Laughs And Learning Childcare

16037 COUNTY ROAD 248, Arp, TX 75750 · Smith County

6cited violations

2serious

14inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:30 AM-05:30 PM
Director / administrator: Liberty Rickman
Phone: (903) 330-7721
Regulated since: Apr 24, 2024
HHSC IDs: Operation 1464026 · number 1787931
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 2
Safety & premises 2
Records & paperwork 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	6	2	Illness & medication (2), Safety & premises (2), Records & paperwork (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Apr 20, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 20, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 23, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 23, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 11, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 11, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 1, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 1, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 30, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  At the inspection, four out of five children's records reviewed did not have an immunization record.
  
  HHSC 747.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-02-13. Correction verified 2024-02-08.
- Safety & premises Serious
  At the inspection, two out of five children's records reviewed did not have emergency care authorization included on the admissions paperwork.
  
  HHSC 747.605(12) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-02-13. Correction verified 2024-02-01.
- Records & paperwork
  At the inspection, five out of five children's records reviewed did not include the health statement from their healthcare professional.
  
  HHSC 747.611(a) — Required Health Statement
  
  HHSC risk weight: Low. Corrected 2024-02-13. Correction verified 2024-02-08.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 30, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  At the inspection, four out of five children's records reviewed did not have an immunization record.
  
  HHSC 747.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-02-13. Correction verified 2024-02-08.
- Safety & premises Serious
  At the inspection, two out of five children's records reviewed did not have emergency care authorization included on the admissions paperwork.
  
  HHSC 747.605(12) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-02-13. Correction verified 2024-02-01.
- Records & paperwork
  At the inspection, five out of five children's records reviewed did not include the health statement from their healthcare professional.
  
  HHSC 747.611(a) — Required Health Statement
  
  HHSC risk weight: Low. Corrected 2024-02-13. Correction verified 2024-02-08.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jan 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 12, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 12, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here

Get the full file

HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Laughs and Learning Childcare, 16037 COUNTY ROAD 248, Arp, TX 75750-9516 (operation ID 1464026, operation number 1787931), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.