Kids Care Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Gainesville, Texas 76240
104 N Morris St, Gainesville, Texas 76240. (940) 580-3158.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 12 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Cooke County: 2
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 19 inspections on record
- 3-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?
12 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 17 child care providers in Cooke County had 2.
19 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 21, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Aug 11, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on Aug 11, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Mar 16, 2026
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
12 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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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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 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 11, 2026: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“It was determined that a non-qualified caregiver provided supervision for more than one classroom.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“It was determined that the operation did not report a situation in which a may have been place at risk.”
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Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
“It was determined during the course of investigation that there are concerns with a staff person at the operation not utilizing positive guidance methods.”
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Caregiver Qualification Age Exemption Attends High School - Enrolled in Child-care Career Program Approved by TEA/TEPSAC
“It was determined that two staff persons without a high school diploma were caring for children while being 17 years of age and not enrolled in a Child-Care Career Program.”
Jul 27, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Required emergency contact information was not listed for 5/7 childrens files reviewed.”
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Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
“A staff person was missing 6 hours of annual training.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The promotion of physical activity within the operational policies did not include all requirements.”
Mar 16, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A caregiver did not use sound judgment when the operation’s policies regarding transitions and name to face procedures were not conducted, resulting in a child being left unsupervised.”
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Proper supervision was not conducted when a caregiver was not aware that a child was on the playground unsupervised.”
Oct 2, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Sanitation Inspection- Inspection unavailable must maintain documentation at operation and make available to us
“The operation did not have proof of a current health inspection or any document stating that a health inspection was not offered by their county.”
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Maintain copy of court order in child’s file
“The operation did not have a copy of a court order in a child’s file.”
Jan 18, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation did not report the number of employees that left in 2023.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 11, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Pre-service Training for Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months
“Based on information gathered during inspection and observations made during inspection of a caregiver caring for children without having required pre-service trainings.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“The operation’s chef has been employeed for over 90 days and caring for children without CPR/First Aid.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The operation’s loose fill in use zones measure 1 inch or less.”
All 24 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 11, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 13, 2023.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 48 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 4 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 31, 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 Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 17 child care providers in Cooke County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 12.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Stepping Stones of First Baptist Gainesville | 0 |
| Angela Vanbebber | Not given |
| Carol Lamkin | 14 |
| April Glass | 4 |
| April Thompson | Not given |
| Kids Care Learning Center This child care provider | 12 |
| Cornerstone Childcare Center | 1 |
| Lil Leopards Learning Ladder | 2 |
| Lil Leopards Learning Ranchette | 2 |
| Katrina Grewing | 0 |
| Donna Zimmerer Licensed Child Care | 1 |
| Wilma Boaz Daycare | 2 |
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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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