Texas records · GREGG County · GLADEWATER
Kids R Here Learning Academy
Licensed Center in GLADEWATER, Texas · Full Permit · permit issued July 15, 2025
State record presented as of November 5, 2026
- Address
- 1600 W UPSHUR AVE, GLADEWATER, TX 75647 4725
- Operation type
- Licensed Center
- Type of issuance
- Full Permit
- Permit issued
- July 15, 2025
- Operation number
- 1816274
- Licensed capacity
- 85 children
- Ages served
- Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
- Schedule
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri · 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Conditions on permit
- NO
The record at a glance
| Inspections on record | 14 |
| Reports (complaints, incidents, self-reports) on record | 5 |
| Assessments on record | 0 |
| Standards evaluated across those visits | 2,579 |
| Citations recorded | 19 |
| Record covers | May 28, 2025 – August 14, 2026 |
Citations by the state’s risk levels
| High | 5 |
| Medium High | 12 |
| Medium | 2 |
Visits and findings, newest first
During the walk through a trash can with food waste was observed in reach of children and accessible.
Correction verified by the state on August 14, 2026.
This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. The written feeding instructions have not been updated and were last signed by a parent on 6/2/26.
Correction verified by the state on August 12, 2026. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
During the walk through a trash can with food waste was observed in reach of children and accessible.
Correction verified by the state on July 16, 2026. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
During the inspection the loose-fill was observed under the required amount and with grass growing around it.
Correction verified by the state on July 16, 2026.
Through an investigation it was determined that multiple caregiver threatened corporal punishment.
Correction verified by the state on July 16, 2026. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
During the investigation inspection a child was observed unsupervised in the daycare with the caregiver unaware of their location.
Correction verified by the state on July 16, 2026. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
During the insepction areas of the walls and air grates in reach of children were not kept clean.
Correction verified by the state on July 16, 2026.
Through an investigation inspection it was determined that caregivers were not disciplining their own children still in care as they would other children in their care.
Correction verified by the state on July 16, 2026. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
During the inspection a mop bucket was observed in the hallway in front of the infant rooms full of water. The bucket was removed during the inspection.
Correction verified by the state on November 20, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
A class was observed to clean up and sat down to eat a meal without handwashing, the tables being sanitized or the teacher washing hands as she served.
Correction verified by the state on November 20, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
During the investigation, diapering areas as well as children's tables were observed to be dirty and need to be sanitized.
Correction verified by the state on December 17, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
During the investigation it was found that the infant class and the older toddler/two class mix on the playground and one class is not going inside when the other class comes out.
Correction verified by the state on November 20, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
During the investigation, the infant room was being renovated and an infant was placed in a room with children more than 18 months older. During inspection, the room was cleaned up and the infant was taken to the infant room.
Corrected at the time of inspection. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The operation had open paint cans, large painting equipment, tools, and other chemicals including a fire extinguisher where children could access them. Chemicals and tools were observed in the kitchen food prep area.
Correction verified by the state on September 12, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The parent handbook was reviewed and was missing the following procedures: 1) How to view standards online, to report abuse/neglect, and the HHSC website 2)A list of the require parents rights 3) how the operation will support children with special needs.
Correction verified by the state on June 24, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The loose fill was observed to be compacted and needs to be either removed and replaced or additional inches added to proper depth. Compacted earth cannot be included in the inches.
Correction verified by the state on July 7, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
During inspection the plastic borders that enclose the loose fill was observed to be cracked and broken.
Correction verified by the state on July 7, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The emergency preparedness plan in the parent handbook does not include the required information and needs more detail.
Correction verified by the state on June 24, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
During inspection a section of the wall has peeling paint and needs repair.
Correction verified by the state on July 7, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
This page presents the state’s record for this operation as of November 5, 2026; it is a dated presentation, not a live register. If something here does not match the operation’s current state record, file a correction report.