Joe Pinner Branch YMCA
A licensed child care center in Odessa, Texas 79763
1601 W 13th St, Odessa, Texas 79763. (432) 334-7971.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Ector County: 1
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 24 inspections on record
- 2-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?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 58 child care providers in Ector County had 1.
24 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 14, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Feb 18, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited, at the report to the state on Sep 19, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Sep 19, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Feb 18, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“A recent Fire Inspection was not available for review.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation did not have a most recent sanitation inspection report available for review.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“A Fire Drill for January 2026 has not been done.”
Feb 25, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The children’s products certification form is not up to date. The last time it was certified was January 8th 2024.”
Oct 14, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“Upon reviewing children’s records, all of the information that is required for parent to sign off on regarding operational policies, was not provided on the admission form.”
Sep 19, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“This standard was found to be deficient as part of a DFPS investigation.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“An employee was found to use inappropriate discipline on a child in care.”
9 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 16, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Director’s Absence - Employees Know Who Is in Charge
“At my arrival, I was informed that director was not present. Staff did not know who was in charge when director is not present.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“There are three children who have a diagnosed food allergy. One child did not have his signed by parent; another child did not have a completed food allergy plan. None of the plans were posted in the child’s designated rooms.”
Mar 23, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Two caregivers got into a verbal altercation in the presence of children.”
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Infant Care Area - Separate from Older Children
“An employee had her own 3 year old child in a room with infants younger that 17 months of age.”
Nov 4, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“I observed the infant room out of compliance. There was one caregiver with 6 children ages 4 months to 17 months. However there is also a developmentally delayed child in the classroom who is 27 months.”
Oct 25, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
“Upon reviewing children’s records, one child did not have the special care statement addressed.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Two staff who do not meet the education requirement were being used in ratio in a classroom and to supervise children.”
Nov 18, 2021: inspection2 deficiencies
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“During my walk through, I observed the barrier in the outdoor area that had two bolts sticking out, creating a safety hazard.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The Children’s Products Certification form was last certified in September of 2020.”
All 35 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 31, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 2, 1999.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 168 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.
- 11 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 58 child care providers in Ector County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Joe Pinner Branch YMCA This child care provider | 7 |
| Odessa Candyland Academy | 0 |
| Camp Fire Kids Care Pease | 1 |
| Ecisd District Children’s Center | 0 |
| Embassy Ministries | 4 |
| Camp Fire Kids Care Cameron | 0 |
| Kids R Us Learning Center | 10 |
| Veronica Guadalupe Ramirez | 1 |
| Mommy and Me Daycare | 0 |
| Genesis Little Blessings | 1 |
| Nataly’s Learning Center | 8 |
| Miracle Angel Daycare Center | 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 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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