Southside Youth Senter
A licensed child care center in Wichita Falls, Texas 76302
1205 Montgomery St, Wichita Falls, Texas 76302. (940) 767-7071.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Wichita County: 1.5
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 10 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?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 62 child care providers in Wichita County had 1.5.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 25, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - Account for All Children, at the report to the state on Jul 18, 2025
Rated High by Texas: AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended, at the report to the state on Jul 18, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers - Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Jul 19, 2024
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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.
Aug 25, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees - Transportation training
“Two staff do not have current transportation training.”
Feb 10, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site director Pediatric CPR
“Several staff do not have proof of current first aid and CPR training.”
Jul 18, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - Account for All Children
“During the course of the DFPS investigation it was determined staff failed to walk through the van causing a child to be left unsupervised.”
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AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
“During the course of the DFPS investigation it was determined that a child was left unattended in a vehicle for approximately 10 minutes.”
Jul 19, 2024: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers - Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Evidence gathered during the investigation shows a caregiver did not use good judgment or self-control when she cursed in front of children, flipped off a child, and played music for the children that contained inappropriate language. This staff was fired.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“Evidence gathered during this investigation shows a staff was yelling and raising her voice at children in care. This staff was terminated.”
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“Evidence gathered during this investigation show staff were on their cell phones while in direct care of children.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Apr 11, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent
“The food allergy emergency plan on file for a child in care was not signed by the doctor.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued May 30, 2018.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: School.
- Capacity: 80 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.
- 2 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 62 child care providers in Wichita County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1.5; this one had 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Ymcawf Dillard Early Learning & Youth Academy | 23 |
| Shannon Rees | Not given |
| Gales Daycare | 4 |
| Learning Depot | 2 |
| Building Blocks Play 2 Learn | 4 |
| Sarah Fry | 0 |
| Kk’s Firestation | 0 |
| Southside Youth Senter This child care provider | 7 |
| Wichita Christian School | 3 |
| Tadpole Childrens Academy | 14 |
| Miracles From Above | 3 |
| The Kids Castle | 6 |
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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