Kid Kountry Preschool
A licensed child care center in Lufkin, Texas 75904
2505 W Frank Ave, Lufkin, Texas 75904. (936) 632-8228.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. Texas’s own record is on its child care search.
The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Angelina County: 2
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 15 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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 37 child care providers in Angelina County had 2.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 16, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 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 | Nov |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Oct 29, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
-
Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“It was found that caregivers were using their cell phones during nap time and outdoor play resulting in a lack of supervision.”
Jan 3, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
-
Caregiver Qualification Age Exemption with HS Diploma/GED- Not in Charge of Group
“There was enough evidence to support that a caregiver who was not qualified to be left unsupervised by another caregiver was left alone with children.”
Nov 15, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
-
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“Upon entering the classroom there were twelve 12mo-23mo olds with one caregiver. The specified age for that group was 2 years olds. Therefore the ratio is 1 caregiver to 11 children. This was corrected at the time of inspection within 2 minutes when another caregiver entered the room.”
-
Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
“There was a tear in the diaper changing mat in the 2 year old room. The caregiver replaced this at the time of the inspeciton by replacing the mat.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Oct 10, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
-
Daily Menus - Record Comparable Substitutions
“When observing the menu the operation was serving the meal for Wednesday on Monday. The person in charge fixed the menu and put the correct substitutions and initialed the change.”
All 21 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 11, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 5, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 4, 2002.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 88 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.
- 6 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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 37 child care providers in Angelina County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kid Kountry Preschool This child care provider | 4 |
| Presbyterian Early Learning Center | 0 |
| Just Kidz Preschool | 3 |
| Tots on the Move Child Education Center | 2 |
| Cornerstone Kids Academy | 6 |
| Lufkin Tiny Treasures Preschool | 6 |
| Lufkin’s Tiny Treasures Too | 11 |
| Life Kids | 6 |
| Tiny Blessings Preschool | 1 |
| Kid Zone Childcare Center LLC | 9 |
| Garrett Day Care | 1 |
| Building Blocks Academy 2 | 2 |
| Sue Sue’s Daycare LLC | 0 |
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
-
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).
-
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).
-
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).
-
Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Texas HHSC or Texas Workforce Commission. Texas’s own record is on its child care search. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
From the provider
The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.
Replies
None. Replies aren’t open yet. When they open, the provider will be able to answer any finding for free, and the reply will show beside that finding, unedited and dated.
Paid listing
None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the provider”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.