# Lil Panthers Head Start Child Development Center

Lil Panthers Head Start Child Development Center is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Lufkin, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 100 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 1510 Martin Luther King Jr Bl, Lufkin, TX 75904

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 100
- License/permit: 1226355
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (936) 598-6315
- Website: www.tccainc.org
- Hours: 07:30 AM-03:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: no
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=758084

## Inspection record
3 findings across 9 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-08-22 to 2026-04-16); 2 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-03-05 — Other, High risk, Correction verified 2026-04-16: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling: Two caregivers were terminated as a result of a disciplinary incident at the facility in which the caregivers were observed on camera footage inappropriately grabbing/pulling a child by the wrist/arm. (§746.2805(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805-3))
- 2026-03-05 — Other, High risk, Correction verified 2026-04-16: Prohibited Punishments - Using Harsh, Abusive or Profane Language: Two caregivers were observed via camera footage speaking to a child in a negative/discouraging/harsh tone during a disciplinary incident at the facility.  The caregivers were terminated for their actions. (§746.2805(6); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805-6))
- 2025-01-22 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-low risk, Correction verified 2025-01-22: Report Number of Employees: 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. (§746.303(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-303-b))

## Nearby programs
- [Garrett Day Care](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-142807) — 0.33 km, capacity 70
- [Tots on the Move Child Education Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1212913) — 0.83 km, capacity 68
- [Life Kids](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1373437) — 1.05 km, capacity 94
- [Lufkin Head Start Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-126834) — 1.25 km, capacity 68
- [Kid Zone Childcare Center LLC](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1414980) — 1.33 km, capacity 102
- [Lufkin's Tiny Treasures Too](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1344970) — 1.78 km, capacity 102

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 758084 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=758084
- us_census_geocoder record 1510 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BL|LUFKIN|TX|75904 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1226355 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1226355

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Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-758084 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.