Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.79
- Local median
- 0.32
Noahs Ark Early Education Center
1500 W FRANK AVE, Lufkin, TX 75904-3314
- Operation number:
- 412048
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Angelina
- Capacity:
- 131
- License effective:
- April 24, 1992
- Hours:
- 06:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 9366322249
- Email:
- djdrake@consolidated.net
- Website:
- Not listed
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers 14 available inspections for Noahs Ark Early Education Center from January 4, 2022 through January 23, 2026.
Seven inspections recorded violations, with 11 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on January 23, 2026 and involved recordkeeping.
Equipment or readiness was a higher-concern topic that showed up in three inspections.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 14
- Recorded violations
- 11
- Higher-concern violations
- 6
- Repeated topics
- 3
2 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
14 total inspections vs 11 local median in 75904
Compared to 21 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 21%
- Local median
- 16%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 32%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 3
- Local average
- 0.43
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Equipment or readiness
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
October 16, 2023October 2, 2024Recordkeeping
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
January 22, 2025January 23, 2026Facility condition
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
October 16, 2023October 2, 2024Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- The operation did not report via online provider account the number of employees who ceased working at the operation during the previous calendar year by January 15th, 2026 as required.
- Correction deadline
- January 23, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated February 3, 2026
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
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- 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.
- Correction deadline
- January 23, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 22, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium Low
- Report section
- 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
- Official code
- 746.303(b)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- There were two infant feeding instructions that were expired. The Director is going to correct this by getting the feeding instructions updated.
- Correction deadline
- October 4, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 3, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
- Official code
- 746.2421(b)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The playground did not have the proper amount of loose fill. The Director is going to correct this by getting the proper amount of loose fill installed. The Director is going to up supervision until the loose fill is installed.
- Correction deadline
- October 9, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 11, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
- Official code
- 746.4907(a)(2)
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- There was a trash can without a lid that had diapers in it.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
- Official code
- 746.3407(8)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- The diaper changing mat in the 19-24 month old room had a couple of tears. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by replacing the mat.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
- Official code
- 746.3503(a)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- The diaper changing mat in the infant room had a tear in it. The caregiver corrected this by replacing the mat.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
- Official code
- 746.3503(a)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- There was not required loose fill on the playground.
- Correction deadline
- October 23, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 20, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
- Official code
- 746.4907(a)(2)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Six feeding instructions were outdated. The Director is going to correct this by getting the feeding instructions updated.
- Correction deadline
- November 15, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 11, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
- Official code
- 746.2421(b)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The fire inspection expired on 9/28/2022. The Director is going to correct this by getiing the fire inspection done.
- Correction deadline
- October 12, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 10, 2022
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)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
- Correction deadline
- March 4, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated March 2, 2022
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