Pinky’s Early Childhood Development Center
A licensed child care home in Longview, Texas 75601
201 Doyle St, Longview, Texas 75601. (903) 263-2353.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 10 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Gregg County: 4
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 12 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
10 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 68 child care providers in Gregg County had 4.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 11, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device, at the inspection on Jul 30, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
10 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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.
Jul 30, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“During the inspection an infant was observed asleep in a restrictive device.”
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Handwashing Procedures
“During the inspection caregivers and some children older than 18 months of age were not using running water to wash their hands.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“Screen time was observed on during rest times playing Elmo.”
Sep 11, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care Home
“During the inspection 10 children were present with 3 of them being 0-17 months of age with only 1 caregiver.”
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Activities for Infants - Opportunities for Outdoor Play
“During the inspection an infant in care was not given an opportunity for outdoor play, and instead held the entire time.”
Mar 11, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Caregiver Handwashing After Removing Gloves
“After diaper changes a caregiver was seen removing her gloves and then replacing them without washing her hands in between.”
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Nutrition and Food Service - No Beverages with Added Sugar, unless allowed by CACFP
“Fruit juice was served, Simply Fruit Juice, that had added Cane sugar during the insepction.”
Jul 16, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“During review one child’s file was found to be missing the admission information.”
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Required Admission Information - Physician Information
“During review some children’s files were found to be missing the full information required for the Emergency Medical Attention.”
Mar 5, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“During the inspection the outdoor play area was observed, in the play area the metal fencing in chipping its paint. The chipping paint is within reach of the children.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child-Care Home, permit issued Sep 24, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 12 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.
- 0 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 10.
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 | 21 |
| Ohanas Childcare for Learning | 53 |
| Pinky’s Early Childhood Development Center This child care provider | 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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