Handprints Child Care 21 LLC
Handprints Child Care 21 LLC is a licensed child care center in Kaufman, TX, licensed for up to 224 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2020. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 15 times and investigated 7 reports. Inspectors recorded 10 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (3 of 10). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. 30% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 10 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #21 of 38 centers in Kaufman County and better than 51% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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This standard was tasked as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. A child who is a known runner was able to run toward and fall through the fence on the playground and escape.
This deficiency was tasked as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. The fence on the playground had damages which caused a child to fall through and escape without injuries.
This standard was tasked over for this investigation conducted by DFPS and found to be deficient. Following this investigation, it was determined that caregiver(s) did not notify that parents of the accident and/or injury in a timely manner. Parents were not notified of the child's discomfort until the afternoon, and the child was showing signs of discomfort throughout the day.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found to be deficient. The caregiver did not have auditory or visual awareness of 2 children when they were allowed to return into the building alone.
None of the cots or cribs were labeled.
The amount of time the children sit in time out at the operation is not consistent with the ages of the children in care.
The operation recieved a minor citation on their sanitation inspection conducted on 9/28/2022 for kitchen staff not having food handlers certification. The kitchen staff still has not completed a food handers certification course.
5 caregivers had affidavits that were not notarized.
Two children were observed sleeping in restrictive devices. This was corrected when the children were removed from the restrictive device and placed in the crib.
Two children were sitting in restrictive devices while inside of the crib, causing the crib to not be bare of anything other than the child. This was corrected when the caregivers removed the restrictive devices from inside of the crib.
About this center
Common questions
Does Handprints Child Care 21 LLC take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Handprints Child Care 21 LLC’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Handprints Child Care 21 LLC accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Handprints Child Care 21 LLC cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Handprints Child Care 21 LLC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the North Central Texas area, which includes Kaufman, is $51.00 a day for infants, $48.80 a day for toddlers and $47.00 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Handprints Child Care 21 LLC had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 27, 2023: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Handprints Child Care 21 LLC compare with other daycares in Kaufman County?
It is tied for #21 of 38 centers in Kaufman County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 51% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Handprints Child Care 21 LLC last inspected?
Apr 16, 2026. No violations were found 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 1699296 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.