First Baptist Child Development Center and Preschool
A licensed child care center in Odessa, Texas 79761
709 N Lee Ave, Odessa, Texas 79761. (432) 337-7907.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Ector County: 1
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 34 inspections on record
- Not 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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 58 child care providers in Ector County had 1.
34 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 21, 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 May 1, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual, at the report to the state on Apr 9, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the inspection on Dec 15, 2025
1 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
6 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 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 |
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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 17, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“While conducting a walk through the operation had two class rooms that were out of ratio.”
May 1, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Apr 9, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“Caregiver was seen striking a child in the foot with a shoe.”
Dec 15, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“While conducting a walk through a caregiver in the toddler three class was observed sleeping while children were at nap time.”
Oct 27, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“A child’s hair was pulled when instructed to get in line.”
Dec 7, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“Hazard materials were left in the classroom where children had direct access to.”
9 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 23, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Children were not properly supervised during nap time.”
Oct 3, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Caregiver left children unattended in the classroom when placing a child in the restroom.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Placing Child in Locked or Dark Room
“A child was placed in a bathroom twice as a form of punishment.”
Feb 22, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“A child was left inside the play area alone while returning to the classroom.”
Dec 15, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Infant Not in Crib with Drop Gate Down
“An infant was left in the crib and drop-down gate was left down.”
Oct 25, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“Caregiver did not properly supervise children in the classroom. Caregivers back was turned towards children for a long period of time, resulting in an incident.”
Jul 14, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“Child was able to leave the classroom into the hallway with out the caregivers knowledge.”
Jun 2, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“While reviewing video footage, a caregiver was observed redirecting a child inappropriately by the arm.”
Jan 31, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Employee did not use good judgment when sending a child to another classroom and closing the restroom door.”
All 49 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 1, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 14, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 30, 1987.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 219 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.
- 15 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
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 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| First Baptist Child Development Center and Preschool This child care provider | 6 |
| 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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