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Mini Cande Kisses

8 serious findings across 12 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent serious finding: Nov 4, 2025.

17614 Chestnut Trl, Richmond, TX 77407 · (281) 309-4081

At a glance

Inspection record · 36 monthsRichmond licensed centers, n=70

Serious findings0 critical, 8 serious, 0 minor across 12 inspections and 0 investigations (12 visits). Most recent serious: Nov 4, 2025.

Critical0 vs median 4

57% of centers have at least one

Serious8 vs median 12

86% of centers have at least one

LicenseAccreditedLicensed since 2020. Full Permit

Practical6a–6pMon–Fri · Infant to school · Licensed capacity 12

Texas HHSC operation #1706761 · last checked against Texas Sep 16, 2026

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Meals providedListed
Snacks providedListed
Before-school careNot listed
After-school careListed
Transportation to/from schoolNot listed
Drop-in careNot listed
Part-time careListed
Field tripsNot listed
Skill classesListed
Weekend careNot listed
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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.

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2025
Nov 4, 2025Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  In the outside play area there were two gaps on the bottom of a cement wall that is accessible to chidlren.
  Corrected Nov 12, 2025, verified Nov 12, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.3501.
Nov 4, 2025Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  In the outside play area there were two gaps on the bottom of a cement wall that is accessible to chidlren.
  Corrected Nov 12, 2025, verified Nov 12, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.3501.
Nov 4, 2025Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  In the outside play area there were two gaps on the bottom of a cement wall that is accessible to chidlren.
  Corrected Nov 12, 2025, verified Nov 12, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.3501.
Nov 4, 2025Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  In the outside play area there were two gaps on the bottom of a cement wall that is accessible to chidlren.
  Corrected Nov 12, 2025, verified Nov 12, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.3501.
2024
Dec 9, 2024Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Children's Records - Immunizations
  Two out of the eight preschool children's records were missing updated immunization records.
  Corrected Dec 23, 2024, verified Dec 11, 2024. Standard 747.603(a)(4).
Dec 9, 2024Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Children's Records - Immunizations
  Two out of the eight preschool children's records were missing updated immunization records.
  Corrected Dec 23, 2024, verified Dec 11, 2024. Standard 747.603(a)(4).
Dec 9, 2024Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Children's Records - Immunizations
  Two out of the eight preschool children's records were missing updated immunization records.
  Corrected Dec 23, 2024, verified Dec 11, 2024. Standard 747.603(a)(4).
Dec 9, 2024Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Children's Records - Immunizations
  Two out of the eight preschool children's records were missing updated immunization records.
  Corrected Dec 23, 2024, verified Dec 11, 2024. Standard 747.603(a)(4).
May 29, 2024 to May 29, 20244 inspections
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- May 29, 2024 inspection
- May 29, 2024 inspection
- May 29, 2024 inspection

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2023
Jun 5, 2023Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Caregivers Annual Training-counted in ratio more than 10 times in a training year
  The primary caregiver lacked of twenty hours of the required annual trainings.
  Corrected Jun 30, 2023, verified Jun 30, 2023. Standard 747.1305(a).
Jun 5, 2023Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Caregivers Annual Training-counted in ratio more than 10 times in a training year
  The primary caregiver lacked of twenty hours of the required annual trainings.
  Corrected Jun 30, 2023, verified Jun 30, 2023. Standard 747.1305(a).
Jun 5, 2023Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Caregivers Annual Training-counted in ratio more than 10 times in a training year
  The primary caregiver lacked of twenty hours of the required annual trainings.
  Corrected Jun 30, 2023, verified Jun 30, 2023. Standard 747.1305(a).
Jun 5, 2023Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Caregivers Annual Training-counted in ratio more than 10 times in a training year
  The primary caregiver lacked of twenty hours of the required annual trainings.
  Corrected Jun 30, 2023, verified Jun 30, 2023. Standard 747.1305(a).
2022
Jun 10, 2022Inspection
7 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
  One child was not observed with emergency authorization information in file.
  Corrected Jul 6, 2022, verified Jul 6, 2022. Standard 747.605(12).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Training Requirements for Caregivers Licensed -24 hours Annual Training
  Assistant caregiver was missing seventeen hours of the required annual trainings.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Standard 747.1303(4)(A).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
  Promotion of the physical activities indoor and outdoor were not observed in the operational policies.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.501(8).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Procedures for Parents Review Licensing Rules and Reports
  Information how parents to review a copy of the child-care home's most recent Licensing inspection report was not observed in the operational policies.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Standard 747.501(10).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Instructions for Contacting Licensing Office/Online and TX Abuse & Neglect Hotline
  Information how a parent may contact the local Licensing office, access the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline, and access the HHSC website was not observed in the operational policies.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.501(11).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Children's Records - Health Statement
  The child health-care professional statement was not observed in one child's file.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.603(a)(3).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
  Primary caregiver was missing three hours of the required annual trainings.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Standard 747.1309(a).
Jun 10, 2022Inspection
7 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
  One child was not observed with emergency authorization information in file.
  Corrected Jul 6, 2022, verified Jul 6, 2022. Standard 747.605(12).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Procedures for Parents Review Licensing Rules and Reports
  Information how parents to review a copy of the child-care home's most recent Licensing inspection report was not observed in the operational policies.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Standard 747.501(10).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
  Primary caregiver was missing three hours of the required annual trainings.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Standard 747.1309(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Instructions for Contacting Licensing Office/Online and TX Abuse & Neglect Hotline
  Information how a parent may contact the local Licensing office, access the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline, and access the HHSC website was not observed in the operational policies.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.501(11).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Children's Records - Health Statement
  The child health-care professional statement was not observed in one child's file.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.603(a)(3).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Training Requirements for Caregivers Licensed -24 hours Annual Training
  Assistant caregiver was missing seventeen hours of the required annual trainings.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Standard 747.1303(4)(A).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
  Promotion of the physical activities indoor and outdoor were not observed in the operational policies.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.501(8).
Jun 10, 2022Inspection
7 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
  One child was not observed with emergency authorization information in file.
  Corrected Jul 6, 2022, verified Jul 6, 2022. Standard 747.605(12).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
  Promotion of the physical activities indoor and outdoor were not observed in the operational policies.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.501(8).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Instructions for Contacting Licensing Office/Online and TX Abuse & Neglect Hotline
  Information how a parent may contact the local Licensing office, access the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline, and access the HHSC website was not observed in the operational policies.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.501(11).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
  Primary caregiver was missing three hours of the required annual trainings.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Standard 747.1309(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Children's Records - Health Statement
  The child health-care professional statement was not observed in one child's file.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.603(a)(3).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Training Requirements for Caregivers Licensed -24 hours Annual Training
  Assistant caregiver was missing seventeen hours of the required annual trainings.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Standard 747.1303(4)(A).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Procedures for Parents Review Licensing Rules and Reports
  Information how parents to review a copy of the child-care home's most recent Licensing inspection report was not observed in the operational policies.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Standard 747.501(10).
Jun 10, 2022Inspection
7 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
  One child was not observed with emergency authorization information in file.
  Corrected Jul 6, 2022, verified Jul 6, 2022. Standard 747.605(12).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
  Promotion of the physical activities indoor and outdoor were not observed in the operational policies.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.501(8).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Instructions for Contacting Licensing Office/Online and TX Abuse & Neglect Hotline
  Information how a parent may contact the local Licensing office, access the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline, and access the HHSC website was not observed in the operational policies.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.501(11).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Procedures for Parents Review Licensing Rules and Reports
  Information how parents to review a copy of the child-care home's most recent Licensing inspection report was not observed in the operational policies.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Standard 747.501(10).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
  Primary caregiver was missing three hours of the required annual trainings.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Standard 747.1309(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Children's Records - Health Statement
  The child health-care professional statement was not observed in one child's file.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.603(a)(3).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Training Requirements for Caregivers Licensed -24 hours Annual Training
  Assistant caregiver was missing seventeen hours of the required annual trainings.
  Corrected Jun 22, 2022, verified Jun 22, 2022. Standard 747.1303(4)(A).

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