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Longview Child Development Center

Licensed Center · Longview, Gregg County, TX · Operation No. 247802

Longview Child Development Center holds a Full Permit issued March 13, 1996. In the state's 60-month public window it has 26 inspections on record with 46 cited deficiencies. The records below are republished verbatim from the Texas HHSC database.

License details
License status
Full Permit
Issued
March 13, 1996
Operation type
Licensed Center
Total capacity
105 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Address
601 W Garfield Dr, Longview, TX 75602-5018
The 60-month record
26
Inspections
0
Assessments
1
Self reports
46
Deficiencies
Deficiencies by the agency's own weight: High 12 · Medium High 20 · Medium 13 · Medium Low 1 · Low 0. These are the state's precomputed counts, republished as-is.
Inspection history
DateActivityDeficiencies cited
Jul 9, 2026 Inspection 0
Jul 7, 2026 Report 0
Jun 16, 2026 Report 0
Jan 14, 2026 Inspection 2
Aug 26, 2025 Inspection 0
Jun 30, 2025 Inspection 5
Jun 13, 2025 Inspection 0
Jun 3, 2025 Inspection 1
May 30, 2025 Report 2
Mar 6, 2025 Inspection 0
Feb 18, 2025 Report 0
Jan 23, 2025 Inspection 1
May 29, 2024 Inspection 0
Feb 20, 2024 Inspection 1
Jan 10, 2024 Inspection 6
Nov 21, 2023 Inspection 0
Nov 8, 2023 Report 0
Nov 3, 2023 Inspection 0
Sep 18, 2023 Report 0
Sep 15, 2023 Report 4
Sep 13, 2023 Inspection 0
Jul 24, 2023 Inspection 1
Jun 14, 2023 Report 0
May 18, 2023 Report 2
May 11, 2023 Inspection 2
Apr 28, 2023 Inspection 4
Jul 12, 2022 Inspection 1
Apr 14, 2022 Inspection 0
Apr 5, 2022 Inspection 1
Mar 23, 2022 Inspection 0
Mar 17, 2022 Inspection 1
Mar 3, 2022 Inspection 4
Feb 28, 2022 Report 1
Feb 9, 2022 Report 2
Jan 21, 2022 Inspection 0
Jan 18, 2022 Report 0
Jan 13, 2022 Inspection 1
Jan 11, 2022 Report 2
Oct 12, 2021 Inspection 2
Deficiency records
January 14, 2026 Standard § 746.201(2) - Written Personnel Policies
Medium High
The agency published this citation as a standard number with no narrative text.
Corrected: February 9, 2026
January 14, 2026 Standard § 746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
During inspection required training was not available for review.
Corrected: February 9, 2026
June 30, 2025 Standard § 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
Multiple staff members did not have the required training hours for review during the insepction.
Corrected: July 30, 2025
June 30, 2025 Standard § 746.605(10) - Required Admission Information - Physician Information
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
Multiple children's records were missing the address information for either a physician or an emergency facility.
Corrected: July 14, 2025
June 30, 2025 Standard § 746.605(2) - Required Admission Information - Address and Phone Number
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Multiple children's records were missing the child's full address information.
Corrected: July 14, 2025
June 30, 2025 Standard § 746.3301(h) - Nutrition and Food Service - Food not a reward
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was reviewed and found to be out of compliance. A caregiver was observed using food as a reward.
Corrected: June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025 Standard § 746.3407(5) - Sanitize Potty-Chairs
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was reviewed and found to be out of compliance. A potty-chair was not sanitized after use with urine still sitting inside of it.
Corrected: June 30, 2025
June 3, 2025 Standard § 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
High
Verbatim from the agency record
One caregiver was present at inspection without a background check. This was corrected at inspection as the caregiver was sent home and the operation submitted the individuals background check request.
Corrected: June 3, 2025
May 30, 2025 Standard § 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was determined that staff in one classroom failed to demonstrate good judgement when they allowed children to use the restroom in a bucket inside the classroom.
Corrected: June 27, 2025
May 30, 2025 Standard § 746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was determined that a caregiver has yelled at children as a method of discipline. This caregiver is no longer employed by the operation.
Corrected: June 27, 2025
January 23, 2025 Standard § 746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
The loose fill under the playscape was not at the required depth and grass was seen growing out as well.
Corrected: February 28, 2025
February 20, 2024 Standard § 746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
Child #1, #2, #4, and #5 need a statement they are healthy to be in care from their physician.
Corrected: March 5, 2024
January 10, 2024 Standard § 746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
An emergency practices document was not available for the previous year.
Corrected: February 7, 2024
January 10, 2024 Standard § 746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Four staff files were reviewed and two do not have required CPR/1st aid training available for revieiw.
Corrected: February 15, 2024
January 10, 2024 Standard § 746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
Ten children's files were reviewed and the following information was not available: Child #4 needs an address for the emergency contact person All 10 children need the new special care statement completed and signed Child #6 parent needs to sign emergency care authorization Child #1, #2, #4, and #5 need a statement they are healthy to be in care from their physician.
Corrected: February 7, 2024
January 10, 2024 Standard § 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
High
Verbatim from the agency record
A current fire inspection was not available.
Corrected: February 7, 2024
January 10, 2024 Standard § 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
Medium Low
Verbatim from the agency record
Four personnel records were reviewed and #1 does not have an affidavit on file.
Corrected: January 24, 2024
January 10, 2024 Standard § 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
Four personnel files were reviewed and the following training was not available: #2 and #4 do not have training available for review.
Corrected: February 15, 2024
September 15, 2023 Standard § 746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
High
Verbatim from the agency record
Based on the preponderance of evidence gathered during the investigation, it is determined that a caregiver did substantially harm a child by using excessive force of dragging the child across the room by one arm and then restraining the child in a chair for punishment for over 30 minutes.
Corrected: October 20, 2023
September 15, 2023 Standard § 746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the abuse/neglect investigation a caregiver was observed on her phone while caring for children.
Corrected: October 20, 2023
September 15, 2023 Standard § 746.2805(8) - Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
High
Verbatim from the agency record
During an abuse/neglect investigation it was observed that a caregiver strapped a child into a restrictive device for at least 30 minutes.
Corrected: October 20, 2023
September 15, 2023 Standard § 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the abuse/neglect investigation a caregiver was observed dragging a child by the arm across the room.
Corrected: October 20, 2023
July 24, 2023 Standard § 746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During inspection, wall borders at bottom have come loose and need to be repaired or removed.
Corrected: August 24, 2023
May 18, 2023 Standard § 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the DFPS investigation it was determined that the operation did not notify CCR that a child was inappropriately disciplined.
Corrected: July 13, 2023
May 18, 2023 Standard § 746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the DFPS investigation it was determined that a child was slapped on the hand by one caregiver and pushed in the chest area by another caregiver.
Corrected: July 13, 2023
May 11, 2023 Standard § 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
During inspection 6 personnel file were missing the following training: SIDS/Shaken Baby/Brain Development for infants Hazardous Materials Training Food Allergies Training Emegency Preparedness Training 1st aid/cpr Training
Corrected: June 8, 2023
May 11, 2023 Standard § 746.501(a)(1) - Written Operational Policies - Operating Times
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
The parent handbook is missing required information.
Corrected: June 2, 2023
April 28, 2023 Standard § 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the walk through I observed a plugged in power strip lying on the counter of a sink inside of a classroom.
Corrected: April 28, 2023
April 28, 2023 Standard § 746.1013(a) - Director's Absence - Qualified Caregiver in Charge
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the inspection multiple caregivers stated that no one was left in charge while the acting director was away from the facility.
Corrected: April 28, 2023
April 28, 2023 Standard § 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the inspection it was found that a person with a pending background check had at times been watching classrooms with children while the caregivers were on break.
Corrected: April 30, 2023
April 28, 2023 Standard § 746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the walk through I observed two caregivers on their personal phones.
Corrected: April 28, 2023
July 12, 2022 Standard § 746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
During inspection the safety practices document was not available for the current year.
Corrected: July 22, 2022
April 5, 2022 Standard § 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the inspection a toilet that children use was observed to be clogged with waste. When asked caregivers stated this toilet has been in this manner for over a week.
Corrected: April 5, 2022
March 17, 2022 Standard § 746.1203(6) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During my inspection I observed one of the rooms was not cleaned the night before making the teacher complete janitorial duties leading to the room getting out of control.
Corrected: March 17, 2022
March 3, 2022 Standard § 746.2207(c)(3) - Screen Time Activities - Not Exceed One Hour Daily
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
While observing video for the investigation I observed the children watching television for 3 hours. This screen time also overlapped meal time for breakfast at 9:00AM.
Corrected: March 3, 2022
March 3, 2022 Standard § 746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
High
Verbatim from the agency record
During my inspection I observed a child playing in a room by themselves with no caregiver supervision for around 5 minutes.
Corrected: March 3, 2022
March 3, 2022 Standard § 746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
During the inspection I observed a classroom with a child under two years old watching television.
Corrected: March 3, 2022
March 3, 2022 Standard § 746.631(a) - Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
The operation could not provide a sigh-in and sign-out log.
Corrected: March 3, 2022
February 28, 2022 Standard § 746.1605 - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the inspection I observed a room of children with the youngest being 14 months old and the oldest being 4 years old. This was a 34 month age gap between the youngest and oldest child in care.
Corrected: March 3, 2022
February 9, 2022 Standard § 746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
Based on a DFPS Investigation this Minimum Standard was found to be out of compliance. A caregiver was found to have placed a blanket over a toddlers head during naptime.
Corrected: March 30, 2022
February 9, 2022 Standard § 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
High
Verbatim from the agency record
Based off a DFPS Investigation this Minimum Standard was found to be out of compliance. The caregiver demonstrated poor judgement when they picked up a toddler and slung them onto their nap mat.
Corrected: March 30, 2022
January 13, 2022 Standard § 746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the walk through I observed the ceiling and wall in the cafeteria had water damage. This damage caused the paint and parts of the wall the crumble when touched. I also observed in the Pre-K room part of the wall exposed allowing children to peel at it.
Corrected: January 27, 2022
January 11, 2022 Standard § 746.307(d) - Parental Notification of Communicable Disease
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the investigation it was found that parents were not being notified of Covid-19 cases within the required time frame.
Corrected: January 13, 2022
January 11, 2022 Standard § 746.305(a)(4) - Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the investigation it was found that the operation was not reporting Covid-19 cases to CCR withing the required time frame.
Corrected: January 13, 2022
October 12, 2021 Standard § 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the inspection 8 Personnel Records were observed, out of those 8 records 6 of them did not have currecnt First-Aid/CPR.
Corrected: October 26, 2021
October 12, 2021 Standard § 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the inspection 10 children's records were observed, out of the 10 6 of these records did not have the full Emergency Contact information. 5 of these records were also missing the child's date of admission and their Special Needs statement, and 5 of the records were missing a full address for the Emergency Medical Attention.
Corrected: October 19, 2021
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