Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill
Data Freshness & Provenance
Inspection coverage
24 inspections on record
Active providers
License status: Open
Last refreshed
April 3, 2026
Latest inspection
November 20, 2025
Provenance
Texas licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring
Quick Facts
These facts are normalized from the official record so they can be quoted directly.
Updated April 3, 2026
- Provider
- Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill
- License number
- 1515842
- Location
- 3833 GILMER RD, Longview, TX 75604
- Status
- Open
- Safety grade
- F (Poor), score 42.5/100
- Inspection record
- 24 inspections, last inspected November 20, 2025
- Provenance
- Official state licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring. Last refreshed April 3, 2026.
Safety Scorecard
40
Total Violations
Nov 20, 2025
Last Inspection
97
Capacity
Violation Timeline
Violations by month over the last 3 years, colored by severity.
All Violations (40)
During the insepction a bottle of hand sanitizer and cans of air freshener were observed on the ground or within reach of children.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-09-05
During the inspection an infant was observed inside a restrictive device, rocker, for more than 15 minutes.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-09-05
During the insepction a bottle of hand sanitizer and cans of air freshener were observed on the ground or within reach of children.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-09-05
During the insepction a bottle of hand sanitizer and cans of air freshener were observed on the ground or within reach of children.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-09-05
During the inspection an infant was observed inside a restrictive device, rocker, for more than 15 minutes.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-09-05
During the inspection an infant was observed inside a restrictive device, rocker, for more than 15 minutes.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-09-05
During the inspection an infant was observed inside a restrictive device, rocker, for more than 15 minutes.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-09-05
During the insepction a bottle of hand sanitizer and cans of air freshener were observed on the ground or within reach of children.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-09-05
When reviewing children's records 6 of the 10 had not been updated in the past year.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-10-10
The children's cots were not labeled in a way to denote whose cot was whose.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-10-03
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.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
The children's cots were not labeled in a way to denote whose cot was whose.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-10-03
The children's cots were not labeled in a way to denote whose cot was whose.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-10-03
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.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
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.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
When reviewing children's records 6 of the 10 had not been updated in the past year.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-10-10
When reviewing children's records 6 of the 10 had not been updated in the past year.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-10-10
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.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
The children's cots were not labeled in a way to denote whose cot was whose.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-10-03
When reviewing children's records 6 of the 10 had not been updated in the past year.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-10-10
A fire insepction had not been completed within the past 12 months, the last fire insepction was from September of 2022.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-20
A portion of the wall was exposing drywall and was chipping paint in the infant classroom.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-22
A fire insepction had not been completed within the past 12 months, the last fire insepction was from September of 2022.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-20
A portion of the wall was exposing drywall and was chipping paint in the infant classroom.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-22
A fire insepction had not been completed within the past 12 months, the last fire insepction was from September of 2022.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-20
A portion of the wall was exposing drywall and was chipping paint in the infant classroom.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-22
A fire insepction had not been completed within the past 12 months, the last fire insepction was from September of 2022.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-20
A portion of the wall was exposing drywall and was chipping paint in the infant classroom.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-22
The operation did not complete the Employees Who Left Survey for 2022 in the required timeframe.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-01-23
The operation did not complete the Employees Who Left Survey for 2022 in the required timeframe.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-01-23
The operation did not complete the Employees Who Left Survey for 2022 in the required timeframe.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-01-23
The operation did not complete the Employees Who Left Survey for 2022 in the required timeframe.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-01-23
During the inspection the directors training hours were observed. The required 30 hours were not available during the inspection.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-01-03
During the inspection the caregivers annual training was observed. Out of the 3 caregivers who required annual training none met the 24 hour requirement.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-01-03
During the inspection the directors training hours were observed. The required 30 hours were not available during the inspection.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-01-03
During the inspection the caregivers annual training was observed. Out of the 3 caregivers who required annual training none met the 24 hour requirement.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-01-03
During the inspection the caregivers annual training was observed. Out of the 3 caregivers who required annual training none met the 24 hour requirement.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-01-03
During the inspection the directors training hours were observed. The required 30 hours were not available during the inspection.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-01-03
During the inspection the directors training hours were observed. The required 30 hours were not available during the inspection.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-01-03
During the inspection the caregivers annual training was observed. Out of the 3 caregivers who required annual training none met the 24 hour requirement.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-01-03
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill's safety grade?
Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill has a safety grade of F (Poor) based on state inspection data. The composite score is 42.5 out of 100.
How many violations does Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill have?
Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill has 40 total violations on record, including 20 critical, 16 serious, and 4 minor.
When was Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill last inspected?
Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy of Spring Hill was last inspected on November 20, 2025.