Whistle Stop Learning Center

215 RICHARDSON ST, Edgewood, TX 75117 · Van Zandt County

5cited violations

0serious

18inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 90
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Holli Kirk
Phone: (903) 896-1718
Regulated since: Nov 16, 2006
HHSC IDs: Operation 295698 · number 860705
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 1
Safety & premises 4

Year by year

Year	Violations	Main categories
2026	1	Safety & premises (1)
2023	1	Safety & premises (1)
2022	3	Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Sep 15, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 31, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  At the inspection, the loose-fill present around the climbing equipment is deficient and measures less than an inch around the slide exits.
  
  HHSC 746.4907(a)(1) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-09-18. Correction verified 2026-09-15.
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Jun 19, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jun 17, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Sep 25, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Oct 11, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Dec 19, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Nov 17, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  At the inspection, the loose-fill at the slide exits measured 2 inches at the climbing equipment present on the playground.
  
  HHSC 746.4907(a)(1) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-12-15. Correction verified 2023-12-19.
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Nov 10, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Sep 14, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Sep 13, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)

No violations cited on this visit.

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Mar 27, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Mar 25, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)

No violations cited on this visit.

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Feb 3, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Dec 12, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  At the inspection, the loose-fill does not measure and does not meet the 6 inches requirement at the slide exits of the climbing equipment present on the playground.
  
  HHSC 746.4907(a)(1) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-01-06. Correction verified 2023-02-03.
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May 27, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Feb 25, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jan 25, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  At the inspection, the loose-fill did not measure at the slide exits.
  
  HHSC 746.4907(a)(1) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-02-25. Correction verified 2022-02-25.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operational policy did not include the information at the inspection on the promotion of indoor/outdoor physcial activity.
  
  HHSC 746.501(a)(18) — Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-02-08. Correction verified 2022-02-09.
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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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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 Whistle Stop Learning Center, 215 RICHARDSON ST, Edgewood, TX 75117-2163 (operation ID 295698, operation number 860705), 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.