Creative Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Lubbock, Texas 79416
525 N Frankford Ave, Lubbock, Texas 79416. (806) 795-2843.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Lubbock County: 1
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 22 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 149 child care providers in Lubbock County had 1.
22 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 7, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety, at the inspection on Sep 23, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Mar 22, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Sep 23, 2026: inspection6 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety
“During the inspection a child was observed running out of their classroom due to the caregivers lack of intervention.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“During the inspection a classroom was observed to be out of ratio.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“During the inspection a restroom used by children in care was observed to have feces on the toilet prior to children the restroom.”
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Diapering Procedures - Caregiver’s Hands Washed
“A caregivers hands were observed to not be washed after a childs diaper was changed.”
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Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant’s Hands
“A childs hands were observed to not be washed after a childs diaper was changed.”
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Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
“During the inspection a caregiver was observed not sanitizing the diaper changing surface prior to placing another child on the same diaper changing surface for the purpose of changing the child s diaper.”
May 29, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Policies for Release of Children
“Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a staff member failed to correctly verify the identity of a child resulting in the wrong child being released from care.”
Mar 22, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“It was found during the investigation that an employee used inappropriate discipline on a child in care by grabbing them by the arm resulting in an injury that required medical treatment.”
10 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 17, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
“During the inspection there was a caregiver in charge of a group of children with provisionally conditions that where not being followed.”
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“During the inspection in the infant classroom, there was a 4 month and a 2 month asleep in a restrictive device. ** 8/17/22 This was corrected at the inspection as the children where removed and placed in there cribs**”
Aug 1, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For
“It was found during the walk through a caregiver didn’t know how many children were in her care. After counting the children several times the caregiver had to look at the sign in/out log for the day to figure out why she was miss counting the number of children that were currently in her care.”
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Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“It was found in a classroom that an outlet did not have covers or safety plate in place and children under the age of 4 has access to this outlet. This was corrected at the inspection as they cover the outlets with outlet covers.”
Jul 19, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Prompt Attention to Needs
“Based the evidence obtained during the investigation it was determined that caregivers were not meeting the physical needs of the children such as feeding and diapering.”
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Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent
“Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation it was found that Infant Daily Sheets that have been provided to the parents at the end of the day have been incomplete and missing one or more of the required items listed under this minimum standard.”
Mar 10, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
“Evidence obtained during the investigation confirms staff at the operation had suspicions of children in care being Abused and Neglected outside the daycare and did not make a report to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.”
Mar 8, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Release of Children
“During the investigation it was determined that a caregiver knowing allowed a child to go with a person that was not authorized to pick up the child.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“During the investigation it was determine that a parent was not notified of an incident that involved there child placing them at risk until the following day.”
Dec 13, 2021: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For
“A caregiver in a classroom did not know the number of children that they were responsible for.”
All 32 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 29, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 1, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 19, 2022 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 29, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 9, 2015.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 256 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 10 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 Nov 5, 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 149 child care providers in Lubbock County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Shirley Yandell | 0 |
| Ywcare at Rush Elementary | 0 |
| Creative Learning Center This child care provider | 8 |
| Dbs Aftercare at Legacy | 1 |
| Heavin Nashea Muniz | 1 |
| Melissa Dahlstrom | 1 |
| Jennifer Knox | Not given |
| Melissa Martinez | Not given |
| Agape Learning Academy | 3 |
| Verla Dunlap | 15 |
| Conni Dickson | 0 |
| Willowbend Doodlebugs | 0 |
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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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