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Licensed child care center · public record

J.T. and Margaret Talkington Early Learning Center

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

3 state inspections, last 2 years
5 deficiencies on the state’s summary
5 high or medium-high risk
February 11, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued August 22, 1986
Capacity
160 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 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
188131- 704

Where

2714 Erskine St
Lubbock, TX 79415

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 5
  • 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 13, 2023High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “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 13, 2023
November 9, 2023High746.1205(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
State’s note: “It was found during the investigation that a child was left unsupervised in a classroom for four minutes.”
December 5, 2023
November 9, 2023High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “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.”
December 5, 2023
July 13, 2023High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “It was found that a caregiver pulled a child.”
August 8, 2023
June 30, 2023High746.1205(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
State’s note: “It was found that a caregivers failed to supervise a child as required.”
July 28, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected J.T. and Margaret Talkington Early Learning Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on February 11, 2026. 0 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does J.T. and Margaret Talkington Early Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 5: 5 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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