# Early Childhood Lab

Early Childhood Lab is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Nacogdoches, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 252 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Certified · Operating
- Address: 2428 Raguet St., Nacogdoches, TX 75962

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 252
- License/permit: 1027486
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (936) 468-4006
- Website: www.sfasu.edu/echl
- Hours: 07:10 AM-05:20 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: yes
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=514830

## Inspection record
1 findings across 12 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-03-25 to 2026-03-24); 1 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2025-07-31 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2025-08-26: Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment: A caregiver utilized corporal punishment in response to a child's behavior during a disciplinary incident at the facility.  The caregiver responsible was terminated for her actions.  The director has required all remaining operation staff to take refresher trainings on positive guidance/discipline along with reviewing the operation's formal disciplinary policies which do not allow the use of corporal punishment in any form. (§746.2805(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805-1))

## Nearby programs
- [Getcap Head Start and Early Head Start at Nacogdoches](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-95667) — 1.63 km, capacity 250
- [Pineywoods Learning Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1474408) — 1.7 km, capacity 115
- [Sonshine School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-136247) — 1.76 km, capacity 85
- [Wonder Kids Early Learning Center LLC](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1500050) — 2.09 km, capacity 143
- [First United Methodist Church Pre-School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-104205) — 2.38 km, capacity 117
- [Handprints Child Care 15 LLC DBA Handprints Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1259407) — 2.57 km, capacity 245

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 514830 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=514830
- us_census_geocoder record 2428 RAGUET ST.|NACOGDOCHES|TX|75962 (corroborated, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1027486 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1027486
- tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-mjaz-8ap4-y6vv (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=1027486

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