Laura Vaughn
Registered Child-Care Home in Kilgore, Texas. License #1797072, issued July 12, 2024.
- Address
- 303 Laurel St, Kilgore, TX 75662
- Phone
- (425) 319-0383
- Licensed capacity
- 6 children
- Licensed for
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star, entry level
In the program and not yet star-rated. This is a stage, not a low score.
In effect since May 11, 2025. From the state's provider report of August 3, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
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 3,142 standards at Laura Vaughn between June 6, 2024 and July 10, 2026 and recorded 13 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 | 291 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 281 | 6 |
| Personnel | 3 | 407 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 93 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 99 | 1 |
| Infants | 3 | 237 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 51 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 48 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 3 | 132 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 330 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 235 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 129 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 3 | 207 | 0 |
| Swimming pools | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 156 | 2 |
| Transportation | 3 | 117 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,137 of those standards. The remaining 5, including 1 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 5 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on July 10, 2026, and 13 citations.
- 1High
- 2Medium High
- 9Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 13. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium June 8, 2026 Correction verified July 10, 2026
747.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
During review 3 of the children's records did not have a statement of health.
- Medium High June 8, 2026 Correction verified July 10, 2026
747.5005(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
The operation has not completed a fire drill for the 2026 calendar year.
- Medium June 8, 2026 Correction verified July 10, 2026
747.605(13): Required Admission Information - School Information for School-age Child
During review 3 of the children's records that required school information did not have it on file.
- Medium June 8, 2026 Correction verified July 10, 2026
747.2105(c)(4): Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
During the inspection screen time was observed during nap time.
- Medium June 19, 2025 Corrected at inspection
745.651(2)(B): Background Check Validation - Once a year listed family homes, licensed, and registered child care homes must validate list of subjects
During the insepction the background check validation was seen last completed in May 2024. This was corrected at the insepction when the background check validation was completed.
- Medium June 19, 2025 Correction verified July 11, 2025
747.603(a)(2): Children's Records - Admission Information
During review one of the two children enrolled did not have admission information on file with the daycare.
- Medium June 19, 2025 Correction verified July 11, 2025
747.901: Personnel Records
The assistant caregiver did not have personnel information on file during the insepction.
- Medium Low June 19, 2025 Corrected at inspection
747.803(a): Records Storage-Each Record Required 3 months
The operation had not kept children's admission records for the required 3 months. This was corrected at inspection through a meeting with all caregivers about record requirements.
- High June 19, 2025 Correction verified July 11, 2025
747.605(11): Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
During review one of the two children's records reviewed was missing the emergency authorization information and the emergency contact information.
- Medium June 19, 2025 Correction verified July 11, 2025
747.401(a)(2): Posting Requirements-Inspection Report
The most recent insepction report was not posted during the insepction.
- Medium June 6, 2024 Correction verified June 24, 2024
747.3703(b): Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian
During the insepciton the Statement of Health was not availble for one of the animals.
- Medium June 6, 2024 Correction verified June 24, 2024
747.501(7): Written Operational Policies - Animals
During review the operational policies were missing a statement on animals at the operation, how parents can access minimum standards online, promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activities and how parents can access the HHSC Website and local licensing office.
- Medium High June 6, 2024 Correction verified June 24, 2024
747.5003(1): Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, Relocation and Sheltering Procedures
An Emergency Preparedness Plan was not available for review during the inspection.
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About this record
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