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Childcare center · Longview, TX
Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill
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: 3833 GILMER RD, Longview, TX 75604
County: Gregg County
Phone: (903) 759-4477
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 97 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1515842
Permit: Full Permit, issued November 6, 2013
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
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Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 7 inspections
- 3 investigations
- 5 citations from these visits (risk level: High 1, Medium High 1, Medium 2, 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 December 1, 2021 to September 4, 2026, newest first: 14 visits and 10 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.
September 4, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
September 2, 2026 · Investigation · No citations
November 20, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
November 18, 2025 · Investigation · No citations
September 19, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
September 5, 2025 · Inspection · 2 citations
746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 5, 2025 · Correction verified: September 19, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
During the insepction a bottle of hand sanitizer and cans of air freshener were observed on the ground or within reach of children.
746.2417(2)(B) - Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 5, 2025 · Correction verified: September 19, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
During the inspection an infant was observed inside a restrictive device, rocker, for more than 15 minutes.
November 8, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
September 26, 2024 · Inspection · 3 citations
746.4503(b) - Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: October 3, 2024 · Correction verified: November 8, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The children's cots were not labeled in a way to denote whose cot was whose.
746.4135(c) - Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website
Risk level: Medium · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.
746.609(a) - Update Admission Information - Procedure
Risk level: Low · Correct-by date in the state file: October 10, 2024 · Correction verified: November 8, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
When reviewing children's records 6 of the 10 had not been updated in the past year.
September 24, 2024 · Investigation · No citations
November 28, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
November 8, 2023 · Inspection · 2 citations
746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 22, 2023 · Correction verified: November 28, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A portion of the wall was exposing drywall and was chipping paint in the infant classroom.
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 20, 2023 · Correction verified: November 28, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A fire insepction had not been completed within the past 12 months, the last fire insepction was from September of 2022.
January 20, 2023 · Assessment · 1 citation
746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
Risk level: Medium Low · Correct-by date in the state file: January 23, 2023 · Correction verified: January 30, 2023 · 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 18, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
December 1, 2021 · Inspection · 2 citations
746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: January 3, 2022 · Correction verified: February 4, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
During the inspection the caregivers annual training was observed. Out of the 3 caregivers who required annual training none met the 24 hour requirement.
746.1301(6)(A) - Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: January 3, 2022 · Correction verified: February 4, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
During the inspection the directors training hours were observed. The required 30 hours were not available during the inspection.
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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.