# Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy

Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Longview, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 219 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 2603 W Marshall Ave, Longview, TX 75604

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 219
- License/permit: 1064507
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (903) 753-4477

- Hours: 06:00 AM-06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: yes
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=558510

## Inspection record
1 findings across 13 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-02-10 to 2026-07-10); 1 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2025-11-19 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Corrected at inspection: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device: During a walk through of the operation, it was observed an infant sleeping in a swing. This was brought to the caregivers attention and corrected at inspection. (§746.2426(a)(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2426-a-1))

## Nearby programs
- [Kid Connection Preschool](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1212983) — 1.13 km, capacity 47
- [ABC Son Shine School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-296107) — 1.2 km, capacity 43
- [See Saw Children's Place - Fairmont](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-963032) — 1.32 km, capacity 75
- [See Saw Children's Place - Afterschool](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1127967) — 1.5 km, capacity 60
- [Faber Enterprises DBA Jordan Country Day School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1458886) — 2.09 km, capacity 120
- [Primary Colors Preschool 2](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-545630) — 2.31 km, capacity 128

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 558510 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=558510
- us_census_geocoder record 2603 W MARSHALL AVE|LONGVIEW|TX|75604 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1064507 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1064507
- tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-v76w.2rne-pq9p (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=1064507
- tx_tda_cacfp_centers record 02051-1143 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/py3b-tqc9.json?cesiteid=02051-1143

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