Kim and Tracies Little Blessings
Kim and Tracies Little Blessings is a licensed child care center in Mineola, TX, licensed for up to 58 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2005. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 15 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 17 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (7 of 17). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. 12% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 11 centers in Wood County and better than 30% of licensed centers statewide.
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At the follow-up inspection, the measured loose-fill at the slide exits was an inch and half.
At the inspection, the written feeding instructions for the infants not eating tables need updating.
At the inspection, the loose-fill did not measure 6 inches at the slide exits.
This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. At the inspection, evidence of mouse droppings were found in the kitchen area of the operation on more than one work space.
At the inspection, the boards on the play truck on the playground are splittering and need to be replaced.
At the inspection, the operational policy did not have the information related to the promotion of physical activity as a policy.
At the inspection, the operational policy did not include information regarding the operation maintaining and administsering unassigned epinephrine auto-injectors to use in an emergency.
At the inspection, the operational policy did not include information related to supporting inclusion services for special needs children.
At the inspection, 1 out of 6 personnel records reviewed did not have a notarized affidavit.
At the inspection, 1 out of 6 children's records reviewed did not include a health care professional.
At the inspection, 2 out of 6 childrens records reviewed needed updated immunization records.
At the inspection, the loose-fill around the slide exits of the climbing equipment present on the playground does not meet the required 6 inches in depth of mulch and measured 1 inch.
The operational policy did not address the indoor and outdoor benefits of daily physical activities.
Durnig inspection two cribs in the infant room were observed to have loose fitted sheets. The sheets were changed during inspection.
During inspection the laundry soap was observed on top of the washing machine in the kitchen area that is off of the pre-k classroom. There is no door or gate blocking the room to make this inaccessible to children.
The kitchen area was observed to have food and other items on the floor and had not been swept and maintained. The counters had old food particles that had not been cleaned from past meals on the counters.
During inspection an electrical outlet in the pre-K classroom was uncovered. The infant and the toddler room also had outlets uncovered as well.
About this center
Common questions
Does Kim and Tracies Little Blessings take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Kim and Tracies Little Blessings’s hours?
6:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Kim and Tracies Little Blessings accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Kim and Tracies Little Blessings cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kim and Tracies Little Blessings for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the East Texas area, which includes Mineola, is $28.80 a day for infants, $28.00 a day for toddlers and $27.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Kim and Tracies Little Blessings had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Apr 23, 2024: “Written Operational Policies - Unassigned Epinephrine Auto-Injectors.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Kim and Tracies Little Blessings compare with other daycares in Wood County?
It is #7 of 11 centers in Wood County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 30% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kim and Tracies Little Blessings last inspected?
Aug 11, 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 849385 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.