Brightminds Learning Center
A child care center in Enid, Oklahoma 73701
225 W Cherokee Ave, Enid, Oklahoma 73701. (580) 278-9503.
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The short answer
- 20 deficiencies in the last three years
- 0 at the state’s most serious level
- Oct 132026 the latest visit on record
- 45 children, its capacity in the state’s list
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean6
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- The state’s most serious level
- Each state grades findings on its own scale and in its own words, so the record counts a state’s findings at that state’s top level. Two states’ top levels aren’t the same thing, so the counts aren’t compared across states. Source: How this site reads each state’s scale.
- Quality rating
- Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
20 monitoring visits on record, the latest on Oct 13, 2026.
20 non-compliances found in the last three years, 1 of them in A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency. complaints.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
20 deficiencies in 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 13, 2026: periodic visit2 deficiencies
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“One personnel has 3 of 12 required hours of annual training verified on the OK Registry.”
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“One personnel has an expired PDL”
Jun 25, 2026: periodic visit3 deficiencies
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“Program is using an unapproved impact in their use zone.”
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“The director and 1 personnel does not have CPR and 1st Aid.”
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“When worker arrived, the director was not present, and the “personal charge list” was present.”
Feb 24, 2026: periodic visit2 deficiencies
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“The ceiling in the East bathroom is missing a ceiling tile.”
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“The thermometer in the refrigerator is 80 degrees.”
Jun 26, 2025: permit visit2 deficiencies
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“There is 1” to 2” of impact in use zones.”
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“There is a bucket of mop water accessible to children the mop water if off the kitchen.”
May 27, 2025: permit visit1 deficiency
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“Temperature is 130 degrees in the in the west bathroom going outside door leading to playground.”
Jan 7, 2025: substantiated complaint1 deficiency
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Prohibited use of heating equipment includes:
“(SERIOUS) Fire Safety - There is a prohibited heater in use at the program.”
Aug 27, 2024: permit visit1 deficiency
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“Outdoor play area fencing has become unsecure causing fence to lean and wobble.”
Jun 20, 2024: complaint visit4 deficiencies
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“13 children (1 1yo & older) with 1 staff”
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“Background request was not submitted for one staff present”
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“Children who where with the outside group, were going back and forth between the playground and inside the building without staff knowing which area children were in”
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“worker observed sunscreen accessible in child’s cubby”
Jun 10, 2024: permit visit2 deficiencies
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“One staff employed over 90 days has not completed ELCCT.”
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“cots were stacked with sheets on and wrapped around, causing sheets to touch sheets used by other children.”
Dec 5, 2023: application visit2 deficiencies
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“Classrooms do not have required postings. Program info, emergency numbers, location of first aid kits & fire extinguishers, evacuation routes not posted in classrooms.”
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“Program does not have an approved fire inspection.”
All 20 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 37 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 35 of 38 areas in compliance |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 36 of 38 areas in compliance |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 39 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Permit visit (Full) | 36 of 38 areas in compliance |
| May 27, 2025 | Permit visit (Full) | 38 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Permit visit (Full) | 38 of 38 areas in compliance |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Permit visit (Full) | 38 of 38 areas in compliance |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Permit visit (Full) | 38 of 38 areas in compliance |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Permit visit (Full) | 38 of 38 areas in compliance |
| Jan 9, 2025 | Follow Up visit (Partial) | 8 of 8 areas in compliance |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Complaint visit (Partial) | 39 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Permit visit (Full) | 38 of 38 areas in compliance |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Permit visit (Full) | 37 of 38 areas in compliance |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Complaint visit (Partial) | 5 of 5 areas in compliance |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Follow Up visit (Partial) | 6 of 6 areas in compliance |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Complaint visit (Partial) | 34 of 38 areas in compliance |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Permit visit (Full) | 36 of 38 areas in compliance |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Permit visit (Full) | 38 of 38 areas in compliance |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Application visit (Full) | 36 of 38 areas in compliance |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center.
- Accepts child care subsidy.
- Ages accepted: Infants (0-11 months), Toddlers (12-23 months; 1yr.), Preschool (24-48 months; 2-4 yrs.), School-age (5 years-older).
- Capacity: 45 children.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Oklahoma acted against it?
- Oklahoma’s page shows no revocation notice, denial notice or emergency order.
- 1 A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency. complaint on Oklahoma’s page, the first received on Jan 7, 2025. Oklahoma shows only substantiated complaints online.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Stars, Oklahoma’s quality rating: 4 Star Level Program.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 25 child care providers in Enid, the middle value for non-compliances cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 20.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Non-compliances cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Brightminds Learning Center This child care provider | 20 |
| A home child care provider | 19 |
| A home child care provider | 5 |
| Weber-Gibson, Alison | 6 |
| Turn the Page School | 4 |
| Learning Tree | 12 |
| Children’s Day School | 0 |
| Happi-Time | 0 |
| Applewood Early Learning | 8 |
| Carver Head Start | 2 |
| Sandbox Early Learners | 1 |
| Eps Employee Child Care | 4 |
| Villaggio Montessori School | 3 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Oklahoma’s statements of what a monitoring visit found don’t cite the rule that wasn’t met.
- Oklahoma shows monitoring visits from the past three years only.
- Oklahoma shows only substantiated complaints online. Its page also shows the plan to correct each one, which isn’t repeated here.
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t say whether a provider holds a licence or a permit, or since when.
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t name the county a provider is in.
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain, by OKDHS’s Copyright and Ownership statement (oklahoma.gov/okdhs/notices/copyright.html): “all information on the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) Web site is in the public domain, and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used without the permission of OKDHS”.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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Paid listing
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