# Lil Tikes Day Care Center Lil Tikes Day Care Center is a licensed child care program (child care center) in San Antonio, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 49 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC. ## Key facts - Status: Full Permit · Operating - Address: 2710 Tortuga St, San Antonio, TX 78224 - Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School - Capacity: 49 - License/permit: 548969 - Operator: not published - Phone: (210) 924-8453 - Hours: 06:30 AM-06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) - Accepts child care subsidies: yes - Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=165274 ## Inspection record 24 findings across 21 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-06-02 to 2026-10-19); 16 rated serious; 0 open at last record. - 2026-08-26 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age: There were 15 children combined in the front room. The age of the youngest child was five months and the age of the oldest child was three years. This was corrected at inspection when the infants went to their room. (§746.1605(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1605-1)) - 2026-08-26 — Records, permits & program, Medium risk, Corrected at inspection: Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two: Infants and children were observed having screen time. This was corrected at inspection when the television was turned off. (§746.2207(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2207-a)) - 2026-08-14 — Safety hazards, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: Using, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials: Disenfectant spray was accessible to children waiting in line for the bathroom. This was corrected at inspection when spray can was removed. (§746.3407(13); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3407-13)) - 2026-08-14 — Safety hazards, High risk, Corrected at inspection: Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children: A mop bucket full of water was accessible to children waiting in line for the bathroom. This was corrected at inspection when the mop bucket was removed. (§746.3701(9); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3701-9)) - 2026-08-10 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-08-26: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: There were five infants with one caregiver in Infant room. The ages of the infants were five months, seven months, eight months, 11 months, and 19 months, The specified age group was 0 to 11 months. This was corrected at inspection when a child wa moved to another room. (§746.1601; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1601)) - 2026-02-19 — Food & nutrition, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-02-26: Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns: During snack time the children were provided one component (pudding) instead of two components. (§746.3301(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3301-b)) - 2026-02-19 — Facilities & equipment, Medium risk, Corrected at inspection: Required Admission Information - School Information for School-age Child: One of the three children files was missing school age information. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. (§746.605(13); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-605-13)) - 2025-07-14 — Food & nutrition, Medium risk, Correction verified 2025-07-21: Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days: One of the feeding schedules for a bottle-feeding infant was unavailable at the time of inspection. (§746.2421(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2421-b)) - 2025-07-14 — Other, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-07-21: Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection: At the time of inspection, the gas inspection was unavailable for review. (§746.5401; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5401)) - 2025-07-14 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Corrected at inspection: Children's Products- Annual Certification: The Consumer Report form was observed to have been last reviewed on 5.12.24. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection. (§746.4135(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4135-b)) - 2025-03-21 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-04-07: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: The infant classroom was observed out of ratio when the second caregiver left the room several times to open the front door throughout drop off. The specifed age group was 0-11 months and there were 7 infants present. This was corrected when the second caregiver returned to the infant classroom and child/caregiver ratio was back in compliance. (§746.1601; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1601)) - 2025-03-13 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2025-05-05: Policies Comply with Rules: Based on the evidence gathered, the operation was enforcing a policy regarding toilet-trained children, but this policy was not written in the center's operational policies when provided to parents at enrollment. (§746.201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-201-1)) - 2024-11-12 — Facilities & equipment, High risk, Corrected at inspection: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age: An infant under 12 months was observed asleep in a crib propped up with a boppy pillow and a blanket. This was corrected when the items were removed from the crib. (§746.2415(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2415-b)) - 2024-11-05 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-01-22: Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner: Based on the evidence gathered, a caregiver did not follow proper health and safety practices when they asked the child to hold their wet pull-up during potty training. (§746.3407(8); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3407-8)) - 2024-11-05 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-01-22: Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance: Based on the evidence gathered, a caregiver did not use positive methods of redirection with a child during potty training. The caregiver had the child hold their wet pull-up while they placed a clean pull-up on the child. (§746.2803(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2803-4)) - …and 9 more on the source page. ## Nearby programs - [Y School Age Hawthorne Elementary](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-139224) — 1.32 km, capacity 196 - [Ray Ellison Family Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1510942) — 1.32 km, capacity 31 - [Depaul Children's Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-99390) — 1.85 km, capacity 200 - [Poppy's Kiddie Kampus](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-96346) — 2.32 km, capacity 111 - [Pci W Hutchins](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-198767) — 2.53 km, capacity 68 - [Vestal Early Head Start](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1477927) — 3.14 km, capacity 47 ## Sources - tx_hhsc_operations record 165274 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=165274 - us_census_geocoder record 2710 TORTUGA ST|SAN ANTONIO|TX|78224 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/ - tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 548969 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=548969 - tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-z2hk-26u7_rnwt (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=548969 --- Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-165274 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. 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