Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.43
- Local median
- 0.45
FRIENDS AT GIGGLES & GRINS
3642 STATE HIGHWAY 19, Huntsville, TX 77320-0464
- Operation number:
- 1786356
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Walker
- Capacity:
- 51
- License effective:
- November 6, 2023
- Hours:
- 05:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 9365943741
- Email:
- ggfriends2022@gmail.com
- Website:
- Not listed
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers 14 available inspections for FRIENDS AT GIGGLES & GRINS from October 2, 2023 through November 3, 2025.
Five inspections recorded violations, with six recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on November 3, 2025 and involved staff training.
Child guidance was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 14
- Recorded violations
- 6
- Higher-concern violations
- 3
- Repeated topics
- 0
1 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
14 total inspections vs 13 local median in 77320
Compared to 10 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 21%
- Local median
- 17%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 36%
- Local median
- 33%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.2
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for any one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- There was not documentation in 1 of 4 employee files of the pre-employment affidavit. In 1 of 4 employee files evaluated there was not documentation that the caregiver meets the educational qualifications.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 10, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
- Official code
- 746.801(3)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Information gathered in the investigation substantiated this minimum standard was not in compliance when a child was pulled/moved across the room by one arm by a staff member a couple of times when a child was exhibiting behavioral issues in the classroom one morning.
- Correction deadline
- September 19, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 23, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
- Official code
- 746.2805(3)
Medium concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- Based on information received from DFPS the posted employee list at the operation was not current and there were at least two employees on it that were no longer employed at the operation.
- Correction deadline
- August 16, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 19, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium Low
- Report section
- 746.401(9) - Posting Requirements - List entitled
- Official code
- 746.401(9)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Licensing compliance
- Report finding
- The operation's franchise tax status is showing as forfeited on the comptroller's website.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 2, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 745.247 - Franchise Tax Delinquent
- Official code
- 745.247
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- The opertional policies did not specify the criteria they will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 6, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.501(a)(18)(F) - Written Operational Policies - Criteria for Extreme Weather
- Official code
- 746.501(a)(18)(F)
Higher concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- 1 in 4 children's records evaluated did not have current immunizations for the child.
- Correction deadline
- October 16, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 10, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
- Official code
- 746.613(b)