The Learning Express Station #3
A licensed child care center in Malakoff, Texas 75148
379 N Terry St, Malakoff, Texas 75148. (903) 489-2400.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Henderson County: 4
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 12 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?
0 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 24 child care providers in Henderson County had 4.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 4, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 visits on record, nothing cited. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
8 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 29, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans
“The emergency preparedness plan was not available in the parent handbook.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Immunization records were reviewed for the HASA and one record was found to not be up to date.”
Jan 27, 2023: report to the state5 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation, and it was determined that neglectful supervision occurred when a child was left alone and unsupervised in the transportation vehicle.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“Based on a DFPS investigation, it was found the operation didn’t disclose true and accurate information to the family when a child was left alone and unsupervised on the transportation vehicle.”
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Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - Account for All Children
“Based on a DFPS investigation, it was found an employee parked and left the daycare vehicle, without ensuring each child was accounted for.”
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AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
“Based on a DFPS investigation, it was founded an employee parked and left the transportation vehicle without following loading and unloading protocols resulting in a child being left alone and unsupervised on the vehicle.”
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - used at all times when transporting a child in care
“Based on a DFPS investigation, it was found an employee did not properly utilize the installed electronic child safety alarm. The employee stated the alarm was not working properly and did not go off.”
Jun 10, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“During inspection an infant was observed asleep in a swing. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the child.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Report to the state | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 2, 2011.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 110 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.
- 5 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 24 child care providers in Henderson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 0.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| The Learning Express Station #3 This child care provider | 0 |
| Noah’s Ark Christian Academy | 0 |
| Love & Learn Dcc | 3 |
| Little Dreamer’s Daycare Center | 10 |
| Sandra Weiss | Not given |
| Kidz First Learning Academy | 13 |
| First Baptist Church Gun Barrel City Childcare Center | 5 |
| Learning Express-Station 4 | 3 |
| Mimi’s Creative Kids, LLC | 6 |
| Building Blocks Childcare Center | 8 |
| Learning Express Inc. | 0 |
| Darla Costlow | 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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