Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill
Licensed Center · Longview, Gregg County, TX · Operation No. 1515842
Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill holds a Full Permit issued November 6, 2013. In the state's 60-month public window it has 9 inspections on record with 10 cited deficiencies. The records below are republished verbatim from the Texas HHSC database.
License details
License status
Full Permit
Issued
November 6, 2013
Operation type
Licensed Center
Total capacity
97 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Address
3833 Gilmer Rd, Longview, TX 75604-1132
The 60-month record
9
Inspections
1
Assessments
0
Self reports
10
Deficiencies
Deficiencies by the agency's own weight: High 2 · Medium High 3 · Medium 3 · Medium Low 1 · Low 1. These are the state's precomputed counts, republished as-is.
Inspection history
| Date | Activity | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Report | 0 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Inspection | 2 |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Inspection | 0 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Inspection | 3 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Report | 0 |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Inspection | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Inspection | 2 |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Assessment | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Inspection | 0 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Inspection | 2 |
Deficiency records
September 5, 2025 Standard § 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
During the insepction a bottle of hand sanitizer and cans of air freshener were observed on the ground or within reach of children.
Corrected: September 5, 2025
September 5, 2025 Standard § 746.2417(2)(B) - Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
High Verbatim from the agency record
During the inspection an infant was observed inside a restrictive device, rocker, for more than 15 minutes.
Corrected: September 5, 2025
September 26, 2024 Standard § 746.609(a) - Update Admission Information - Procedure
Low Verbatim from the agency record
When reviewing children's records 6 of the 10 had not been updated in the past year.
Corrected: October 10, 2024
September 26, 2024 Standard § 746.4503(b) - Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
The children's cots were not labeled in a way to denote whose cot was whose.
Corrected: October 3, 2024
September 26, 2024 Standard § 746.4135(c) - Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
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.
Corrected: September 26, 2024
November 8, 2023 Standard § 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
High Verbatim from the agency record
A fire insepction had not been completed within the past 12 months, the last fire insepction was from September of 2022.
Corrected: November 20, 2023
November 8, 2023 Standard § 746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
A portion of the wall was exposing drywall and was chipping paint in the infant classroom.
Corrected: November 22, 2023
January 20, 2023 Standard § 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
Medium Low Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not complete the Employees Who Left Survey for 2022 in the required timeframe.
Corrected: January 23, 2023
December 1, 2021 Standard § 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
During the inspection the caregivers annual training was observed. Out of the 3 caregivers who required annual training none met the 24 hour requirement.
Corrected: January 3, 2022
December 1, 2021 Standard § 746.1301(6)(A) - Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
During the inspection the directors training hours were observed. The required 30 hours were not available during the inspection.
Corrected: January 3, 2022
About these records
These records come from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission database and cover the state's 60-month public window. Records synced from the agency on August 29, 2026. They reflect the agency's database as of that date; recent inspections may not appear yet, so verify current status with the agency or on the official record ↗. Facility operators can request a review through our corrections process.
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