Smart Zone Kids Academy
A licensed child care center in Odessa, Texas 79765
4105 N Faudree Rd, Odessa, Texas 79765. (432) 416-3408.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Midland County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 8 inspections on record
- Not star-rated 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 91 child care providers in Midland County had 2.
8 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 15, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Mar 4, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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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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.
Mar 4, 2026: 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.”
Jul 24, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“Promotion of physical activity was not included in the operational policies.”
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Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
“Information on inclusive care for children with disabilities was not included in the operaitonal policies.”
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Documentation of Drills
“There was not drill documentation for review.”
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Children’s Records Maintained
“Although children’s records were accessible, there was some required information that was not available such as: water/swim information, immunization exempt information such as an affidavit from the state, acknowledgment that parents received the parent handbook, physician and medical facility information.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Personnel records were not available at the operation for review.”
Jun 20, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“I observed 1 caregiver with 5 infants. 3 infants are under 12 months of age, 2 infants are over 12 months of age.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“I observed a cleaning product that was accessible to children. Cleaning product was in a cabiinet that was not locked. Cabinet doors are low to the ground.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 13, 2025.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 84 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.
- 1 report 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?
- Not star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: ELD).
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 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Abimbola Olabimpe Dada | Not given |
| Smart Zone Kids Academy This child care provider | 8 |
| First Baptist Church Child Development | 2 |
| Midland College Helen L Greathouse Childrens Center | 7 |
| Grace Lutheran Early Childhood Program | 0 |
| Midland Montessori House Inc. | 0 |
| Janet Rhoads | Not given |
| YMCA Child Development Center | 4 |
| Envirokids Pre-School and Child Care Center | 7 |
| First Christian Church Children’s Learning Center | 5 |
| Pioneer Natural Resources Family Center | 3 |
| Beatriz Huitron | Not given |
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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