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Kids World Learning Center

A licensed child care center in Kilgore, Texas 75662

405 Kay St, Kilgore, Texas 75662. (903) 984-1400.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.

The last 24 months 7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

7 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 Oct 23, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes, at the inspection on Jan 9, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on May 14, 2024

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.

7 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 NovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

Jan 9, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes

    “During the inspection an infant was observed in a restrictive device for more than 15 minutes without being fed or transported.”

    Rule 746.2417(2)(B). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 9, 2026. Correction verified: Jan 20, 2026.

  • Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

    “Multiple rooms were observed with peeling/chipping paint in reach of the children.”

    Rule 746.3407(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 16, 2026. Correction verified: Jan 20, 2026.

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

    “During the inspection the loose fill material was measured at around 1.5 inches and had grass growing through it.”

    Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 6, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 19, 2026.

May 14, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    “The fire insepction was last completed on 04/11/2023.”

    Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 31, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 3, 2024.

  • Annual Sanitation Inspection

    “The operation last had a Health Inspection completed on 04/10/2023, and stated they had to schedule the insepction.”

    Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 31, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 3, 2024.

Mar 14, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

    “During the inspection the loose fill for the play structure was observed to be packing down and deteriorating. Roots and grass was also observed growing inside.”

    Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 15, 2024. Correction verified: May 14, 2024.

  • First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired

    “The first aid kit was examined and most of the items inside had expired. This was corrected at inspection when the owner went and bought a new first aid kit.”

    Rule 746.4003(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 14, 2024.

9 deficiencies older than three years
May 2, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Screen Time Activities - Not Exceed One Hour Daily

    “During the inspection a the television was observed on in the drop-off room at 6:30AM. A few of the children were still in the room over an hour later still viewing the televsion.”

    Rule 746.2207(c)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 2, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 2, 2023.

Apr 28, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies

  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “During the investigation it was found that a child was away from the center for 30 minutes and no staff in the building were aware of this.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 18, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 2, 2023.

  • Caregivers Have Access to Tracking System

    “During the investigation multiple caregivers stated they did not have access to a tracking system to know which children they are in charge of.”

    Rule 746.631(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 18, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 2, 2023.

Apr 25, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes

    “Upon arrival a 13 month old infant was observed in a restrictive device. The child was left in the device for more than 15 minutes.”

    Rule 746.2417(2)(B). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 25, 2023. Correction verified: May 2, 2023.

  • Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

    “During the inspection a bottle of hand sanitizer was observed on the floor in the infants room in reach of the children.”

    Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 25, 2023. Correction verified: May 2, 2023.

  • Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

    “During the inspection the television was seen on while a 13 month old child was present. The television also had advertisements as well.”

    Rule 746.2207(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 25, 2023. Correction verified: May 2, 2023.

  • Update Admission Information - Procedure

    “During the inspection 8 children’s records were reviewed. 7 of the records had not been updated in at least 3 years.”

    Rule 746.609(a). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 2, 2023. Correction verified: May 2, 2023.

Jun 21, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

    “During the inspection a portion of a toddler room was observed to be damaged exposing drywall to the children.”

    Rule 746.3407(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 28, 2022. Correction verified: Jul 15, 2022.

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

    “During the inspection the loose fill was observed to be packed down to an extent that made it only around 2 inches deep.”

    Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 28, 2022. Correction verified: Jul 15, 2022.

All 13 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 23, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Feb 19, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jan 20, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jan 9, 2026Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Jan 30, 2025InspectionNo violation found
May 14, 2024Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Mar 14, 2024Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Jun 2, 2023InspectionNo violation found
May 2, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Apr 28, 2023Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Apr 25, 2023Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Jul 15, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Jun 21, 2022Inspection2 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 25, 2006.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 94 children.
Source:

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.
  • 1 report to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

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).
Source:

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 7.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 68 in Gregg County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Bricks Learning Center4
Teresa CancholaNot given
Overnight Owls5
Anita Brinkley1
Children’s Amazing Palace Learning Academy30
First Baptist Church Cdc7
Laura Vaughn13
Stepping Stone Preschool LLC0
Kids World Learning Center This child care provider7
Meadowbrook Preschool & Childrens Center6
Prep School4
Garrett Tender Loving Care Learning Center0

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Oct 30, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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