Applewood Academy and Day Care Center
A licensed child care center in Longview, Texas 75601
1512 Judson Rd, Longview, Texas 75601. (903) 445-1363.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Gregg County: 4
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 17 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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 68 child care providers in Gregg County had 4.
17 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 26, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File, at the inspection on May 22, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment, at the report to the state on May 20, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited May 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.
May 22, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File
“During the inspection an infant was observed sleeping in a crib while they were swaddled.”
May 20, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“This standard was found to be out of compliance through an investigation when it was determined that a caregiver was using corporal punishment.”
Feb 6, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“During the inspection a caregiver did not wash their hands after diapering a child.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“During the inspection a child was observed not having their hands washed after being diapered.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The Operational Policies were reviewed during the insepction and found to be missing the required physical activities information, as well as the hours, days and months of operation, and the parents rights information.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“During review 5 of 10 children’s records were missing the Health Statement.”
7 deficiencies older than three years
Apr 11, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“After review 2 children’s records did not have their emergency contacts filled out properly, 2 records did not have the full information for a doctor or emergency facility completed, 2 records did not have immunizations completed/on record, 1 record had not been updated since 2018, and 1 record did not have the parent’s full address or the emergency contacts full address.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“During the inspection 7 out of 7 records checked were missing Emergency Prep. training. Multiple other trainings were also missing from various files.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“During the inspection the young toddler room was observed to have Paw Patrol on while children under 2 years old were present. This was corrected at inspection when the assistant director pulled the TV out of the room.”
Jan 20, 2023: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“Your operation failed to complete the employees who left survey for 2022 in the required timeframe.”
Jun 9, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
“During the inspection I observed the television on in the school age room. The movie being watched did not meet any educational goals.”
Jun 1, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“While checking personnel records it was found that 3 caregivers had out of date CPR/First-aid cards.”
Mar 17, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
“During the inspection I observed children sitting in a toddler bucket seat table without straps/straps buckled in.”
All 31 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 22, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 22, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 20, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 31, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 27, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 29, 2010.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 118 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.
- 13 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 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Applewood Academy and Day Care Center This child care provider | 6 |
| 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).
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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