Child Development Center
A licensed child care center in Amarillo, Texas 79101
1401 S Polk St, Amarillo, Texas 79101. (806) 374-2891.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Potter County: 4
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 14 inspections on record
- 3-Star 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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 50 child care providers in Potter County had 4.
14 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 5, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Mar 10, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment, at the report to the state on May 15, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Apr 3, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
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| 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 |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
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 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Mar 10, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A caregiver lacked good judgement when preparing and cutting food over a highchair.”
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Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Food Prep Area Separate from Other Areas
“The caregivers were preparing food in the classroom.”
May 15, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver inappropriately spanked a child for discipline.”
Apr 30, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The last fire inspection 3-18-2025, the inspection are due annually.”
Apr 3, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Caregiver failed to use good judgement when using a water bottle to spray children as discipline.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 9, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
“A child in care who had a listed diagnosed food allergy did not have a complete food allergy in file when reviewed as it was missing the parent signature.”
Dec 17, 2021: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
“Two children’s diagnosed food allergy plans were reviewed and they did not contain the doctor signature as required.”
All 20 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Report to the state | Outcome pending |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 15, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 24, 1989.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 180 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 6 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 30, 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 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 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Child Development Center This child care provider | 5 |
| Little Nest Cdc LLC | 4 |
| Opportunity School | 4 |
| Mclellan Learning Center | 0 |
| First Steps | 3 |
| Trinity Lutheran Child Development Center | 14 |
| Abc Learning Center 3 | 2 |
| Carrie Johnson | 16 |
| Chynna Olona | 1 |
| Bright Minds Academy at Medi Park | 4 |
| Sue Parish | 1 |
| Amarillo College Medipark Campus Hagy Center for Young Child | 0 |
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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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