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Childcare center · Huntsville, TX
FRIENDS AT GIGGLES & GRINS
A licensed child care center in Huntsville, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 3642 STATE HIGHWAY 19, Huntsville, TX 77320
County: Walker County
Phone: (936) 594-3741
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 51 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1786356
Permit: Full Permit, issued November 6, 2023
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
Corrective action and adverse action are formal steps Texas HHSC can take on a permit. The official record explains any that apply.
View the official record on Texas HHSC's child care search (or search operation number 1786356 on the search page).
Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 8 inspections
- 3 investigations
- 2 assessments
- 4 citations from these visits (risk level: High 1, Medium High 1, Medium 1, Medium Low 1)
A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.
Below is every visit in the state's files from October 2, 2023 to October 29, 2026, newest first: 15 visits and 7 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.
October 29, 2026 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 13, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.
November 3, 2025 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: November 10, 2025 · Correction verified: November 10, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
There was not documentation in 1 of 4 employee files of the pre-employment affidavit. In 1 of 4 employee files evaluated there was not documentation that the caregiver meets the educational qualifications.
December 30, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
November 22, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
September 23, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
August 29, 2024 · Assessment · No citations
August 27, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
August 23, 2024 · Investigation · 1 citation
746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 19, 2024 · Correction verified: September 23, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Information gathered in the investigation substantiated this minimum standard was not in compliance when a child was pulled/moved across the room by one arm by a staff member a couple of times when a child was exhibiting behavioral issues in the classroom one morning.
August 16, 2024 · Assessment · 1 citation
746.401(9) - Posting Requirements - List entitled
Risk level: Medium Low · Correct-by date in the state file: August 16, 2024 · Correction verified: August 19, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Based on information received from DFPS the posted employee list at the operation was not current and there were at least two employees on it that were no longer employed at the operation.
June 6, 2024 · Investigation · No citations
May 22, 2024 · Investigation · No citations
May 15, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
May 1, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
October 26, 2023 · Assessment · 1 citation
745.247 - Franchise Tax Delinquent
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 2, 2023 · Correction verified: November 2, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The operation's franchise tax status is showing as forfeited on the comptroller's website.
October 2, 2023 · Inspection · 2 citations
746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 16, 2023 · Correction verified: October 10, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
1 in 4 children's records evaluated did not have current immunizations for the child.
746.501(a)(18)(F) - Written Operational Policies - Criteria for Extreme Weather
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: October 6, 2023 · Correction verified: October 6, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The opertional policies did not specify the criteria they will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play.
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Sources
- HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data: program details.
- HHSC CCL Inspection Investigation Assessment Data: visit dates and types.
- HHSC CCL Non-Compliance Data: citations, risk levels, corrections and inspector's notes.
All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.