Doodlebugs Daycare & Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Odessa, Texas 79761
605 N Meadow Ave, Odessa, Texas 79761. (432) 332-5437.
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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 Ector County: 1
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 58 child care providers in Ector County had 1.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on May 28, 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 Oct 15, 2025
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 Oct 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 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 |
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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.
Oct 15, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Child received a small laceration on the head when the caregiver tapped the child with a hard plastic bucket.”
Feb 29, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“A caregiver did not have a current CPR/First Aid card available for licensing to view.”
7 deficiencies older than three years
Apr 21, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
“Play equipment that bounces did not have the proper surfacing.”
Apr 11, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Diapering Procedures-Soiled Diapers Kept in a Sanitary Manner
“Diapers were not properly disposed of.”
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
“Play equipment that bounces did not have the proper surfacing.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“Operation did not have an annual product safety sheet available for licensing to view.”
Jun 8, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“After reviewing staff records, current CPR/First Aid certification was not available for viewing.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“When reviewing children files, immunization information was not available or update for licensing to view.”
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Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
“After reviewing staff files, training hours were not complete for the annual training.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 26, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 13, 2018.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 91 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.
- 5 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: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 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 2.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Mga Odessa | 19 |
| Little Angels Play School, LLC | 3 |
| Montessori School of Odessa | 1 |
| Doodlebugs Daycare & Learning Center This child care provider | 2 |
| Small World Learning Center and Child Care | 3 |
| Carter Early Head Start School Readiness Academy | 9 |
| Hollingsworth Head Start Center | 6 |
| Baby Blues Kids Learning Center | 18 |
| Odessa Y Learning Center | 6 |
| Small World Learning Center & Childcare | 5 |
| Little Texans Learning Center, LLC | 0 |
| Shandria She’trice Moore | 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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