigation3 findings
Discipline and treatment of children
Critical
In the documentation completed as part of a DFPS investigation, it was found that a child in care had been bruised when a caregiver pinched him.
State verification recorded May 13, 2026.
Standard 746.2805(1) · Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State severity
High
Corrected at visit
No
Correction reported
May 1, 2026
Technical assistance
Recorded
Finding source ID
1026608759
Visit source ID
905949778
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Discipline and treatment of children
Critical
In the documentation completed as part of a DFPS investigation, it was found that a child in care had been yelled at by a caregiver.
State verification recorded May 13, 2026.
Standard 746.2805(5) · Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State severity
High
Corrected at visit
No
Correction reported
May 1, 2026
Technical assistance
Recorded
Finding source ID
1026608760
Visit source ID
905949778
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
Critical
In the DFPS Investigation, a caregiver was found to have physically abused a child in care at the operation.
State verification recorded May 13, 2026.
Standard 746.1201(4) · AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State severity
High
Corrected at visit
No
Correction reported
May 1, 2026
Technical assistance
Recorded
Finding source ID
1026608761
Visit source ID
905949778
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Jan 22, 2026Inspection
No findings recorded
Jan 15, 2026Complaint investigation
No findings recorded

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Sep 28, 2023Inspection
No findings recorded
Sep 8, 2023Inspection
2 findings
Annual Sanitation Inspection
Serious
The operation did not have a passed health inspection. They have made the repairs required by the county health department and have scheduled the health inspector to come back to the operation.
State verification recorded Sep 28, 2023.
Standard 746.3401(a) · Annual Sanitation Inspection
State severity
Medium High
Corrected at visit
No
Correction reported
Sep 29, 2023
Technical assistance
Not recorded
Finding source ID
1026481182
Visit source ID
905873104
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Serious
The surfacing material for the slides and climbing equipment was 4-5 inches in depth. The operation has ordered additional surfacing material which has not yet been shipped to the operation.
State verification recorded Sep 28, 2023.
Standard 746.4907(a)(1) · Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
State severity
Medium High
Corrected at visit
No
Correction reported
Oct 6, 2023
Technical assistance
Recorded
Finding source ID
1026361148
Visit source ID
905873104

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Sep 28, 2026 · Inspection

22 recorded visits · 6 available findings.

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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited

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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

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Sep 28, 2026 · Inspection

22 recorded visits · 6 available findings.

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Discipline and treatment of children

Discipline and treatment of children

AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited

Annual Sanitation Inspection

Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

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