The Learning Station Preschool
The Learning Station Preschool is a licensed child care center in Lufkin, TX, licensed for up to 102 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2022. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 12 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 11 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (3 of 11). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. 27% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #21 of 29 centers in Lufkin and better than 38% of licensed centers statewide.
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Evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation revealed that multiple caregivers were unaware of who was in charge during the director’s recent absence.
A child had access to a toy ring during naptime and choked on the ring as a result. The child was uninjured. No medical attention was sought.
Three caregivers were present with pending background checks during a recent DFPS investigation at the facility. The caregivers were removed by DFPS staff.
Evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation revealed that a qualified person was not left in charge during the director’s recent absence.
There were three children's files that did not have all of the emergency contact information. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by getting all of the emergency contact information for all three files.
There was one caregiver who transports whose transportation training expired on 1/4/2025. The Director had the caregiver complete the training during the inspection.
In the 12-18 month old room there were three children in chairs with no safety straps and one child in a chair that was not buckled into the safety strap. The caregivers removed the children from the charis and the Director replaced all the charis without straps with new ones and told the caregivers they have to always buckle in the children.
The infant feeding instructions for March have all been signed but not dated by the parent. The Director is going to get the parents to date the infant feeding instructions and send them to Licensing.
The sanitation inspection expired on 8/3/202022. The Director is going to get the health inspection done.
There were three pieces of climbing equipment on the playground that did not have the required amount of loose fill. The Director is going to correct this by removing the climbing equipment and upping supervision until the equipment is removed.
Two infant feeding instructions have not been updated. Th director is going to correct this by getting the feeding instructions updated.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Learning Station Preschool take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are The Learning Station Preschool’s hours?
6 AM to 7:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does The Learning Station Preschool accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does The Learning Station Preschool cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Learning Station Preschool 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 The Learning Station Preschool had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 4, 2026: “AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does The Learning Station Preschool compare with other daycares in Lufkin?
It is tied for #21 of 29 centers in Lufkin by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 38% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was The Learning Station Preschool last inspected?
Sep 9, 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 1729006 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.