First Pampa Child Development Center

A licensed child care center in Pampa, Texas 79065

203 N West St, Pampa, Texas 79065. (806) 669-3529.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 19, 2026.

21 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Gray County: 3.5
9 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
36 inspections on record
4-Star Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 21 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

21 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 8 child care providers in Gray County had 3.5.

36 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 18, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for, at the report to the state on May 1, 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 report to the state on May 1, 2026

Rated High by Texas: AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended, at the report to the state on May 1, 2026

6 more rated High; all are listed below.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 17, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

21 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 19, 2026.

21 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023											Nov	Dec
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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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most

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 17, 2026. Updated daily.

May 1, 2026: report to the state6 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for

“A caregiver was unaware which children she was responsible for at school pick up. There were 9 children, four children got on the van, and five got on the other van; however, the caregiver did not know which of the children got on her van. This resulted in one child being left on the van once they returned to the daycare.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 1, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2026.
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“A child in care was left on a daycare van after school pick-up. The caregiver parked the van in the garage, not realizing there was a child asleep. The caregiver did not have auditory or visual awareness and was unable to ensure the child’s safety and well-being, the caregiver did not realize the child was missing from the group.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 1, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2026.
AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended

“A child in care was left on a van, in the garage, after school pick-up. The caregiver unloaded the children from the van not realizing a child had fallen asleep, leaving the child unattended in the van. The caregiver did not walk the van to ensure all children exited the van. The child woke up, got out of the van, got out of the garage, and had to cross the street, alone, to get to the daycare building, where the child was found.”

Rule 746.5605(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 1, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2026.
Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children

“A caregiver did not have a list of the children for the van she was driving. At school pick up, four children were put on her van, but she did not know which children they were and had no list to check or confirm.”

Rule 746.5617(a)(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 1, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2026.
Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions

“The alarm on the van was not maintained, and quit working, therefore a child was left on the van and unattended for approximately 80 minutes.”

Rule 746.5625(b). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 1, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2026.
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training

“A caregiver that provided transportation for school pick-up had expired transportation safety training. The training expired on 4/15/2026, and a child was left on a van 5/1/2026.”

Rule 746.1301(a)(7)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 1, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2026.

Mar 4, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age

“An infant less than 12 months of age was observed at inspection asleep in their crib with a blanket. It was correceted at inspection with the blanket being removed out of the crib.”

Rule 746.2415(b). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 4, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 10, 2026.

Aug 12, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

Care Requirements for Toddlers - Holding and Comforting

“A child in care was noticeably upset after morning drop off and the caregiver did not attempt to verbally comfort the child or physically hold the child to comfort the child.”

Rule 746.2501(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 12, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 20, 2025.

Jun 24, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency

Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, caregiver transitioned their class into the building from the playground and left a child unsupervised outside for 20 minutes.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 25, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 1, 2025.

Oct 3, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children

“A caregiver was observed at inspection using an abrastive tone with the children when entering from the playground and lacked patience and respect in her communication with her group of children.”

Rule 746.1201(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 3, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 7, 2024.
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“The younger toddler playground had a couple rocks that are the size of a large marble that two different children found one and placed it inside their mouth. Additionally, the playground has bird feathers throughout the play space that need to be removed. The caregiver removed the rocks from the children’s mouth and disposed of them.”

Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 3, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 7, 2024.

Jun 6, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

Annual Sanitation Inspection

“The most recent health inspection was conducted over 12 months ago and was due by 05/11/2024.”

Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 21, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 13, 2024.

May 3, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies

AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age

“An infant, less than 12 months of age, had a small lovie blanket in the crib while asleep and it was covering the infant’s face. It was removed from the crib at inspection.”

Rule 746.2415(b). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 3, 2024. Correction verified: May 10, 2024.
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children’s names and ages

“Staff did not have a list with the children’s names and ages and were not knowledgeable about the ages of each of the children they were accountable for.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 3, 2024. Correction verified: May 10, 2024.
Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Enough Available to Prevent Competition

“Toddlers are not provided enough variety of activities, including low shelving for easily accessing the selection of toys during the morning drop off time. Additionally, Pre-K age children lack available interest centers.”

Rule 746.2505(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 3, 2024. Correction verified: May 10, 2024.
Children Handwashing Before Eating

“Children did not wash their hands in preparation for morning snack.”

Rule 746.3417(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 3, 2024. Correction verified: May 10, 2024.

May 2, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency

Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age

“Infants and older children were combined with a total of 18 children with a 30 month age gap between the youngest infant and the oldest child.”

Rule 746.1605(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 3, 2024. Correction verified: May 10, 2024.

Mar 22, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies

Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink

“The added infant classroom only has one hand washing sink available and it is also used for bottle preparation.”

Rule 746.2419(8). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 22, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 5, 2024.
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

“A food allergy plan for a child in care with a diagnosed food allergy lacks the physician signature.”

Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 1, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 30, 2024.
Documented Annual Training - Remaining training hour topics

“Four staff personnel records was lacking various topics related to health and safety, including preventing and responding to food allergies, medication training and building and premise safety training.”

Rule 746.1309(f). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 12, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 12, 2024.
Notification of Change in Space

“A classroom that was used for toddlers was changed to be added for infants. The infant classroom previously has been closed and no longer used. Space was changed without a notification to child care regulation. It was corrected at inspection with child care regulation being notified and the added room evaluated for compliance.”

Rule 746.301(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 22, 2024.

15 deficiencies older than three years

Aug 17, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps

“An infant in care was eating in a high chair and the buckle was not fastened after placing the child in the high chair.”

Rule 746.2407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 17, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 24, 2023.

May 4, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation

“Two caregiver records was lacking documentation of pre-service and orientation training. Additionally, orientation was not completely conducted within 7 days of the employment date. One staff member is lacking orientation and a notarized affidavit of employment.”

Rule 746.1301(a)(1)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 8, 2023. Correction verified: May 8, 2023.

Nov 30, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired

“All three first aid kits used in the vans to transport children in care had expired antiseptic wipes. Additional antiseptic wipes that is not expired was placed in the kits at inspection.”

Rule 746.4003(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 30, 2022.

Oct 4, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies

AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“A caregiver of the operation does not have an eligible notification for one employee that was re-hired on 8/4/22.”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 4, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 6, 2022.
Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes

“Older infants were observed secured in the multi occupancy tables for over 30 minutes prior to meal time and stayed in the seats an additional 30 minutes after meal time.”

Rule 746.2417(2)(B). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 4, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 11, 2022.
Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders

“Infants were observed at inspection having pretzels served on the bare table without a napkin or plate.”

Rule 746.3317(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 4, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 11, 2022.

May 19, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children

“A caregiver sent a child outside of the classroom to a neighboring classroom to complete job tasks, such as turning on the classroom light and sound machine, one two separate occasions. While the child was in the neighboring classroom the caregiver did not have visual or auditory awareness, was not aware of the on going activities and was not within physical proximity. The caregiver was unable to adequately supervise all of the children she was responsible for.”

Rule 746.1203(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 19, 2022. Correction verified: May 23, 2022.
Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

“A one month old infant was asleep on a boppy pillow on the floor for over an hour and was not moved to their crib by either of the two caregivers available in the classroom.”

Rule 746.2426. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 19, 2022. Correction verified: May 23, 2022.

May 13, 2022: inspection6 deficiencies

AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“The operation re-hired two previously employed caregivers at the operation and did not re-submit their background check prior to having the caregiver supervising children in care. Background checks were re-submitted at inspection and staff left the operation.”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 13, 2022.
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation

“Ten personnel records did not have documented orientation. One record was lacking a photo identification. One record was lacking a notarized affidavit of employment.”

Rule 746.1301(1)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 16, 2022. Correction verified: May 23, 2022.
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“During naptime, one classroom had one caregiver with 13 children, ranging in age of 17 months to 2 years of age. With the classroom having one caregiver within the group, the classroom is unable to reduce to naptime ratios and were over ratio with a specified age group of two year olds.”

Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 13, 2022. Correction verified: May 19, 2022.
Annual Sanitation Inspection

“The most current annual health inspection at inspection was conducted on 1/26/2021 and was due by 1/26/2022.”

Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 27, 2022. Correction verified: May 25, 2022.
Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

“Diaper changing was observed with the infants classroom and multiple diaper changing was observed and none of the infants had their hands washed after diapering.”

Rule 746.3417(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 13, 2022. Correction verified: May 19, 2022.
Activities for Infants - Outdoor Play Daily

“Based on interviews with staff, the infants are not having morning and afternoon opportunities daily to be outside. Additionally, the infants only go outside maybe once a week and does not include two daily opportunities in their written activity plan.”

Rule 746.2417(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 13, 2022. Correction verified: May 19, 2022.

Dec 13, 2021: report to the state1 deficiency

Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device

“Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a child in care was being discipline with being in time out for longer than ten minutes for a pre-k age child.”

Rule 746.2805(10). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 16, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 17, 2021.

All 45 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Sep 18, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Sep 17, 2026	Report to the state	No violation found
Sep 8, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 27, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 4, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 5, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
May 4, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
May 1, 2026	Report to the state	6 deficiencies cited
Mar 10, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Mar 4, 2026	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Jan 16, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 15, 2026	Report to the state	No violation found
Nov 20, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 20, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 12, 2025	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Aug 8, 2025	Report to the state	No violation found
Jul 1, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 25, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 24, 2025	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Mar 28, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 7, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 3, 2024	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Sep 30, 2024	Report to the state	No violation found
Jul 12, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 13, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 6, 2024	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
May 10, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
May 3, 2024	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
May 2, 2024	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Apr 5, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Mar 22, 2024	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
Feb 9, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Feb 8, 2024	Report to the state	No violation found
Aug 24, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 17, 2023	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
May 4, 2023	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Nov 30, 2022	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Oct 11, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 4, 2022	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
May 23, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
May 19, 2022	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
May 13, 2022	Inspection	6 deficiencies cited
Dec 17, 2021	Inspection	No violation found
Dec 16, 2021	Inspection	No violation found
Dec 13, 2021	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 16, 1986.
Accepts state child care subsidies.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 213 children.

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
9 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Texas HHSC, inspections and investigations. Released Oct 17, 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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

Among 8 child care providers in Gray County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3.5; this one had 21.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 17, 2026. Updated daily.

7 of the 8 in Gray County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Gray County Latchkey Inc. Austin	0
Gray County Latchkey Inc. Travis	1
Bright Beginnings	5
Gray County Latchkey Inc. Lamar	0
Community Day Care Site III	3
First Pampa Child Development Center This child care provider	21
St Matthews Episcopal Day School	4
Community Day Care Center Inc.	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

Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).

Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).

Released Oct 17, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).

Released Oct 17, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.

Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.

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