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A licensed child care center in Longview, Texas 75604
2307 Kingston Dr, Longview, Texas 75604. (903) 295-9999.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Gregg County: 4
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 21 inspections on record
- 4-Star 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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 68 child care providers in Gregg County had 4.
21 inspections on record. The latest, on Dec 5, 2025: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Covering Infant’s Head or Crib, at the report to the state on Jan 8, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2024. 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.
Jan 8, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Covering Infant’s Head or Crib
“During the investigation video footage was observed showing a caregiver putting blankets over children’s heads during naptime.”
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Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
“During the investigation video footage was observed showing a caregiver forcibly pushing children’s heads down and patting them a little roughly in order to try to make them lie down on their mats at naptime.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Jan 27, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“During inspection two infants were observed in high chairs not strapped in the high chairs. This was corrected at inspection.”
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Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
“During inspection a child was observed at nap time on his mat with his blanket covering his head asleep. This was corrected at inspection.”
All 33 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 21, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 6, 2024 | Report to the state | Outcome pending |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 17, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 23, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 27, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 24, 2001.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 96 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest 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 2.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Pam Hyko | 3 |
| Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill | 7 |
| See Saw Children’s Place - Afterschool | 0 |
| Kid Connection Preschool | 3 |
| Handprints Child Care 14 | 5 |
| Heero Kids Development Center | 0 |
| Small Steps Learning Academy | 3 |
| First Step This child care provider | 2 |
| Monica Warren | 4 |
| Cuddlebugs Learning Center Longview | 4 |
| Faber Enterprises DBA Jordan Country Day School | 21 |
| Sophia Beck | 10 |
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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