Hemphill Scholars

730 SABINE ST, Hemphill, TX 75948 · Sabine County

4cited violations

1serious

14inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 85
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
Director / administrator: Heather Jurek
Phone: (936) 201-1288
Regulated since: Jun 11, 2020
HHSC IDs: Operation 1334752 · number 1693839
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 1
Records & paperwork 2
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	1	0	Supervision & ratios (1)
2025	1	0	Records & paperwork (1)
2022	2	1	Records & paperwork (1), Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jan 23, 2026 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not report via online provider account the number of employees who ceased working at the operation during the previous calendar year by January 15th, 2026 as required.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2026-01-23. Correction verified 2026-02-03.
HHSC inspection history
Dec 22, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Dec 11, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jan 24, 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 2025-01-27.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 8, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Feb 7, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Mar 15, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 7, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 2, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 31, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 29, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Other Serious
  An infant was left unsupervised for approximately 10 minutes.
  
  HHSC 746.2401(7) — Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-08-31. Correction verified 2022-09-09.
HHSC inspection history
May 4, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 2, 2022 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22nd, 2022, as required.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2022-03-05. Correction verified 2022-03-04.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 30, 2021 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 Hemphill Scholars, 730 SABINE ST, Hemphill, TX 75948-3749 (operation ID 1334752, operation number 1693839), 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.