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Childcare center · Longview, TX
Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy
A licensed child care center in Longview, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 2603 W MARSHALL AVE, Longview, TX 75604
County: Gregg County
Phone: (903) 753-4477
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 219 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1064507
Permit: Full Permit, issued May 3, 2010
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
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Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 5 inspections
- 4 investigations
- 1 citation from these visits (risk level: High 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 February 10, 2022 to July 10, 2026, newest first: 13 visits and 1 citation 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.
July 10, 2026 · Investigation · No citations
April 28, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
April 24, 2026 · Investigation · No citations
February 10, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
February 9, 2026 · Investigation · No citations
November 19, 2025 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
Risk level: High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
During a walk through of the operation, it was observed an infant sleeping in a swing. This was brought to the caregivers attention and corrected at inspection.
December 19, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
March 20, 2024 · Investigation · No citations
January 3, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
January 20, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
October 11, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
October 7, 2022 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · No citations
February 10, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
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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.