Kids R Us Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Odessa, Texas 79763
2601 W 8th St, Odessa, Texas 79763. (432) 332-5399.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 10 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Ector County: 1
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 18 inspections on record
- 2-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?
10 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 58 child care providers in Ector County had 1.
18 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 2, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Sep 18, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
10 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Jul 2, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Four out of the eight children’s files were missing the immunization cards.”
Sep 18, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“Operation did not have a current fire inspection for licensing to view.”
Apr 28, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Director present-Minimum 75%
“Director was not present. Operation was not able to give licensing any time worked information.”
Jan 22, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“Operation did not submit the required number of ex employees by the January 15, 2025 due date.”
Oct 8, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Director present-Minimum 75%
“Operation was not able to provide hours for the director being present at the operation.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“When conducting a walk through, the toddler room had screen time playing as the children watched.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Children file did not have a heath statement for licensing to view.”
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Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
“Three of the staff files did not have up to date training hours.”
Apr 11, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“Toddler class was observed with 1 caregiver and 11 children. Baby room was observed with 8 infants and 1 caregiver.”
Apr 4, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“23 twos were observed with 1 caregiver in the class.”
14 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 21, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Multiple children’s files reviewed did not have update immunizations.”
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Required Personnel Records - Dates of Employment
“Staff files that were reviewed did not have employment date.”
Apr 4, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“A blanket was observed in an infants crib.”
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Children Handwashing Before Eating
“As children prepared for lunch, no hand washing took place. Children went directly from classroom to lunch room to eat.”
Dec 28, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“Caregiver fell asleep when supervising children in her care.”
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“A child was restrained while at nap time.”
Dec 1, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
“Child was placed in a restrictive device.”
Jul 12, 2022: inspection7 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“When conducting a walk through it was observed a caregiver with 20 children.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“When reviewing children’s files, the medical health provider statement was not available.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“When reviewing children’s files immunization records were not available.”
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Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
“When reviewing staff files education qualifications were not available.”
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Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
“When revewing staff files the annual training was not complete.”
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Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
“When reviewing children’s record the admissions date was not available for Licensing viewing.”
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Required Personnel Records - Dates of Employment
“When reviewing staff files a hire date was not available.”
All 24 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 11, 2019.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 77 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.
- 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 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 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 10.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Joe Pinner Branch YMCA | 7 |
| Odessa Candyland Academy | 0 |
| Camp Fire Kids Care Pease | 1 |
| Ecisd District Children’s Center | 0 |
| Embassy Ministries | 4 |
| Camp Fire Kids Care Cameron | 0 |
| Kids R Us Learning Center This child care provider | 10 |
| Veronica Guadalupe Ramirez | 1 |
| Mommy and Me Daycare | 0 |
| Genesis Little Blessings | 1 |
| Nataly’s Learning Center | 8 |
| Miracle Angel Daycare Center | 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 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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