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Licensed center · Princeton, TX

Panther Cub Day Care

  • Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
  • Closed now · opens 6:30 AM today
  • Capacity 153

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301 N 5th St
Princeton, TX 75407 Map and directions
Hours
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Days
Mon to Fri
Ages
Infants to school age
Capacity
153 children
Meals
Meals and snacks provided
Nearby
2 other daycares within a mile

Licensing information from Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026

Hours

Closed now · opens 6:30 AM today

Hours on file with the state

Hours by day of the week
SundayClosed
Monday6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Tuesday6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Wednesday6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
ThursdayToday6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Friday6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
SaturdayClosed

Ages, programs and features

Ages served

  • Infants
  • Toddlers
  • Preschool
  • School age

Programs and features on the state record

  • Licensed for 153 children
  • Does not accept child care assistance
  • School-age care
  • Meals provided
  • After-school care
  • Snacks provided

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Licensing and inspection record

Published by Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026. Shown as the state records it.

Permit
On the state’s list of current permits, Aug 16, 2026
Operation number
1694218
Permit type
Licensed center
Licensed since
February 2020
Adverse action on record
No
Conditions on permit
No
Corrective action
No

Inspection history

21 inspections on record, most recent May 18, 2026. 8 of 32 visits and reports cited a standard. 11 self-reported incidents, listed separately below.

  • May 18, 2026InspectionNo standards cited
  • May 14, 2026Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
  • Apr 24, 2026InspectionNo standards cited
  • Apr 10, 2026InspectionNo standards cited
  • Mar 27, 2026InspectionNo standards cited
  • Mar 25, 2026Self-reported incident2 standards cited
    • 746.2805(8)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out

      This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and was found to be deficient. Through review of video and interviews with staff, it was determined that two caregivers were putting two children in restrictive devices multiple times daily to stop the children from exhibiting certain behaviors.

      Corrected Apr 20, 2026 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.307(b)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk

      This standard was evaluated for the investigation and was found to be deficient. Through interviews with the director and parents, it was determined that the parents were not immediately notified when it was discovered two caregivers were physically restraining their children in chairs.

      Corrected Apr 20, 2026 · Technical assistance given

  • Jan 7, 2026Inspection1 standard cited
    • 746.5307(b)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Fire Extinguishers Serviced

      At the time of inspection the program's mounted fire extinguishers were last serviced in November 2024 and have not been serviced since then.

      Corrected Jan 21, 2026 · Technical assistance given

  • Sep 23, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
  • Sep 12, 2025Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
  • Jun 3, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
  • May 30, 2025Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
  • May 13, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
  • Apr 25, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
  • Apr 22, 2025Self-reported incident2 standards cited
    • 745.635(3)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

      This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined that the caregiver mentioned in the report had conditions on their background check that didn't allow the caregiver to be left alone to supervise a group of children alone. By the time of the inspection at the operation the caregiver mentioned was no longer present or employed at the operation.

      Corrected Apr 25, 2025, at the inspection · Technical assistance given

    • 746.2423Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Naptime for Infants

      This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. A caregiver was observed to be sleeping on the floor of an infant room and was not properly supervising or interacting with the infants in care.

      Corrected May 16, 2025

Cited standards by risk level

16 standards cited across 21 inspections, most recently May 18, 2026. All 16 shown are recorded as corrected.

  • High1063%
  • Medium High319%
  • Medium319%
  • Medium Low0
  • Low0
Visits with nothing cited
18 of 21 shown
Corrected at the visit
2 of 16 findings, 14 more corrected later
Most recent citation
Mar 25, 2026, 4 clean visits since

Risk levels are Texas HHSC’s own classification of each standard, not a rating by Daycare Index. What the levels mean. Counts cover every inspection on the state record; the visits listed above are the most recent.

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