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Lil Panthers Head Start Child Development Center

Lufkin, 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
3 deficiencies on the state’s summary
2 high or medium-high risk
April 16, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued June 2, 2011
Capacity
100 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-03:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1226355

Where

1510 Martin Luther King Jr Bl
Lufkin, TX 75904

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 2
  • Medium-high 0
  • Medium 0
  • Medium-low 1
  • 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
March 5, 2026High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “Two caregivers were terminated as a result of a disciplinary incident at the facility in which the caregivers were observed on camera footage inappropriately grabbing/pulling a child by the wrist/arm.”
April 10, 2026
March 5, 2026High746.2805(6) - Prohibited Punishments - Using Harsh, Abusive or Profane Language
State’s note: “Two caregivers were observed via camera footage speaking to a child in a negative/discouraging/harsh tone during a disciplinary incident at the facility. The caregivers were terminated for their actions.”
April 10, 2026
January 22, 2025Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
January 23, 2025

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Lil Panthers Head Start Child Development Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on April 16, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Lil Panthers Head Start Child Development Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 3: 2 high-risk, 1 medium-low-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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