Nini's Nest

203 RIVER OAK ST, Lufkin, TX 75901 · Angelina County

3cited violations

0serious

5inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:30 AM-05:30 PM
Director / administrator: Carolyn Stringer
Phone: (936) 366-4680
Regulated since: Jul 9, 1999
HHSC IDs: Operation 126350 · number 415721
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 1
Safety & premises 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	1	0	Supervision & ratios (1)
2023	2	0	Safety & premises (1), Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Dec 10, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation had not conducted a fire drill since 10/25/25. This was corrected at the time of the inspection by the Director conducting a fire drill.
  
  HHSC 747.5005(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-12-10.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 8, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 17, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 27, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  There was one infant feeding instruction that had not been updated. The Primary Caregiver is going to correct this by getting the feeding instructions updated.
  
  HHSC 747.2321(a) — Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-03-01. Correction verified 2023-02-28.
- Safety & premises
  A fire drill has not been done since August 2022. The Primary Caregiver corrected this at the time of the inspection by having a fire drill during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.5005(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-02-27.
HHSC inspection history
Mar 3, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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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 Nini's Nest, 203 RIVER OAK ST, Lufkin, TX 75901-2543 (operation ID 126350, operation number 415721), 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.