Lil Pirates Daycare and Learning Center
Lil Pirates Daycare and Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Shepherd, TX, licensed for up to 15 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2015. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 9 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 13 citations, 6 of them high-risk, most often for sleep safety (4 of 13). None of them came in the last 12 months. 15% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 6 centers in San Jacinto County and better than 13% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on information obtained during the inspection and through staff interviews, it was determined that a child was not properly supervised at the time of an incident. The child obtained an injury during the incident. The injury sustained required medical treatment.
The fire inspection expired on 5/14/2025. The Director is going to correct this by getting the fire inspection done.
It was found during the inspection and through interviews that was not sufficient lighting to see all the children during naptime.
It was found that infants were sleeping in bouncy chairs, and two infants were sharing a playpen to sleep in.
Based on the information obtained and the standards that were cited, the Director has not been ensuring that the operation is operating in compliance.
There was a mop bucket stored in the restroom that the children use that had water in it,
Based on the information obtained during the inspection, there have been more than one occasion where the operation was out of ratio during naptime.
It was found that all of the infants did not have their own cribs.
It was found that infants have been sleeping in bouncy chairs which are restrictive devices.
A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
Two out of four children's records were missing the emergency contact addresses. The Director correct this at the time of the inspection be getting the emergency contact addresses.
The Director had one out 30 reauired training hours for the calendar year of 2021-2022-her hire date to her anniversary date of hire.
The Director left a caregvier in charge while she was on vacatin who did not know where files were for Licensing to review. This was corrected when a another caregiver came over from the sister location to help out the caregiver present in the building. The corrected at inspection box will not be checked because a follow up inspeciton will be done.
About this center
Common questions
Does Lil Pirates Daycare and Learning Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Lil Pirates Daycare and 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 Lil Pirates Daycare and Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Lil Pirates Daycare and Learning Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 6 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jun 27, 2025: “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 Lil Pirates Daycare and Learning Center compare with other daycares in San Jacinto County?
It is #6 of 6 centers in San Jacinto County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 13% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Lil Pirates Daycare and Learning Center last inspected?
Apr 30, 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 1532603 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.