Garrett Tender Loving Care Learning Center
Licensed Center in Longview, Texas. License #246698, issued October 13, 1989.
- Address
- 1602 S Mobberly Ave, Longview, TX 75602
- Phone
- (430) 558-0507
- Licensed capacity
- 88 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 3-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since August 8, 2025. From the state's provider report of August 3, 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 22 areas it checked 3,473 standards at Garrett Tender Loving Care Learning Center between January 4, 2022 and December 5, 2025 and recorded 6 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 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 2 | 240 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 68 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 177 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 133 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 2 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 204 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 117 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,453 of those standards. The remaining 20, including 3 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 12 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on December 5, 2025, and 6 citations.
- 1High
- 3Medium High
- 2Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 6. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium December 19, 2022 Correction verified January 23, 2023
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
During inspection, it was found that required annual training was not current. Four staff records were reviewed: All staff need the following: Emergency Preparedness Medication Building and Premises Safety Communicable diseases Food allergies Hazardous Materials CG and J need SIDS/Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma CG needs 5 hours more child development and 2 business management Judy needs 12 hours of child development - the required training above can count towards these hours.
- Medium August 1, 2022 Correction verified September 1, 2022
746.2505(4)(C): Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Never Allow Toddlers to Sleep or Walk With Bottles and Training Cups
An infant was observed on the floor with a bottle and a toddler was observed walking around with a sippy cup.
- Medium High August 1, 2022 Correction verified September 1, 2022
746.3407(1): Toys and Equipment to be Sanitized Set Aside
Toys, shelves, tables, chairs, and equipment including the floors need to be wiped down thoroughly and sanitized by either soaking, wiping, sweeping/mopping with a sanitizing solution such as bleach solution or hospital grade cleaner.
- Medium High August 1, 2022 Correction verified September 1, 2022
746.2431: Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent
During the investigation it was determined that infant daily sheets are not sent home each day.
- High January 4, 2022 Correction verified January 19, 2022
746.3407(12): Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
During the inspection I observed the restroom that the children use and found that a cabinet within the children reach was not locked and had pine sol and bleach in children's reach.
- Medium High January 4, 2022 Correction verified January 19, 2022
746.3407(9): Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
During the inspection I observed drywall falling out and paint chipping in the after school bathroom, as well as this I observed old food particles and dead bugs on the floor of multiple rooms.
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About this record
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