Buckner Baptist Childrens Home
5307 W LOOP 289 STE 202, Lubbock, TX 79414 · Lubbock County
Program
- Type
- Child-placing agency
- Ages
- -
- Hours
- 08:30 AM-05:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Nicole Locker
- Phone
- (806) 239-6839
- Regulated since
- Apr 15, 1988
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 191502 · number 232671- 322
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | Other (1) |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | Supervision & ratios (1), Discipline & child guidance (2), Food & allergies (1) |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | Records & paperwork (1) |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | Records & paperwork (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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May 19, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
One child's preliminary service plan was completed one day late.
HHSC 749.1301(a) — Preliminary Service Planning-Complete a preliminary service plan that addresses child's immediate needs within 72 hours of admission
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-05-26. Correction verified 2026-05-19.
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Other
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Apr 9, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 29, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 20, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 23, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 3, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 30, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 19, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 14, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 21, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Food & allergies Serious
Children in care were regularly sent to their rooms and made to stay there. They were made to eat all their food, not allowed to use hot water when showering, and one child was not informed of boiling water poured in the cup when he drank from it.
HHSC 749.1003(b)(1)(A) — Children's rights-Safety & care including right to good care & treatment that meets child's needs
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-03-20. Correction verified 2025-03-26.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation.
HHSC 749.1003(b)(1)(B) — Children's rights-Safety & care including right to be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-03-20. Correction verified 2025-03-26.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
Children in care were made to hold heavy objects while standing in the corner for long periods of time. Other household members and a frequent visitor were also allowed to use corporal punishment on children in care. Children in care were also threatened with corporal punishment if the inappropriate discipline was discussed outside the home. One child in care was slapped on the face, with an open hand, causing an injury to the lip.
HHSC 749.1953(a) — Corporal Punishment-May not use/threaten corporal punishment, such as hitting/spanking, forced exercise, holding physical position, unproductive work.
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-03-20. Correction verified 2025-03-26.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
A caregiving was utilizing a 15-year-old as a babysitter for children in care.
HHSC 749.2599 — Supervision-A child 16 years old or older may serve as a babysitter for foster care children under the age of 13
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-03-20. Correction verified 2025-03-26.
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Food & allergies Serious
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Oct 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 30, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork
Two out of four child records did not have 14 days advance notice of the child's service plan meeting.
HHSC 749.1313(a) — Initial Service Planning Team-Agency must give child's parent and foster parent at least two weeks advance notice of the review
HHSC risk weight: Low. Corrected 2024-05-14. Correction verified 2024-05-16.
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Records & paperwork
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Dec 19, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 7, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 7, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 19, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
A household member over the age of 1 did not have a TB test.
HHSC 749.1417(a) — TB exam-Persons over 1 yr old who live, work, volunteer at operation have exam w/in 30 days, unless person had previous exam that meets requirements
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-02-02. Correction verified 2023-01-30.
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Supervision & ratios
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Aug 24, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 21, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 26, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 5, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 3, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 28, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 17, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 31, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Records & paperwork Serious
One adult and three children in the home report caregivers yell at or have made threatening statements to children in care.
HHSC 749.1957(8) — Other Prohibited Discipline-Humiliating, shaming, ridiculing, rejecting, or yelling at a child
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-04-22. Correction verified 2022-04-28.
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Records & paperwork Serious
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Dec 3, 2021 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 18, 2021 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 26, 2021 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 4, 2021 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, via 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.