J.t. and Margaret Talkington Early Learning Center
2714 Erskine St, Lubbock, TX 79415
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School · Monday–Friday
12 critical findings across 40 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Nov 13, 2023.
28 inspections · 12 investigations in 36 months · source checked Sep 16, 2026
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State facts · provider details pendingSubsidies accepted in state listing
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- Meals providedListed
- Snacks providedListed
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Licensed capacity: 160 children. This is not the number of open places.
Programs & learning
Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
Meals Provided ,Snacks Provided,Part Time Care
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06:30 AM-06:00 PM
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
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- Meals providedListed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careNot listed
- After-school careNot listed
- Transportation to/from schoolNot listed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careListed
- Field tripsNot listed
- Skill classesNot listed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedNot listed
- Accepts child care subsidiesListed
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Evidence, with the follow-through.
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12 critical findings across 40 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Nov 13, 2023.
Last 36 months · window starts Sep 15, 2023
3 standard(s) appear on multiple visits: 745.641 (4 visits); 746.1205(a)(4) (4 visits); 746.307(b)(4) (4 visits). This is a match of standard identifiers, not a judgment about identical circumstances.
State verification published Nov 13, 2023.
Conditions between visits, current staffing, and day-to-day quality. A correction plan is not verification.
84 visits in our data; 0 unmatched findings. Publication and processing can lag events.
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
It was found during the inspection the operation allowed a person to be present that did not have an active background check. This was corrected during the inspection by sending this person home.
State verification published Nov 13, 2023.
Inspection record
Visits available in our Texas data, newest first. Visits with findings are shown in full; runs of clean visits are folded into one line. Findings are quoted from the inspector's report with the Texas risk level beside our severity.
Inspection history is one input into your decision, not a guarantee of safety or a rating of care quality. How to read this record.
- 2026
- Feb 11, 2026 to Feb 11, 20264 inspectionsNo findingsShow
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- 2025
- Apr 2, 2025 to Apr 2, 20254 inspectionsNo findingsShow
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- 2024
- Apr 19, 2024 to Dec 19, 202412 inspections and 8 investigationsNo findingsShow
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- Dec 11, 2024 complaint investigation
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- Jul 9, 2024 complaint investigation
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- 2023
- Dec 12, 2023 to Dec 12, 20234 inspectionsNo findingsShow
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- Nov 13, 2023Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
It was found during the inspection the operation allowed a person to be present that did not have an active background check. This was corrected during the inspection by sending this person home.
Correction verified Nov 13, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- Nov 13, 2023Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
It was found during the inspection the operation allowed a person to be present that did not have an active background check. This was corrected during the inspection by sending this person home.
Correction verified Nov 13, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- Nov 13, 2023Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
It was found during the inspection the operation allowed a person to be present that did not have an active background check. This was corrected during the inspection by sending this person home.
Correction verified Nov 13, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- Nov 13, 2023Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
It was found during the inspection the operation allowed a person to be present that did not have an active background check. This was corrected during the inspection by sending this person home.
Correction verified Nov 13, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- Nov 9, 2023Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
It was found during the investigation that a child was left unsupervised in a classroom for four minutes.
Correction verified Dec 12, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
It was found during the investigation that a parent was not notified until the following day after an incident occurred at the daycare placing their child at risk.
Correction verified Dec 12, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.307(b)(4).
- Nov 9, 2023Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
It was found during the investigation that a child was left unsupervised in a classroom for four minutes.
Correction verified Dec 12, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
It was found during the investigation that a parent was not notified until the following day after an incident occurred at the daycare placing their child at risk.
Correction verified Dec 12, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.307(b)(4).
- Nov 9, 2023Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
It was found during the investigation that a child was left unsupervised in a classroom for four minutes.
Correction verified Dec 12, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
It was found during the investigation that a parent was not notified until the following day after an incident occurred at the daycare placing their child at risk.
Correction verified Dec 12, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.307(b)(4).
- Nov 9, 2023Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
It was found during the investigation that a parent was not notified until the following day after an incident occurred at the daycare placing their child at risk.
Correction verified Dec 12, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.307(b)(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
It was found during the investigation that a child was left unsupervised in a classroom for four minutes.
Correction verified Dec 12, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
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- Jul 14, 2023 to Aug 10, 20238 inspectionsNo findingsShow
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- Jul 13, 2023Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
It was found that a caregiver pulled a child.
Correction verified Aug 10, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2805(3).
- Jul 13, 2023Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
It was found that a caregiver pulled a child.
Correction verified Aug 10, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2805(3).
- Jul 13, 2023Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
It was found that a caregiver pulled a child.
Correction verified Aug 10, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2805(3).
- Jul 13, 2023Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
It was found that a caregiver pulled a child.
Correction verified Aug 10, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2805(3).
- Jul 3, 2023 to Jul 3, 20234 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Jul 3, 2023 inspection
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- Jul 3, 2023 inspection
- Jun 30, 2023Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
It was found that a caregivers failed to supervise a child as required.
Correction verified Aug 10, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Jun 30, 2023Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
It was found that a caregivers failed to supervise a child as required.
Correction verified Aug 10, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Jun 30, 2023Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
It was found that a caregivers failed to supervise a child as required.
Correction verified Aug 10, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Jun 30, 2023Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
It was found that a caregivers failed to supervise a child as required.
Correction verified Aug 10, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Jan 4, 2023 to May 9, 20238 inspections and 4 investigationsNo findingsShow
- May 9, 2023 inspection
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- May 1, 2023 complaint investigation
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- May 1, 2023 complaint investigation
- Jan 4, 2023 inspection
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- 2022
- Oct 13, 2022 to Dec 12, 20224 inspections and 4 investigationsNo findingsShow
- Dec 12, 2022 self-reported incident
- Dec 12, 2022 self-reported incident
- Dec 12, 2022 self-reported incident
- Dec 12, 2022 self-reported incident
- Oct 13, 2022 inspection
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- 2021
- Nov 2, 2021 to Nov 2, 20214 inspectionsNo findingsShow
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- Nov 2, 2021 inspection
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Facts from the license
- Permit
- Full Permit, issued Aug 22, 1986
- Capacity
- 160 children (licensed maximum, not openings)
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM · Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Subsidies
- Accepted
- County
- Lubbock
- Website
- www.elclubbock.org
Compare nearby
Same 36-month summary window. Different operating histories and coverage limit comparisons.
| Daycare | Ages | Licensed capacity | Hours | Findings, 36 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.t. and Margaret Talkington Early Learning Center this page | Infant–School | 160 | 6:30a–6p | 12 crit |
| Willowbrook Early Learning Center | Infant–School | 91 | 6:30a–6p | 10 ser |
| Ywcare at Mcwhorter Elementary | Pre-K–School | 50 | 3p–6p | Clear |
- J.t. and Margaret Talkington Early Learning Centerthis pageInfant–School · 160 licensed capacity12 crit
- Infant–School · 91 licensed capacity10 ser
- Pre-K–School · 50 licensed capacityClear
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Contact & location
2714 Erskine St, Lubbock, TX 79415
State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
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