Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Longview / Gregg / 75604
Street address: 3833 Gilmer Rd
Phone: (903) 759-4477
Capacity: 97
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 06:00 AM-05:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: November 6, 2013
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

Corrective action means HHSC requires steps to address compliance concerns; see the official HHSC record for details.

Adverse action means HHSC has taken enforcement action affecting an operation’s permit or ability to operate; see the official HHSC record for details.

Summary of state inspection records

Texas HHSC records list 8 inspections dated between October 10, 2023 and October 10, 2026.

The most recent inspection in these records is dated September 4, 2026.

The same records list 7 cited deficiencies dated November 8, 2023 to September 5, 2025 (HHSC risk levels: 2 High, 2 Medium High, 2 Medium, 1 Low).

Correction status recorded by HHSC: 1 corrected at inspection, 6 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

HHSC lists a verified correction date for 6 of these citations.

The official HHSC record has the full inspection history and the latest information.

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Summary of the record

This summary is generated automatically from public HHSC records. It restates the official record and may lag behind it. The official state record is the authoritative source: official HHSC record.

Texas Health and Human Services records list 7 cited deficiencies for Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (2 High, 2 Medium High, 2 Medium, 1 Low).

Records list 8 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-09-04.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	2
Medium High	2
Medium	2
Medium Low	0
Low	1
Unknown	0

HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.

Recent citations in the summary window

2025-09-05 · 746.3701 · Medium High

Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

During the insepction a bottle of hand sanitizer and cans of air freshener were observed on the ground or within reach of children.

Correction date recorded: 2025-09-05

2025-09-05 · 746.2417(2)(B) · High

Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes

During the inspection an infant was observed inside a restrictive device, rocker, for more than 15 minutes.

Correction date recorded: 2025-09-05

2024-09-26 · 746.609(a) · Low

Update Admission Information - Procedure

When reviewing children's records 6 of the 10 had not been updated in the past year.

Correction date recorded: 2024-10-10

Full citation history from HHSC (10)

2025-09-05 · 746.2417(2)(B) · High
Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-09-05. Correction verified: 2025-09-19.
During the inspection an infant was observed inside a restrictive device, rocker, for more than 15 minutes.
2025-09-05 · 746.3701 · Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-09-05. Correction verified: 2025-09-19.
During the insepction a bottle of hand sanitizer and cans of air freshener were observed on the ground or within reach of children.
2024-09-26 · 746.4503(b) · Medium
Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-03. Correction verified: 2024-11-08.
The children's cots were not labeled in a way to denote whose cot was whose.
2024-09-26 · 746.4135(c) · Medium
Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2024-09-26. Correction verified: Not recorded.
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.
2024-09-26 · 746.609(a) · Low
Update Admission Information - Procedure
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-10. Correction verified: 2024-11-08.
When reviewing children's records 6 of the 10 had not been updated in the past year.
2023-11-08 · 746.3407(9) · Medium High
Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-11-22. Correction verified: 2023-11-28.
A portion of the wall was exposing drywall and was chipping paint in the infant classroom.
2023-11-08 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-11-20. Correction verified: 2023-11-28.
A fire insepction had not been completed within the past 12 months, the last fire insepction was from September of 2022.
2023-01-20 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-01-23. Correction verified: 2023-01-30.
The operation did not complete the Employees Who Left Survey for 2022 in the required timeframe.
2021-12-01 · 746.1309(a) · Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-01-03. Correction verified: 2022-02-04.
During the inspection the caregivers annual training was observed. Out of the 3 caregivers who required annual training none met the 24 hour requirement.
2021-12-01 · 746.1301(6)(A) · Medium High
Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-01-03. Correction verified: 2022-02-04.
During the inspection the directors training hours were observed. The required 30 hours were not available during the inspection.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1112452

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.