Abc Learning Center 3
A licensed child care center in Amarillo, Texas 79103
2707 S Bivins St, Amarillo, Texas 79103. (806) 220-0490.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Potter County: 4
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 11 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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 50 child care providers in Potter County had 4.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 28, 2026: outcome pending.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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.
Sep 29, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“1 of the 4 infant feeding schedules were updated on a monthly basis.”
Dec 4, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Director present-Minimum 75%
“The second director does not have documentation that she is at this location for the required 30 hours per week.”
10 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 15, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
“A staff employed as of 8/1/2022 did not have proof of orientation in file.”
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
“A caregiver hired on 8/1/2022 did not receive the required 8 hours of pre-service before being in a classroom and counted in the child/caregiver ratio.”
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Exemptions for Immunization Requirements Must Meet Criteria Specified by DSHS
“A child file had an Affidavit Exemption from Immunizations for Reasons of Conscience in file and it was past the required 2 years from being notarized and no longer valid.”
May 3, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
“Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, parents were not notified by staff when children in care received minor injuries while in care at pick up time.”
Dec 1, 2021: inspection6 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The last fire inspection was conducted for the operation on 6/15/2020. **The fire inspection was conducted during the inspection and this is in compliance.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Two children’s files were missing the addresses for the individuals listed by parents as emergency contacts on the admission information form.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“The director was unable to provide 12 clock hours for the annual training year of 11/11/2020 - 11/11/2021.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“One child’s file did not have immunizations on file or an up to date affidavit for immunizations in file.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
“The playground checklist was documented for the month of November 2021. **This was corrected at inspection when the director completed the playground and buildings maintenance checklist during inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Two employee files were incomplete as both were missing signatures providing proof of orientation being obtained by the employees. Addtionally, one of these two files was missing proof education - high school diploma or equivalent, as well as a photo identification.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Assessment | Outcome pending |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| May 3, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 16, 2014.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 176 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.
- 4 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 2.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Abc Learning Center 3 This child care provider | 2 |
| Stephanie Turman | Not given |
| Linda Logston | 0 |
| Kata Villasenor | 1 |
| The Big Red Barn Learning Center | 15 |
| Trinity Lutheran Child Development Center | 14 |
| Child Development Center | 5 |
| Little Nest Cdc LLC | 4 |
| Carrie Johnson | 16 |
| Chynna Olona | 1 |
| Bright Minds Academy at Medi Park | 4 |
| Sue Parish | 1 |
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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