Bright Minds Academy at Canyon Drive
A licensed child care center in Amarillo, Texas 79110
4407 Canyon Dr, Amarillo, Texas 79110. (806) 803-3312.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. Texas’s own record is on its child care search.
The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years Middle in Randall County: 2
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 17 inspections on record
- 4-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?
1 deficiency 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 May 29, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2025. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 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 | Nov |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Jun 26, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
-
Measurement of Use Zone for Rotating and Rocking Equipment (Sitting)
“The multi child tricycle ride located on the playground does not have the required 6 feet of use zone between it and the concrete sidewalk.”
7 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 11, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
-
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“The merry go round that requires 6 inches of loose fill in the fall zone has less than an inch of loose fill. Additionally, the anchoring devices of the merry go round are exposed and not covered due to the lack of loose fill.”
Mar 2, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
-
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“The director did not have current CPR and First Aid training as it expired on 2/2023.”
Nov 18, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
-
Director’s Absence - Qualified Caregiver in Charge
“Initially, during this inspection, the director was not present and all the staff were not aware that director was not present.”
Aug 16, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
-
Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“A child file was missing the information for the emergency medical authorization section for a child enrolled in care. Additionally, this child was missing a parent signature for the health statement information section.”
-
Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
“An employee that has not been employed for two week was still listed on the operation’s employee list. **The director corrected this at inspection when the individual was inactivated using the provider portal account.”
-
Required Personnel Records
“Four staff files were reviewed. One staff file was missing a high school diploma and a photo identification. Three staff files were missing the affidavit of employment. **The operation corrected the photo identification that was not in file when the employee’s driver’s license was copied and a copy place in the file. The director is also a notarizer and completed one affidavit of employment during inspection but two continue to be incomplete at this time.”
May 20, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
-
Children’s Records - Immunizations
“One child’s file was reviewed and did not have any immunizations in file. *This was corrected at inspection by the director and it is in file.”
All 20 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 20, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 4, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 12, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 83 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.
- 3 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 59 child care providers in Randall County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 1.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Pavillard Learning Center | 8 |
| Kristens Daycare | 12 |
| Debbie Wilhite | 0 |
| Lori Bermea | 8 |
| Texas Premier Childcare at Amarillo Netplex | 28 |
| Bright Minds Academy at Canyon Drive This child care provider | 1 |
| Beccas Babies Daycare Center | 12 |
| Dana White | 4 |
| Pure Creations | 17 |
| Carla Kay Pilcher | 3 |
| Veronica Sanchez | Not given |
| Double S Daycare & Preschool | 1 |
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
-
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).
-
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).
-
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).
-
Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Texas HHSC or Texas Workforce Commission. Texas’s own record is on its child care search. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
From the provider
The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.
Replies
None. Replies aren’t open yet. When they open, the provider will be able to answer any finding for free, and the reply will show beside that finding, unedited and dated.
Paid listing
None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the provider”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.