Kandyland Kampus Preschool
A licensed child care center in Longview, Texas 75601
115 Tupelo Dr, Longview, Texas 75601. (903) 758-8247.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Gregg County: 4
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 14 inspections on record
- 3-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?
9 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 68 child care providers in Gregg County had 4.
14 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 26, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Jul 10, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 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 |
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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.
Aug 6, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Provides Access to Walkway
“During the inspection the nap cots were set up in a way that did not provide adequate space for caregivers to walk and work in between.”
Jul 10, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“During the inspection the operation did not have an annual fire insepction conducted in the past 12 months.”
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Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Provides Access to Walkway
“During the inspection the nap cots were set up in a way that did not provide adequate space for caregivers to walk and work in between.”
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Placement of Groups - Not Exceed Room Capacity
“During the inspection it was determined the daycare was routinely going over the maximum capacity for a room during nap time.”
Sep 19, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“During the insepction a few areas of chipping paint were seen in classrooms.”
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Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
“During the inspection screen time was seen with an after school age group. The show on the tv was Disney’s Jessie.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“During the walk through I observed the 2s classroom using screen time during snack time.”
Aug 7, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“During the insepction a few areas of chipping paint were seen in classrooms.”
Aug 27, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
“A climbing structure was seen on the playground without loose fill material.”
11 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 17, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
“This Minimum Standard was found to be out of compliance through an investigation. A caregiver stated they will use a timeout of up to 5 minutes for children aged 12M-18M.”
Sep 15, 2023: inspection7 deficiencies
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“During the inspection 6 staff records were reviewed and all 6 were missing the hands on training for CPR/First Aid.”
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“During the inspection multiple spots of chipping paint and drywall exposed were seen in the building.”
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Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“During the inspection a power strip was observed in reach of children without the outlets covered.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“During the inspection 6 staff records were reviewed and 5 were missing the required hours and missing required topics.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“During the inspection the director’s annual training was reviewed. 30 hours of annual training could not be verified.”
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Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
“Screen time was observed and the a three’s classroom was watching Encanto.”
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Written Operational Policies - Water Activities
“The Operational Policy was reviewed and found to be missing the Water Activity and Field Trip policy.”
Jan 20, 2023: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation did not complete the employees who left survey by the required date for 2022.”
Oct 7, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“During the inspection I observed a bathroom that children use with a trash can without a lid. The trash can had a used diaper and was accessible to the children.”
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“During the inspection the window sill was observed in the 3 year old room and paint was observed to be chipping.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 11, 2005.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 83 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.
- 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 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: 3-Star (the middle 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 9.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kandyland Kampus Preschool This child care provider | 9 |
| 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 | 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).
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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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