Kids Cove Early Learning Center, LLC
Kids Cove Early Learning Center, LLC is a licensed child care center in Lufkin, TX, licensed for up to 170 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2023. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 12 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 8 citations, 4 of them high-risk, most often for child protection (2 of 8). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #18 of 29 centers in Lufkin and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Four infant feeding instructions were out of date. The Director is going to correct this by getting the feeding instructions updated.
The fire inspection expired on 11/29/2024. The Director is going to get this done.
The Department of Family and Protective Services found a child was neglected while in the care of the operation.
Evidence supports a caregiver did not properly supervise a child in her care. The child was able to leave the operation, go through the operation's parking lot and to the 4-lane highway in front of the operation. Vehicles on the highway had to quickly stop to avoid contact with the child. The caregiver responsible for the child's supervision at the time this occurred is no longer employed.
Evidence supports a caregiver did not properly supervise a child in her care. The child was able to leave the operation, go through the operation's parking lot and to the 4-lane highway in front of the operation. Vehicles on the highway had to quickly stop to avoid contact with the child. The caregiver responsible for the child's supervision at the time this occurred is no longer employed.
The Department of Family and Protective Services found a child was neglected while in the care of the operation.
The operational policies did not contain the information about the Promotion of Physical Activity. The Director is going to correct this.
The operational policies did not include the Safe Sleep information. The Director is going to correct this.
About this center
Common questions
Does Kids Cove Early Learning Center, LLC take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Kids Cove Early Learning Center, LLC’s hours?
6 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Kids Cove Early Learning Center, LLC accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Kids Cove Early Learning Center, LLC cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kids Cove Early Learning Center, LLC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Deep East Texas area, which includes Lufkin, is $28.40 a day for infants, $27.60 a day for toddlers and $26.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Kids Cove Early Learning Center, LLC had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 4 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Dec 4, 2024: “Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Kids Cove Early Learning Center, LLC compare with other daycares in Lufkin?
It is tied for #18 of 29 centers in Lufkin by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kids Cove Early Learning Center, LLC last inspected?
May 11, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1763961 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.