Kid Zone Childcare Center LLC
1825 SAYERS ST, Lufkin, TX 75904 · Angelina County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 102
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Melissa Coutee
- Phone
- (936) 899-6288
- Regulated since
- Jan 4, 2023
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1414980 · number 1748826
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | Other (2) |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1), Discipline & child guidance (1), Staff background & training (1), Other (3) |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | Staff background & training (1) |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | Safety & premises (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Dec 2, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
One out of four infant feeding instructions was out of date. This was corrected at the time of the inspection by the parent coming and signing the feeding instructions.
HHSC 746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-12-02.
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Other
The gas leak inspection expired on 6/2/2025. The Director is going to correct this by getting the gas leak inspection done.
HHSC 746.5401 — Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-12-04. Correction verified 2025-12-03.
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Other
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Mar 12, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 17, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
An employee at the operation was found reason to believe for Neglect by Department of Family and Protective Services.
HHSC 746.1201(4) — AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-03-07. Correction verified 2025-03-12.
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Supervision & ratios
This standard was evaluated regarding a report received and found to be deficient. Evidence received through interviews supports that a caregiver did not properly supervise two children which resulted in the children exiting the center and walking to their home which is about 50 yards from the center.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-03-07. Correction verified 2025-03-12.
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Other
Based on the information obtained through the DFPS investigation the name and address of the parents for both children were missing from the admission form.
HHSC 746.605(4) — Required Admission Information - Parents' Information
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-03-07. Correction verified 2025-03-12.
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Other
Based on the information obtained through the DFPS investigation the contact numbers of the parents for both children were missing from the admission form.
HHSC 746.605(5) — Required Admission Information - Parents' Phone Numbers
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-03-07. Correction verified 2025-03-12.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Dec 17, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 7, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 26, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
There was one feeding instruction that had not been updated. The Director was able to correct this at the inspection by having the parent updated the feeding instruction and sign it.
HHSC 746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-01-26.
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Staff background & training
Three caregivers did not know the correct sanitation process order. The Director is going to correct this by having a training on the correct sanitation process.
HHSC 746.3407(11) — Sanitize Tables Tops, Furniture and Similar Equipment
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-01-29. Correction verified 2024-01-29.
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Other
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Sep 11, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 25, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 13, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 11, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
Employee files that were reviewed did not have the required orientation on the policy for reporting child maltreatment.
HHSC 746.1303(3) — Orientation-Policy on prevention, recognition and reporting of child maltreatment
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-07-17. Correction verified 2023-07-14.
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Staff background & training
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Jun 28, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 3, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 12, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
Three out of four children's records were missing the emergency contact address. The owner corrected this at the time of the inspection.
HHSC 746.605(6) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-09-12.
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Safety & premises
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Jul 14, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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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.