Licensed child care center · public record
Storybook Hollow Childcare and Learning Center
Lufkin, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
6 state inspections, last 2 years
18 deficiencies on the state’s summary
17 high or medium-high risk
September 24, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued September 8, 2014
- Capacity
- 67 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-05:30 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
- 1547761
Where
607 S Chestnut St
Lufkin, TX 75901
Deficiencies by risk level
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “There were two play structures on the playground that did not have the required amount of loose fill.” |
| September 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner State’s note: “There was a trash can in each bathroom without lids. The person in charge corrected this at the time of the inspection by replacing the trash cans with lids.” |
| September 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “There were two groups of children on the playground. One group was nine 2-3 year olds with one caregiver and the other group was eight 12-24 mo olds with a SAG of 24mos with one caregiver. The caregiver of the 2-3 year olds left the playground and went to the bathroom, leaving the outdoor groups combined and out of ratio. This was corrected at the time o…” |
| April 9, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407(11) - Sanitize Tables Tops, Furniture and Similar Equipment State’s note: “There were caregivers that did not know the correct sanitizing procedures.” |
| April 9, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface State’s note: “The Diaper Changing mat in the 2 year old room had a tear. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by replacing the mat.” |
| April 9, 2025 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The Fire Inspection expired. The Director is going to correct this by getting the Fire Inspection done.” |
| December 1, 2023 | High | 746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited State’s note: “One employee at the operation was found reason to believe for Neglect by Department of Family and Protective Services.” |
| December 1, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games State’s note: “A caregiver in charge of a group of children used her personal cell phone to video a child to send the video to a person who was not present at the operation.” |
| December 1, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3503(c)(3) - Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Caregiver Must Face Child and Be Within Arm's Length of Child State’s note: “A caregiver placed an infant on the changing table and turned her body away, no longer looking at the in infant. The infant rolled off the changing table.” |
| December 1, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3503(c)(2) - Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Must Keep Hand on Child State’s note: “A caregiver placed an infant child on a changing table and did not keep her hand on the child to reduce the risk of rolling/falling from the changing table. This allowed the child to fall from the changing table without any intervention from the caregiver.” |
| December 1, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “A caregiver present and in charge of a group of a group of children did not have current CPR and First Aid training.” |
| September 26, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface State’s note: “There were a few tears in the diaper changing mat in the toddler room. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by covering the tears with duct tape and will replacing the mat tomorrow.” |
| September 26, 2023 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The fire inspection expired one 8-23-23. The Director is going to correct this by getting the fire inspection done.” |
| September 26, 2023 | High | 745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone State’s note: “There was a person caring for children who did not have a background check submitted. The Director corrected this by having the person leave and is entering her background check.” |
| October 24, 2022 | Medium | 746.2207(c)(4) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times State’s note: “There were two clasrooms seen during the walk through were children were watching a cartoon during breakfast. The caregviers corrected this at the time of the inspection by turning off the televisions.” |
| October 24, 2022 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “There was a piece of climbing equipment that did not have the required amout of loose fill. The Director is going to correct this by getting more loose fill and upping supervision until the lose fill is installed.” |
| January 25, 2022 | Medium High | 746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups State’s note: “Two bottles in the infant room were not labeled. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by labeling the bottles.” |
| January 25, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface State’s note: “The diaper changing mat in the two year old room had a tear in it. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by replacing the mat.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 24, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 7, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 25, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 23, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- October 13, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 30, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 29, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- April 9, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 6, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 29, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 1, 2023 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- September 26, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 24, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 25, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Storybook Hollow Childcare and Learning Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 6 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 24, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Storybook Hollow Childcare and Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 18: 4 high-risk, 13 medium-high-risk, 1 medium-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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