Life Kids
Licensed Center in Lufkin, Texas. License #1718883, issued October 15, 2021.
- Address
- 1715 Sayers St, Lufkin, TX 75904
- Phone
- (936) 899-5480
- Licensed capacity
- 94 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, 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, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
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 July 8, 2026. From the state's provider report of August 17, 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 3,772 standards at Life Kids between March 1, 2022 and June 10, 2026 and recorded 9 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 | 357 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 0 |
| 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 | 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 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 2 |
| Transportation | 4 | 181 | 1 |
The table adds up to 3,754 of those standards. The remaining 18, 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.
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 17 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on June 22, 2026, and 9 citations.
- 3High
- 2Medium High
- 2Medium
- 2Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 9. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium December 10, 2025 Correction verified December 16, 2025
746.501(a)(20): Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
The operation did not have the parent's rights form for all of the children enrolled. The Director is going to correct this by having all the parents fill out the form and put a copy in the child's file.
- High December 9, 2025 Correction verified December 16, 2025
746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
Based on the information gathered during the investigation, there was enough evidence to support that unusual punishment was used for discipline.
- Medium June 23, 2025 Correction verified June 24, 2025
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
There were two infant feeding instructions that have not been updated. The Director is going to correct this by getting them updated.
- High July 31, 2024 Correction verified August 7, 2024
746.5625(a): Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
The van was not equipped with an electronic safety device. The van can fit more than 8 passengers. The Director is going to correct this by getting the alarm installed.
- High July 31, 2024 Correction verified August 8, 2024
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The Fire Inspection expired on 2/15/2024. The Director is going to correct this by getting the fire inspection done.
- Medium High July 31, 2024 Correction verified August 6, 2024
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
The Fire Inspection expired on 11/1/2023. The Director is going to correct this getting the fire inspection done.
- Medium Low January 31, 2023 Correction verified February 2, 2023
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
The operation did not report via online provider account the number of employees who ceased working at the operation during the previous calendar year by January 15th, 2023 as required.
- Medium High September 27, 2022 Correction verified October 28, 2022
746.5103: Documentation of Fire Inspection
Documentation of the most recent fire inspection was unavailable for review. The director agreed to send a copy of the most recent fire inspection to Child Care Regulations by the compliance date.
- Medium Low March 2, 2022 Correction verified March 3, 2022
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22nd, 2022, as required.
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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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