Trinity Lutheran Child Development Center
A licensed child care center in Amarillo, Texas 79106
5005 W Interstate 40, Amarillo, Texas 79106. (806) 352-9436.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 14 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Potter County: 4
- 8 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 15 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- 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.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- 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?
14 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 50 child care providers in Potter County had 4.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 27, 2026: 3 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Aug 27, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Required Immunizations, at the inspection on Aug 27, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on May 15, 2025
5 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
14 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 27, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The last fire inspection was completed 3/3/2025 and was required to be completed annually, or by 3/3/2026.”
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Required Immunizations
“Two children’s files reviewed did not have any immunizations in file for review.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“A caregiver’s file was reviewed and CPR training and First Aid training in file was expired as of 6/2026.”
Oct 15, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“A classroom was observed and a child did not have their hands washed after their diaper was changed.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“The food allergy plan for a child in care did not have the required doctor signature.”
May 15, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, the staff were unaware of the on-going activities and lacked auditory and visual awareness of a child they were responsible for after the rest of the class was taken in from outside. The child was left alone, outside on the playground, for approximately 10-15 minutes. Additionally, the child was discovered by another church staff employee who made the operation aware that the child was missing and was outside unsupervised.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“Based on evidence obtained, the operation did not notify parents immediately of a situation that placed their child at risk when their child was left outside for approximately 10-15 minutes without a caregiver present. They notified the parents approximately 3 hours after the incident occurred where they should have been notified once the child was safe.”
Jan 25, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Based on evidence obtained a caregiver was unable to see the ongoing activities of children, and a child had minor injuries due to another child.”
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“An infant was observed sleeping with a bib on during an observation conducted by a DFPS investigator.”
Aug 12, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“A group of children were observed participating in screen time during nap/rest time during an observation conducted by a DFPS investigator.”
Jun 26, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“Children’s files were reviewed and there were seven children that did not have the emergency medical authorization complete in file. Three children’s files were missing information for the emergency contact listed and one child was missing phone numbers for the people of release provided by the parent. Three children’s files did not have the required parent signature on the child admission form.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
“Two staff did not have orientation in file as required for review.”
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Written Activity Plans
“Three classrooms did not have activity plans available for review at inspection.”
May 16, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, an individual has been frequently and regularly present with direct access to children without an eligible background check notification.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 13, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The annual product certificate was not updated.”
Mar 29, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“DFPS investigates and determines that a staff member at the operation is found Reason to Believe for abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a child in care.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“A caregiver grabbed a child and caused bruising.”
Aug 23, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A caregiver failed to use good judgment when she grasped a child by the upper arm when directly the child to a table and chair for re-direction that resulted in an injury that required medical treatment.”
All 23 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 15, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| May 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 16, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 23, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 21, 1985.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 165 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 7 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were 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..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 50 child care providers in Potter County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 14.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Trinity Lutheran Child Development Center This child care provider | 14 |
| Carrie Johnson | 16 |
| Bright Minds Academy at Medi Park | 4 |
| Amarillo College Medipark Campus Hagy Center for Young Child | 0 |
| Mini Maac | 15 |
| Building Minds Preschool | 0 |
| Siera Martinez | 0 |
| Pro 22:6 Children’s Center | 11 |
| Sugar Shack | 17 |
| Nikkies Care Club | 14 |
| Cherri Taylor | 4 |
| Little Home Daycare | 3 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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