Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill
Licensed Center in Longview, Texas. License #1515842, issued November 6, 2013.
- Address
- 3833 Gilmer Rd, Longview, TX 75604
- Phone
- (903) 759-4477
- Licensed capacity
- 97 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Accredited, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
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 March 7, 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 3,741 standards at Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill between December 1, 2021 and September 4, 2026 and recorded 10 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 | 3 | 358 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 341 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 417 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 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 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,722 of those standards. The remaining 19, including 4 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.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 14 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 4, 2026, and 10 citations.
- 2High
- 3Medium High
- 3Medium
- 1Medium Low
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 10. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High September 5, 2025 Correction verified September 19, 2025
746.3701: 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.
- High September 5, 2025 Correction verified September 19, 2025
746.2417(2)(B): 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.
- Low September 26, 2024 Correction verified November 8, 2024
746.609(a): Update Admission Information - Procedure
When reviewing children's records 6 of the 10 had not been updated in the past year.
- Medium September 26, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.4135(c): Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website
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.
- Medium September 26, 2024 Correction verified November 8, 2024
746.4503(b): Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
The children's cots were not labeled in a way to denote whose cot was whose.
- Medium High November 8, 2023 Correction verified November 28, 2023
746.3407(9): Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
A portion of the wall was exposing drywall and was chipping paint in the infant classroom.
- High November 8, 2023 Correction verified November 28, 2023
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
A fire insepction had not been completed within the past 12 months, the last fire insepction was from September of 2022.
- Medium Low January 20, 2023 Correction verified January 30, 2023
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
The operation did not complete the Employees Who Left Survey for 2022 in the required timeframe.
- Medium December 1, 2021 Correction verified February 4, 2022
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
During the inspection the caregivers annual training was observed. Out of the 3 caregivers who required annual training none met the 24 hour requirement.
- Medium High December 1, 2021 Correction verified February 4, 2022
746.1301(6)(A): Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training
During the inspection the directors training hours were observed. The required 30 hours were not available during the inspection.
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About this record
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