Texas Premier Childcare
A licensed child care center in Amarillo, Texas 79109
2455 W Interstate 40, Amarillo, Texas 79109. (806) 418-6819.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Potter County: 4
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 23 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 50 child care providers in Potter County had 4.
23 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 30, 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 Apr 6, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Aug 5, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Jul 8, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||
| 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 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 11, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Holding and Comforting
“Caregiver failed to comfort a child when the child was upset and crying after falling.”
Aug 4, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
“A classroom was observed over ratio as there was two caregivers and 14 children with the specified age group being 12-17 months old. The classroom was over ratio by 1 children as the max number that can be present is 13 children for that specified age group.”
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Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
“Four children were observed seating in a multi-occupancy table and were not strapped in as required.”
Apr 6, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A caregiver failed to use good judgement when communicating negativity with a parent in front of the children.”
Aug 5, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“In 3 of the 6 classroom staff did not know how many children they were responsable for.”
Jul 29, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“There was a small screen that had a video on it for children under the age of 2 years and a child facing it and was appearing to watch it.”
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Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
“There is a red table with chair in it, Some of the safety straps were missing. Children were no strapped in the chair as required during snack time.”
Jul 8, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver did not use good judgement with handling a child in a rough manner that resulted in an injury.”
Feb 6, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Documentation of Drills
“The operation did not have the required documentation for the fire inspection.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 8, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders
“An afternoon snack was served on the bare table to children in care.”
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Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
“The operation has not documented monthly checks for fire extinguishers during the year 2022. The fire drill was not documented for August 2022.”
All 35 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 28, 2020.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 156 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.
- 12 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 50 child care providers in Potter County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 9.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Chynna Olona | 1 |
| Texas Premier Childcare This child care provider | 9 |
| Giggle & Grow | 1 |
| First Friends Preschool at Tbc | 2 |
| Trinity Lutheran Child Development Center | 14 |
| Child Development Center | 5 |
| Little Nest Cdc LLC | 4 |
| Abc Learning Center 3 | 2 |
| Carrie Johnson | 16 |
| Bright Minds Academy at Medi Park | 4 |
| Sue Parish | 1 |
| Amarillo College Medipark Campus Hagy Center for Young Child | 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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