Woodson Young Scholars Academy
A licensed child care center in Odessa, Texas 79761
700 Washington Ln, Odessa, Texas 79761. (432) 813-7704.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 19 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Ector County: 1
- 6 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 14 inspections on record
- 2-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?
19 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 58 child care providers in Ector County had 1.
14 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 14, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual, at the report to the state on Sep 4, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age, at the inspection on Jul 20, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop Bottles, at the inspection on Jul 20, 2026
3 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
19 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
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| 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.
Sep 4, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“Children were made to do squats as a form of discipline.”
Jul 20, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“When conducting a walk through an 8 month infant was observed in an a crib with a blanket.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop Bottles
“While conducting a walk through an infant four months old was seen in a bouncer with a bottle propped with a blanket.”
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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.”
Sep 15, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records
“Operation did not have personal files available for licensing to view.”
Sep 8, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records
“Operation did not have or submit the personnel files for licensing to review.”
Aug 18, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“Two classroom in the operation were out of ratio when a walk through was conducted.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Operation was missing multiple information in the personnel files.”
Jan 30, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“Blanket was observed in a crib with a child sleeping who was under 12 months old.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“operatin did not have a current fire inspection for licensing to view.”
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Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
“Play equipment outside were not maintained properly. Having sharp edges that may cause harm to children.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“Operation did not have a current gas inspection for licensing to view.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“Operation did not have an annual certification of the product safety sheet.”
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Documentation of Drills
“Operation did not have documented drills for licensing to view.”
Feb 22, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“Operation did not have a current annual health inspection.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“Operation did not have a current fire inspection.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“Operation did not have a current gas inspection.”
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Children’s Records Maintained
“Children files reviewed at the operation were not complete and were missing important documentation needed.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Personnel files reviewed at the operation were not complete and missing required information.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Mar 27, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check determination - If ineligible then you must immediately remove subject from operation and confirm to CBCU receipt of notice letter
“Operation allowed a staff member was present and have direct access to children. Operation was given email notice back in October 2022.”
May 6, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
“When reviewing staff files Affidavit’s were missing.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 6, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 27, 2006.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 55 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.
- 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 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: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 58 child care providers in Ector County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 19.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Woodson Young Scholars Academy This child care provider | 19 |
| Mga Odessa | 19 |
| Little Angels Play School, LLC | 3 |
| Montessori School of Odessa | 1 |
| Doodlebugs Daycare & Learning Center | 2 |
| Small World Learning Center and Child Care | 3 |
| Carter Early Head Start School Readiness Academy | 9 |
| Hollingsworth Head Start Center | 6 |
| Baby Blues Kids Learning Center | 18 |
| Odessa Y Learning Center | 6 |
| Small World Learning Center & Childcare | 5 |
| Little Texans Learning Center, LLC | 0 |
| Shandria She’trice Moore | 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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