The Garabatos Learning Center and Daycare LLC
A licensed child care center in El Paso, Texas 79904
4637 Atlas Ave, El Paso, Texas 79904. (915) 751-8100.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in El Paso County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 20 inspections on record
- 4-Star 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 371 child care providers in El Paso County had 2.
20 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 18, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher, at the inspection on Dec 29, 2023
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Sep 18, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“In review of children’s records, one child did not have a completed health statement available for review.”
Oct 21, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“One child’s file does not contain an emergency food allergy plan for a known allergy, signed by a parent and physician.”
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Plan to Handle Transportation Emergencies
“Operation does not have a plan for emergencies during transportation, available for review.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“In review of records, four staff members did not have proof of training in handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials, preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction or administering medication.”
Jan 18, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 Report with a run date of 01/16/2023 indicates that the operation did not report the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by the required date of 1/15/2024.”
Dec 29, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“Operation has one van, used for transportation, texas plate U34-886, that does not have a fire extinguisher.”
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First Aid Kit Incomplete - Scissors
“Three company vans have first aid kits that are missing scissors. This was corrected at inspection when Director placed scissors in each of the three first aid kits.”
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Required Admission Information - Special School-age Permissions
“While checking records, one school aged child’s record did not have a parental permission form completed.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 24, 2022: assessment2 deficiencies
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Arrangement of Napping Equipment -Provides Sufficient Walking and Work Space
“During the course of a DFPS investigation it was found that during naptime, there was not sufficient walking space between the napping cots in the 18-24 month old classroom.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
“During the course of a DFPS investigation, one employee file checked did not have the required Affidavit Form available for review.”
Jul 22, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 2 Caregivers
“The school age room had 44 children present. The maximum amount of children two providers can have is 35. The room was over ratio by 9 children.”
Apr 18, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“The operation did not report to the local Licensing office or the Abuse Hotline and incident in which a child in care sustained and injury while in care that resulted in the child requiring medical treatment.”
Oct 18, 2021: report to the state1 deficiency
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Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
“In the infant room there were a total of 12 children present during this inspection. The specified age group of the children present is for infants ages 0 months to 11 months. The maximum amount of children 2 providers can care for is 10 infants. This group was over ratio by 2 children.”
All 31 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 24, 2022 | Assessment | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 18, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 20, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 27, 2017.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 117 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 9 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 Nov 5, 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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 371 child care providers in El Paso County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| The Garabatos Learning Center and Daycare LLC This child care provider | 8 |
| Kingdom Kids | 17 |
| Yellow Ribbon Scholars Daycare and Learning Center | 8 |
| Isaac Camacho Head Start | 4 |
| Patricias Day Care | 7 |
| Sunrise Baptist Church-Lillie | 2 |
| Emmanuel’s Playhouse and Learning Center | 19 |
| Seven Little Steps Learning Center | 7 |
| YWCA Edgar Park After School | 0 |
| Trinity-First Weekday Ministries | 6 |
| Tierra Del Sol After School | 2 |
| Edgemere After School | 4 |
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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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