Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.83
- Local median
- 0.3
Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill
3833 GILMER RD, Longview, TX 75604-1132
- Operation number:
- 1515842
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Gregg
- Capacity:
- 97
- License effective:
- November 6, 2013
- Hours:
- 06:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 9037594477
- Email:
- hippodaycaresh@aol.com
- Website:
- Not listed
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers 12 available inspections for Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill from December 1, 2021 through November 20, 2025.
Five inspections recorded violations, with 10 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on September 5, 2025 and involved hazardous access.
Sleep safety was a higher-concern topic that showed up in two inspections.
Three later inspections, from September 19, 2025 through November 20, 2025, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 12
- Recorded violations
- 10
- Higher-concern violations
- 5
- Repeated topics
- 1
4 in last 12 months
2 in last 12 months
2 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
12 total inspections vs 13 local median in 75604
Compared to 15 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 25%
- Local median
- 14%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 42%
- Local median
- 17%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.53
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Sleep safety
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
September 26, 2024September 5, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- During the inspection an infant was observed inside a restrictive device, rocker, for more than 15 minutes.
- Correction deadline
- September 5, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 19, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.2417(2)(B) - Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
- Official code
- 746.2417(2)(B)
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- During the insepction a bottle of hand sanitizer and cans of air freshener were observed on the ground or within reach of children.
- Correction deadline
- September 5, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 19, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
- Official code
- 746.3701
No recorded violations in this report
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- When reviewing children's records 6 of the 10 had not been updated in the past year.
- Correction deadline
- October 10, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 8, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Low
- Report section
- 746.609(a) - Update Admission Information - Procedure
- Official code
- 746.609(a)
Medium concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- The children's cots were not labeled in a way to denote whose cot was whose.
- Correction deadline
- October 3, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 8, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.4503(b) - Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
- Official code
- 746.4503(b)
Medium concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- The Children's Products Certification had not been updated since Nov. 2022. This was corrected at inpseciton when the operation completed the walkthrough and verified no products from the recall list were present at the center.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.4135(c) - Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website
- Official code
- 746.4135(c)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Other violations
- Report finding
- A portion of the wall was exposing drywall and was chipping paint in the infant classroom.
- Correction deadline
- November 22, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 28, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
- Official code
- 746.3407(9)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- A fire insepction had not been completed within the past 12 months, the last fire insepction was from September of 2022.
- Correction deadline
- November 20, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 28, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
- Official code
- 746.5101(a)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- The operation did not complete the Employees Who Left Survey for 2022 in the required timeframe.
- Correction deadline
- January 23, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 30, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium Low
- Report section
- 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
- Official code
- 746.303(b)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- During the inspection the caregivers annual training was observed. Out of the 3 caregivers who required annual training none met the 24 hour requirement.
- Correction deadline
- January 3, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated February 4, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
- Official code
- 746.1309(a)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- During the inspection the directors training hours were observed. The required 30 hours were not available during the inspection.
- Correction deadline
- January 3, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated February 4, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1301(6)(A) - Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training
- Official code
- 746.1301(6)(A)