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Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy

Longview, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

4 state inspections, last 2 years
1 deficiencies on the state’s summary
1 high or medium-high risk
April 28, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued May 3, 2010
Capacity
219 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1064507

Where

2603 W Marshall Ave
Longview, TX 75604

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 1
  • Medium-high 0
  • Medium 0
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
November 19, 2025High746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “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.”
At the inspection

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on April 28, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 1: 1 high-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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