Explorers Learning Academy
A licensed child care center in Longview, Texas 75601
1700 N Eastman Rd, Longview, Texas 75601. (903) 236-7777.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 21 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Gregg County: 4
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 27 inspections on record
- Not star-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?
21 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 68 child care providers in Gregg County had 4.
27 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 20, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Oct 1, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes, at the report to the state on Jun 23, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Required Immunizations, at the inspection on Mar 25, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
21 deficiencies in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||
| 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 |
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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 Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 1, 2026: inspection6 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“During the inspection review two individuals were present at the daycare and caring for children that did not have an eligible background check completed.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children’s names and ages
“During the inspection a caregiver did not know or have access to the children’s ages in their classroom.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“During the inspection fire drills were reviewed and the operation had not completed one for July, August or September.”
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Background Check Validation - Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list
“The operation had not validated their employee list since June 24th, 2026.”
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Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
“The most recent inspection report was not posted during the inspection, the last report posted was from December 2025.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The Children’s Product Safety Form was not completed annually as the last form posted is from 2024.”
Feb 17, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior
“During the investigation it was found that a caregiver redirected behavior by physically holding a child’s arms to pick up items for cleanup.”
Dec 30, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records
“During the inspection only 3 personnel records were available out of 6 staff employed.”
Nov 4, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
“During the walk through the infants were seen not strapped in to the table bucket seats as required by the manufacturer for safety.”
Aug 7, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“During the inspection an infants hands were not washed after a diaper change was completed.”
Jul 10, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“During the insepction a caregiver was seen making a personal call on their cell phone while caring for children.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“During the inspection infant diaper changes were observed. The infant’s hands were not cleaned after having their diaper changed.”
Jun 23, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
“This standard was found to be out of compliance through an investigation when it was determined an infant was left inside a restrictive device for more than 15 minutes.”
Feb 5, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
“A copy of the operations policies were reviewed and were missing the parents rights information.”
Jan 23, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Notification of Change in Space
“The operation added to the outdoor space on their playground without informing CCR. This was corrected at the inspection when the addition was reviewed.”
Mar 25, 2024: inspection6 deficiencies
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Required Immunizations
“During the inspection children’s immunizations were observed. Out of 10 records 8 were out of date for their shot record.”
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Activities for Toddlers - Opportunities for Moderate to Vigorous Active Play
“Staff were questioned on active play routine with bad weather days, all staff stated they get active play by having the children play in their centers. Children could not go outside during inspection due to poor weather conditions.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“During the inspection 10 children’s records were reviewed. 7 of the records did not have the address listed for the emergency contact.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“When reviewing personnel files all employees reviewed who had been employed for at least 12 months were missing the required training topics.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“Only 11 hours of annual training were available for review during the inspection.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The operation had not reviewed and re certified their Children’s Products Certification for the year. This was corrected at inspection when a walk through of the building and certification was completed.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
May 9, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“During the inspection a caregiver was observed yelling at a child.”
Mar 3, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
“The most recent inspection report from the application inspection was not posted during this inspection. This was corrected at the inspection when the operation printed it off and posted the form.”
All 39 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 26, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 2, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 23, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 7, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 18, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 1, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 20, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 9, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 29, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 98 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.
- 12 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?
- Not star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: SUSI).
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 21.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Prep School | 4 |
| See Saw Childrens Place- Afterschool: Montessori | 0 |
| The Learning Center | 11 |
| Explorers Learning Academy This child care provider | 21 |
| Ohanas Childcare for Learning | 53 |
| Pinky’s Early Childhood Development Center | 10 |
| Wee Care Learning Academy | 10 |
| Mentoring Alliance After School-Bramlette | 0 |
| The Nest Preschool | 0 |
| Erica’s Little Blessing | 0 |
| Sharons Kid Korner | 15 |
| Trinity Extended Day | 4 |
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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