Daretha's House Child Care & Learning Center
Daretha's House Child Care & Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Leonard, TX, licensed for up to 136 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2017. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 7 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for records & paperwork (2 of 7). 5 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 5 centers in Fannin County and better than 49% of licensed centers statewide.
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A sampling of children records were evaluated. One child's record lacked emergency care authorization; one child's record's lacked a health statement; and one child's immunization record was observed incomplete.
Seven infant feeding instructions had not been updated by the parent or a health care professional in the past 30 days.
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. One caregiver's CPR training did not consist of consist of a curriculum that incudes use of a CPR manikin and both written and hands-on skill-based instruction, practice, and testing.
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. One caregiver did not have current CPR training.
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was determined that infant daily reports have not been consistently shared with parents. In addition, it was determined that staff are not consistently completing infant daily reports in their entirety prior to sharing with parents.
The file of one child was missing the following : immunizations: Hep B(1) and PCV (1)
Two out of ten child records evaluated did not have updated immunzation records. The following immunizations were missing- Child 1- MMR (1), Varicella (1); Child 2- PCV(1), Varicella (1)
About this center
Common questions
Does Daretha's House Child Care & Learning Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Daretha's House Child Care & Learning Center’s hours?
6 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Daretha's House Child Care & Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Daretha's House Child Care & Learning Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Daretha's House Child Care & Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Texoma area, which includes Leonard, is $31.80 a day for infants, $30.80 a day for toddlers and $29.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Daretha's House Child Care & Learning Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 2, 2025: “Required Immunizations.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Daretha's House Child Care & Learning Center compare with other daycares in Fannin County?
It is #3 of 5 centers in Fannin County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 49% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Daretha's House Child Care & Learning Center last inspected?
Jul 1, 2026. Inspectors cited at least one rule 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 1631463 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.