Jones Early Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Midland, Texas 79703
126 Thornridge Dr, Midland, Texas 79703. (432) 240-8308.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Midland County: 2
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 16 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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 91 child care providers in Midland County had 2.
16 inspections on record. The latest, on May 18, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Oct 21, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk, at the report to the state on Oct 21, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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.
May 18, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
“The Director did not have an updated Pediatric First Aid/CPR Certificate of training available for review.”
Oct 21, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“Based on the DFPS Investigation there is information indicating that a caregiver grabbed a three year old child, threw the child to the ground and left. Another caregiver picked up the child. Note: Caregiver is no longer employed with the operation.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“Based on the DFPS Investigation there is information that the operation did not notify the parent immediately about a caregiver grabbing a three year old child and throwing the child to the ground.”
Jan 29, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“4 caregivers did not have the required 24 clock hours of training.”
Feb 29, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“Director’s Pediatric First Aid/CPR does not include the use of a CPR manikin.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“Two infant feeding instructions were not signed nor dated by parents.”
6 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 22, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
“A staff used inappropriate discipline to redirect a child who was made to sit on a playground bench for 30 minutes.”
Sep 26, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Postings-Child’s Food Allergies
“Operation has one child with food allergies. The list of child’s food allergies was not in the required postings. Corrected at inspection when the Director posted the list of the child’s food allergies.”
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Posting Requirements - List entitled “Current Employees”--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
“A list of Current Employees was missing in the required postings. Corrected at Inspection when the Director posted a current employees list.”
May 10, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“The infant classroom was not free of objects that cause choking. An infant choked on a plastic piece and the heimlich maneuver had to be done.”
Jan 18, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
“Operation failed to notify licensing of a reportable illness within the required timeframe.”
Dec 10, 2021: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“During walk through of the operation, caregiver in the 12-18 month class was out of ratio.”
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 10, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 23, 2020.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
- Capacity: 73 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.
- 6 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 91 child care providers in Midland County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Midland Montessori House Inc. | 0 |
| Jones Early Learning Center This child care provider | 6 |
| Blessing’s on Earth | 0 |
| Blanca Cordova | Not given |
| The Gathering After School Program | 0 |
| Willow and Nest Childcare | 4 |
| YMCA Bonham | 0 |
| YMCA Jones | 1 |
| Helen Pearson | 0 |
| Gracephil Home Care LLC | 1 |
| Perla Adilene Mancha | Not given |
| YMCA Henderson | 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 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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