Younger Years

615 CREEKMORE AVE, Silsbee, TX 77656 · Hardin County

8cited violations

0serious

22inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 109
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 12:00 AM-12:00 AM
Director / administrator: Kathy Merritt
Phone: (409) 385-7887
Regulated since: Nov 29, 2006
HHSC IDs: Operation 295310 · number 860518
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Staff background & training 6

Year by year

Year	Violations	Main categories
2026	2	Supervision & ratios (2)
2023	4	Staff background & training (4)
2021	2	Staff background & training (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jul 6, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not have a current Sanitation Inspection Report.
  
  HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-07-20. Correction verified 2026-07-15.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 6, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not have a current Sanitation Inspection Report.
  
  HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-07-20. Correction verified 2026-07-15.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
May 21, 2026 Report

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 21, 2026 Report

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 4, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 4, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Mar 12, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 12, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Mar 25, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Mar 25, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jan 11, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 12, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The Director was lacking current training for children under 24 months of age. The operation has children this age in care.
  
  HHSC 746.1311(d) — Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-07-17. Correction verified 2023-07-17.
- Staff background & training
  The Director's personnel file was lacking documentation for 24 hours of annual training for the training year May 2022 - May 2023.
  
  HHSC 746.1329(a) — Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2023-07-21. Correction verified 2023-07-21.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 12, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The Director was lacking current training for children under 24 months of age. The operation has children this age in care.
  
  HHSC 746.1311(d) — Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-07-17. Correction verified 2023-07-17.
- Staff background & training
  The Director's personnel file was lacking documentation for 24 hours of annual training for the training year May 2022 - May 2023.
  
  HHSC 746.1329(a) — Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2023-07-21. Correction verified 2023-07-21.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jan 4, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 4, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Nov 15, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 15, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 13, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 13, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 17, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Training certificates were not available for the Director's annual training.
  
  HHSC 746.1329(a) — Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2021-12-06. Correction verified 2021-12-07.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 17, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Training certificates were not available for the Director's annual training.
  
  HHSC 746.1329(a) — Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2021-12-06. Correction verified 2021-12-07.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here

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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 Younger Years, 615 CREEKMORE AVE, Silsbee, TX 77656-5039 (operation ID 295310, operation number 860518), 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.