West Texas A&m Child Development Center
A licensed child care center in Canyon, Texas 79016
2620 N Russell Long Blvd, Canyon, Texas 79016. (806) 651-2974.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Randall County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 17 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?
9 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 59 child care providers in Randall County had 2.
17 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 24, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Oct 11, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | Nov |
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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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Mar 12, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
“Two staff files were reviewed and did not have proof of orientation in file. **This was corrected at inspection when the director provided the form showing completion of orientation.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“Two staff files were reviewed and did not have proof of pre-service in the file at all. **This was corrected at inspection when the director provided the form showing completion for the first 8 hours.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
“The safety drills were not available for review for the last previous year for lock-down and severe weather in place and fire drills practiced for the 2025 year. Additionally, there were no drills available for review for January and Februrary 2026. The playground and building checklist were not available for review for the last three months.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
“Two staff files that were reviewed were missing both the required affidavits in the file - the form 2985 and the form 2912 that were recemtly hired.”
Apr 2, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Documentation of Fire Inspection
“The most recent fire inspection was not available for review.”
Oct 11, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, multiple caregivers, some seated with their backs to majority of the children in care, lacked visual awareness and they were not aware of the ongoing activities of a child in care throwing pieces of a plastic balance beam repeatedly that contributed to another child in care becoming injured.”
May 2, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“A caregiver was observed changing diapers and did not wash their hands after diaper changes.”
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Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date
“Medication that is related to a food allergy plan was not in the original container with the child’s information and also has expired and requires being disposed and replaced.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
“Documentation of emergency practices drills, including monthly checks for the fire extinguisher, smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector, was not available for review at inspection.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Jun 1, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Adequate Lighting During Naptime
“The toddler middle classroom was observed during naptime and there was no lighting being used and eyes had to adjust. The caregivers and children were not able to be observed in the classroom until a flashlight was used during the classroom walkthrough.”
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 13, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 2, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 2, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 24, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued May 10, 1994.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 85 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.
- 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 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 59 child care providers in Randall County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 9.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| West Texas A&m Child Development Center This child care provider | 9 |
| Pavillard Learning Center | 8 |
| Kristens Daycare | 12 |
| Brittany Brannon | Not given |
| Kelly Laster | 1 |
| Jacqueline Faye Gallegos | Not given |
| Debbie Wilhite | 0 |
| Sunshine Child Care | 16 |
| Bright Minds Academy at Golden Pond | 0 |
| Lori Bermea | 8 |
| Christy Blackman | Not given |
| Primrose of Amarillo Southwest | 2 |
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).
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, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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