Carol Lamkin
Licensed Child-Care Home in Gainesville, Texas. License #1677650, issued February 20, 2019.
- Address
- 495 County Road 397, Gainesville, TX 76240
- Phone
- (940) 736-4079
- Licensed capacity
- 12 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since May 7, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 22, 2026.
Where this is
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What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 21 areas it checked 3,050 standards at Carol Lamkin between January 12, 2022 and June 16, 2026 and recorded 14 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 21 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 282 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 275 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 387 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 93 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 95 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 230 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 51 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 48 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 3 | 130 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 328 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 213 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 121 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 3 | 207 | 0 |
| Swimming pools | 3 | 75 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 156 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 79 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,022 of those standards. The remaining 28, including 12 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 13 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on June 29, 2026, and 14 citations.
2 of those visits began with Carol Lamkin reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 1High
- 6Medium High
- 7Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium November 19, 2025 Correction verified January 20, 2026
747.901(6): Personnel Records- Training Hours
One caregiver was missing 21/24 required training hours.
- Medium High January 25, 2024 Correction verified February 15, 2024
747.3213(4): Children Handwashing After Outdoor Activities
Caregivers were observed bringing children inside the home from outdoor activities and did not have the children wash their hands.
- Medium January 25, 2024 Correction verified January 30, 2024
747.603(a)(2): Children's Records - Admission Information
One infant in care did not have admission information.
- Medium January 25, 2024 Correction verified January 30, 2024
747.3701(1): Animals - Notify Parents in Writing
A rabbit was observed in the home in a cage. The permit holder did not notify the parents that the animal was in the home due the animal being temporarily located in the home because of inclement weather.
- Medium High January 25, 2024 Correction verified February 15, 2024
747.3211(9): Caregiver Handwashing After Outdoor Activities
Caregivers did not wash their hands after coming into the home for outdoor activities.
- Medium High January 25, 2024 Correction verified February 15, 2024
747.3203(5): Sanitize Potty-Chairs
Two potty training chairs were observed to contain urine and bodily fluids.
- Medium January 25, 2024 Correction verified February 15, 2024
747.3703(b): Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian
An animal in the permit holder's home did not have a health statement at the time of inspection.
- Medium January 25, 2024 Correction verified January 30, 2024
747.211(b): Liability Insurance Requirements - If No Insurance Then Must Provide Written Proof Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance
The operation has not met liabilty insurance requirements for five months.
- Medium High January 22, 2024 Correction verified February 15, 2024
747.3701(2): Animals - Do Not Create Unsafe or Unsanitary Conditions
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found deficient. A child sustained an injury requiring medical attention when they were bitten by a dog while in care at the child care home.
- High January 22, 2024 Correction verified February 15, 2024
747.1501(c)(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found deficient. The permit holder did not use good judgment when they unsecured an animal to feed it near children in care and then did not secure the animal once it was finished eating.
- Medium High December 22, 2023 Correction verified January 4, 2024
747.3703(a): Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
One pet did not have current vaccines in their file.
- Medium December 22, 2023 Correction verified December 22, 2023
747.2321(a): Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
Two infants did not have written feeding instructions at the time of inspection.
- Medium High December 12, 2023 Correction verified December 22, 2023
747.3703(a): Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
One pet did not have current vaccines in their file.
- Medium December 12, 2023 Correction verified December 22, 2023
747.2321(a): Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
Two infants did not have written feeding instructions at the time of inspection.
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.
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