Cuddlebugs Day Care Center

2407 8TH ST, Port Neches, TX 77651 · Jefferson County

10cited violations

2serious

6inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 33
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:15 AM-05:30 PM
Director / administrator: Dorothy Underwood
Phone: (409) 722-2847
Regulated since: May 8, 2000
HHSC IDs: Operation 161387 · number 543799
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 4
Safety & premises 1
Staff background & training 2
Records & paperwork 1
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	1	0	Records & paperwork (1)
2023	1	0	Supervision & ratios (1)
2022	4	1	Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1), Other (1)
2021	4	1	Supervision & ratios (2), Staff background & training (1), Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Oct 20, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 22, 2025 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-01-27. Correction verified 2025-01-23.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 24, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 1, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not have a current gas inspection available.
  
  HHSC 746.5401 — Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-11-08. Correction verified 2023-11-03.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 2, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  One caregiver only had 9 of the 24 required hours of annual training.
  
  HHSC 746.1309(a) — Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-11-16. Correction verified 2022-11-14.
- Other
  Two of the Pre-K rooms did not have an activity plan available.
  
  HHSC 746.2203(a) — Written Activity Plans
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-11-10. Correction verified 2022-11-02.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not have a current gas inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.5401 — Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-11-04. Correction verified 2022-11-07.
- Safety & premises Serious
  One of four children records evaluated did not have a signed medical consent to treat available.
  
  HHSC 746.605(12) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-11-03. Correction verified 2022-11-02.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 9, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The director does not have current annual training for preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases.
  
  HHSC 746.1311(e) — Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-11-15. Correction verified 2021-11-16.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation does not have a current health inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-11-19. Correction verified 2021-11-15.
- Other
  The antiseptic solution in the first aid kit is expired.
  
  HHSC 746.4003(b) — First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-11-11. Correction verified 2021-11-11.
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  The operation does not have a current fire inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2021-11-12. Correction verified 2021-11-15.
HHSC inspection history

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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 Cuddlebugs Day Care Center, 2407 8TH ST, Port Neches, TX 77651-4535 (operation ID 161387, operation number 543799), 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]
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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.