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Childcare center · Lubbock, TX
J.T. and Margaret Talkington Early Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Lubbock, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 2714 ERSKINE ST, Lubbock, TX 79415
County: Lubbock County
Phone: (806) 763-0535
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 160 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 188131- 704
Permit: Full Permit, issued August 22, 1986
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 188131- 704 on the search page).
Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 7 inspections
- 2 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 October 13, 2022 to February 11, 2026, newest first: 20 visits and 5 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.
February 11, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
April 2, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
December 19, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
December 11, 2024 · Investigation · No citations
July 23, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
July 9, 2024 · Investigation · No citations
April 19, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
December 12, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
November 13, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 13, 2023 · Correction verified: November 13, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
It was found during the inspection the operation allowed a person to be present that did not have an active background check. This was corrected during the inspection by sending this person home.
November 9, 2023 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 2 citations
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child's safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child's on going activity
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 5, 2023 · Correction verified: December 12, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
It was found during the investigation that a child was left unsupervised in a classroom for four minutes.
746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 5, 2023 · Correction verified: December 12, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
It was found during the investigation that a parent was not notified until the following day after an incident occurred at the daycare placing their child at risk.
August 10, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
July 14, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
July 13, 2023 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation
746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: August 8, 2023 · Correction verified: August 10, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
It was found that a caregiver pulled a child.
July 3, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
June 30, 2023 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child's safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child's on going activity
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: July 28, 2023 · Correction verified: August 10, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
It was found that a caregivers failed to supervise a child as required.
May 9, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
May 1, 2023 · Investigation · No citations
January 4, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
December 12, 2022 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · No citations
October 13, 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.