Odessa College Childrens Center
A licensed child care center in Odessa, Texas 79764
201 W University Blvd, Odessa, Texas 79764. (432) 335-6480.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Ector County: 1
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 12 inspections on record
- 3-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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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 58 child care providers in Ector County had 1.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 9, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Nov 18, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Dec 26, 2024
Rated High by Texas: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited, at the report to the state on Dec 26, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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.
Jul 30, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“Rodents and roaches have been observed at the daycare in the areas used by children.”
Apr 21, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“An infant did not have an updated feeding instruction available for review.”
Nov 18, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“Fire inspection is expired and has not been renewed.”
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Liability Insurance Maintained
“The liability insurance has expired.”
May 1, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“It’s been over a year that the Children’s Products form was signed. Date of last signature and date was 1/9/24.”
Jan 23, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“Operation failed to complete mandatory report by the due date.”
Dec 26, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“It was determined that a staff did not demonstrate good judgement when staff gave a bottle to a child and did not check the temperature of the milk prior to giving it to the child. The child received 2nd degree burns as a result.”
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“This standard was found to be deficient as part of a DFPS investigation.”
6 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 11, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Inspect Daily
“An inspection of the outdoor play area was not done on this day and a child found a knife/box cutter, on the playground.”
Jun 12, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Maintain Sand Boxes/Tables in Sanitary Manner
“I observed two sand boxes, one of them had cat/animal feces in it. Neither sand box had a cover.”
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Daily Menus - Record Comparable Substitutions
“Operation did not document the substitution on the menu. Children were fed broccoli and cauliflower as a side, but menu stated that corn was going to be served.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The Children’s Products Certification was not was recertifiied. The last date it was signed and dated was 1/22.”
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Documentation of Drills
“There was no documentation of a fire drill for the months of April and May.”
Aug 29, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“Allergy plan was not signed by parent and did not have symptoms to look out for and what to do in case of symptoms.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 1, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 19, 1986.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 125 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.
- 4 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: 3-Star (the middle 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 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Miracle Angel Daycare Center | 0 |
| Tl Booth Headstart Center | 3 |
| Small World Learning Center & Child Care LLC | 3 |
| Odessa College Childrens Center This child care provider | 8 |
| Joe Pinner Branch YMCA | 7 |
| Mga Odessa | 19 |
| Little Angels Play School, LLC | 3 |
| Odessa Candyland Academy | 0 |
| Camp Fire Kids Care Buice | 2 |
| Camp Fire Kids Care Pease | 1 |
| Montessori School of Odessa | 1 |
| Ecisd District Children’s Center | 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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