Giggles and Grins Little Scholars
A licensed child care center in Huntsville, Texas 77340
306 Highway 190 E, Huntsville, Texas 77340. (936) 439-4174.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Walker County: 4
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 10 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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 21 child care providers in Walker County had 4.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 19, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the report to the state on Jun 5, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Required Fees, at the inspection on May 2, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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.
Jun 5, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Policies Comply with Rules
“Based on a DFPS investigation staff did not follow the center’s policy in not contacting the parent immediately after the child fell.”
Dec 19, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child with food allergies noted on their admission paperwork did not have a food allergy emergency plan as required. The child also had an epi pen for a non-food allergy without an emergency plan.”
Nov 4, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“2 caregivers had first aid/cpr that has expired. One caregiver’s expired in September and the other’s in August.”
May 2, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Fees
“The operation has past due background check fees from two different invoices that are each more than 30 days past due. Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the fees were paid.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Oct 26, 2023: assessment1 deficiency
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Franchise Tax Delinquent
“The operation’s franchise tax status is showing as forfeited on the comptroller’s website.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Report to the state | Outcome pending |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 2, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 6, 2023.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 122 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.
- 8 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 21 child care providers in Walker County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Faith Lutheran School | 9 |
| Discovery Days Preschool | 1 |
| Faith Kids Preschool | 4 |
| Legacy Martial Arts | 6 |
| Giggles and Grins Little Scholars This child care provider | 4 |
| 3y’s Learning Academy LLC | 12 |
| Tomorrow’s Promise Montessori Academy | 6 |
| Tomorrow’s Promise | 13 |
| Tiny Town Academy | 0 |
| Tck-Taking Care of Kids Learning Center | 0 |
| Second Baptist Preschool | 12 |
| Edna Duron | Not given |
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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