Lonestar Learning Academy

680 INWOOD ST, Mineola, TX 75773 · Wood County

7cited violations

7serious

15inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 167
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Megan Smith
Phone: (903) 638-6923
Regulated since: Feb 4, 2014
HHSC IDs: Operation 1120453 · number 1522238
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Cleanliness & sanitation 1
Supervision & ratios 1
Safety & premises 4
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	1	1	Safety & premises (1)
2024	2	2	Cleanliness & sanitation (1), Safety & premises (1)
2023	2	2	Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1)
2022	2	2	Safety & premises (1), Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Mar 31, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 10, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  At the inspection, the loose-fill with the climbing equipment measured 2 inches in depth 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 2026-04-01. Correction verified 2026-03-31.
HHSC inspection history
May 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Mar 11, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 10, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Mar 7, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jan 23, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jan 21, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jun 26, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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May 20, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
  At the inspection, the operation has six child sized toilets that do not have lids to the tank.
  
  HHSC 746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-06-21. Correction verified 2024-06-26.
- Safety & premises Serious
  At the inspection, the loose-fill on the playground with the climbing equipment 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 2024-06-21. Correction verified 2024-06-26.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 28, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 20, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  At the inspection, the infant room had a child present that was 20 months older than the 2 month old infant present. This was corrected at inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.1605(1) — Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-06-20. Correction verified 2023-07-28.
- Safety & premises Serious
  At the inspection, the loose-fill did not measure on the playground with the climbing equipment.
  
  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 2023-07-20. Correction verified 2023-07-28.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 7, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 30, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other Serious
  At the follow-up inspection, one infant was sleeping in a bouncer and another infant was sleepiing in an infant swing.
  
  HHSC 746.2426 — Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-08-30. Correction verified 2022-09-07.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 15, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  At the inspection, the loose-fill on the playground with the climbing equipment did not meet the requirement of 6 inches of mulch to 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 2022-08-29. Correction verified 2022-08-30.
HHSC inspection history

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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 Lonestar Learning Academy, 680 INWOOD ST, Mineola, TX 75773-1908 (operation ID 1120453, operation number 1522238), 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]

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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.