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The Learning Station Preschool

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
11 deficiencies on the state’s summary
8 high or medium-high risk
September 9, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued April 11, 2022
Capacity
102 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-07:30 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
1729006

Where

539 S Chestnut St Ste 300
Lufkin, TX 75901

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 1
  • Medium-high 7
  • Medium 3
  • 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
August 4, 2026Medium High746.1013(a) - Director's Absence - Qualified Caregiver in Charge
State’s note: “Evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation revealed that a qualified person was not left in charge during the director?s recent absence.”
September 4, 2026
August 4, 2026High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “Three caregivers were present with pending background checks during a recent DFPS investigation at the facility. The caregivers were removed by DFPS staff.”
September 4, 2026
August 4, 2026Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “A child had access to a toy ring during naptime and choked on the ring as a result. The child was uninjured. No medical attention was sought.”
September 4, 2026
August 4, 2026Medium High746.1013(c) - Director's Absence - Employees Know Who Is in Charge
State’s note: “Evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation revealed that multiple caregivers were unaware of who was in charge during the director?s recent absence.”
September 4, 2026
January 13, 2025Medium High746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
State’s note: “There were three children's files that did not have all of the emergency contact information. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by getting all of the emergency contact information for all three files.”
At the inspection
January 13, 2025Medium High746.1301(a)(7)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
State’s note: “There was one caregiver who transports whose transportation training expired on 1/4/2025. The Director had the caregiver complete the training during the inspection.”
At the inspection
February 27, 2024Medium746.4501(b) - Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
State’s note: “In the 12-18 month old room there were three children in chairs with no safety straps and one child in a chair that was not buckled into the safety strap. The caregivers removed the children from the charis and the Director replaced all the charis without straps with new ones and told the caregivers they have to always buckle in the children.”
At the inspection
March 20, 2023Medium746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
State’s note: “The infant feeding instructions for March have all been signed but not dated by the parent. The Director is going to get the parents to date the infant feeding instructions and send them to Licensing.”
March 21, 2023
August 31, 2022Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The sanitation inspection expired on 8/3/202022. The Director is going to get the health inspection done.”
September 7, 2022
February 8, 2022Medium High746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
State’s note: “There were three pieces of climbing equipment on the playground that did not have the required amount of loose fill. The Director is going to correct this by removing the climbing equipment and upping supervision until the equipment is removed.”
February 14, 2022
February 8, 2022Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “Two infant feeding instructions have not been updated. Th director is going to correct this by getting the feeding instructions updated.”
February 10, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected The Learning Station Preschool?

Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 9, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does The Learning Station Preschool have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 11: 1 high-risk, 7 medium-high-risk, 3 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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