Garrett Tender Loving Care Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Longview, Texas 75602
1602 S Mobberly Ave, Longview, Texas 75602. (430) 558-0507.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Gregg County: 4
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 9 inspections on record
- 3-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
0 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 68 child care providers in Gregg County had 4.
9 inspections on record. The latest, on Dec 5, 2025: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 visits on record, nothing cited. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
6 deficiencies older than three years
Dec 19, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“During inspection, it was found that required annual training was not current. Four staff records were reviewed: All staff need the following: Emergency Preparedness Medication Building and Premises Safety Communicable diseases Food allergies Hazardous Materials CG and J need SIDS/Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma CG needs 5 hours more child development and 2 business management Judy needs 12 hours of child development - the required training above can count towards these hours.”
Aug 1, 2022: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent
“During the investigation it was determined that infant daily sheets are not sent home each day.”
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Toys and Equipment to be Sanitized Set Aside
“Toys, shelves, tables, chairs, and equipment including the floors need to be wiped down thoroughly and sanitized by either soaking, wiping, sweeping/mopping with a sanitizing solution such as bleach solution or hospital grade cleaner.”
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Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Never Allow Toddlers to Sleep or Walk With Bottles and Training Cups
“An infant was observed on the floor with a bottle and a toddler was observed walking around with a sippy cup.”
Jan 4, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“During the inspection I observed the restroom that the children use and found that a cabinet within the children reach was not locked and had pine sol and bleach in children’s reach.”
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“During the inspection I observed drywall falling out and paint chipping in the after school bathroom, as well as this I observed old food particles and dead bugs on the floor of multiple rooms.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 1, 2022 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 13, 1989.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 88 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 3 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 68 child care providers in Gregg County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 0.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Garrett Tender Loving Care Learning Center This child care provider | 0 |
| Playing for Keeps Early Childhood Center | 0 |
| Longview Child Development Center | 18 |
| Honeys Homestyle Childcare and Development Program | 3 |
| Mentoring Alliance After School-Ware | 0 |
| Mentoring Alliance After School-Hudson | 0 |
| Mona Neal | 5 |
| Prep School | 4 |
| Pam Hyko | 3 |
| Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill | 7 |
| See Saw Children’s Place - Afterschool | 0 |
| Kid Connection Preschool | 3 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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