Carrie Johnson
A registered child care home in Amarillo, Texas 79106
1104 S Avondale St, Amarillo, Texas 79106. (806) 372-5462.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 16 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Potter County: 4
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 6 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
16 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 50 child care providers in Potter County had 4.
6 inspections on record. The latest, on Nov 18, 2025: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Mar 21, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Field Trips -First Aid Kit, at the inspection on Feb 26, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
16 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. 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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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.
Nov 18, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants
“A child in care did not have proof of the parent receiving information regarding the safe sleep for infants policy, the parent’s rights, and the animals in the home.”
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Records Maintained and Made Available - Menus
“The last three months of menus were not available to be reviewed as the September month was not available upon request. The last three months of sign in and out logs was not avaiable for review as the September month was not available for review upon request.”
Mar 21, 2025: inspection7 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A household member that resides in the home and is older than 14 years of age has been doing so without an eligible notification from the background check unit.”
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Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver and Substitute that transports - Transportation Training
“The two-hour transportation training was not available for review for three adults that provide transportation to children in care.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - Registered Child Care Home
“There were eight children present at inspection. There was one child that was birth to 17 months of age and a total of 7 children that were 18 months to 5 years old when the max number of children that can be present that are 18 months to five years of age is 5 total children. Therefore, the provider was over by two children for the daily ratio regardless of there being more than one caregiver present due to the permit type issued to the operation.”
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Required Admission Information-Child’s allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan
“A child that is in and the parent had noted on the admission form that the child has a food allergy did not have the food allergy in file for review.”
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Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
“The permit holder did was lacking 5 hours of training within the most complete training year of 1/28/2024 - 1/28/2025.”
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Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
“The parent’s rights form was reviewed. The operational policies regarding information to parents about the pets/animals in the home was recited as it has not been completed.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“A child file reviewed did not have any immunizations in file for a child that is in care. **This was corrected at inspection when the parent provided an immunization record for the child to the operation.”
Feb 26, 2025: inspection7 deficiencies
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Field Trips -First Aid Kit
“The first aid kit was missing a thermometer and scissors. **These were provided by the provider and placed in the first aid kit in the vehicle.”
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Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver and Substitute that transports - Transportation Training
“The transportation training was not available for two caregivers that provide transportation training to children in care.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - Registered Child Care Home
“There were seven children present at inspection. There was one child that was birth to 17 months of age and a total of 6 children that were 18 months to 5 years old when the mac number of children that can be present that are 18 months to five years of age is 5 total children, therefore, the provider was over by one child for daily ratio.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“A small plastic pool was observed not stored out of children’s reach. Additionally, there was a dead chicken next to the pool in a play yard that had been used by children previously.”
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Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
“The permit holder did was lacking 5 hours of training within the most complete training year of 1/28/2024 - 1/28/2025.”
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Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
“The operation has not provided the Parent’s Rights information to parents as required of the operational policies and did not include a policy with iinformation to parents about the promotion of physical activities. Additionally, updates are required for the policy to pets/animals in the home.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“A child present at inspection did not have a file available for review.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Registered Child-Care Home, permit issued Jan 28, 2015.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 12 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.
- 1 report 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 16.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Trinity Lutheran Child Development Center | 14 |
| Carrie Johnson This child care provider | 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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