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Childcare center · Amarillo, TX
Children's Orchard Academy on Hillside
A licensed child care center in Amarillo, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 9175 HILLSIDE RD, Amarillo, TX 79119
County: Randall County
Phone: (806) 318-6194
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 238 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1803308
Permit: Full Permit, issued February 7, 2025
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
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View the official record on Texas HHSC's child care search (or search operation number 1803308 on the search page).
Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 26 inspections
- 13 investigations
- 10 citations from these visits (risk level: High 9, Medium 1)
A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.
Below is every visit in the state's files from September 27, 2024 to November 6, 2026, newest first: 39 visits and 10 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.
November 6, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
October 28, 2026 · Inspection · Findings pending
October 20, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
October 6, 2026 · Investigation · Findings pending
September 22, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
September 18, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
September 9, 2026 · Investigation · No citations
September 4, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
September 3, 2026 · Investigation · 3 citations
746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: September 8, 2026 · Correction verified: September 9, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
An incident report was written on 8/28/2026 after a situation that places a child at risk but was not shared or signed by the parent within 2 days of the incident.
746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 9, 2026 · Correction verified: September 22, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a report was not made by the operation regarding a situation that placed a child at risk with being left unsupervised.
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child's safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child's on going activity
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 9, 2026 · Correction verified: September 22, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a child was unaccounted for about 10 minutes after their classroom transitioned out of the cafeteria and back to their classroom.
August 20, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
July 17, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
July 14, 2026 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child's safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child's on going activity
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: August 12, 2026 · Correction verified: August 20, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, staff were not aware of a child's on-going activity and did not have visual or auditory awareness of the child, as a child was in a classroom for approximately fourteen minutes by themselves before they were found by staff.
June 18, 2026 · Inspection · 1 citation
745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
Risk level: High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
An individual that had a prior eligible background check was inactivated on 06/17/2026 and has continued to be present at the operation without an eligible background check at the operation. The individual is currently inactive and requires a new background check submission to be present at the operation. The individual left the operation during the inspection.
June 16, 2026 · Investigation · 1 citation
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child's safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child's on going activity
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: July 13, 2026 · Correction verified: July 17, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Children were left the classroom unattended and were unsupervised in the halls and office.
February 18, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
February 8, 2026 · Investigation · No citations
January 9, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
January 6, 2026 · Investigation · No citations
January 5, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
December 3, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
December 1, 2025 · Investigation · No citations
October 20, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
September 24, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
September 23, 2025 · Investigation · No citations
September 16, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
September 12, 2025 · Investigation · 1 citation
746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 7, 2025 · Correction verified: October 20, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver would discipline by grabbing children by the arm in a rough manner.
August 25, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
August 21, 2025 · Investigation · No citations
August 14, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
August 13, 2025 · Investigation · 2 citations
746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 8, 2025 · Correction verified: September 16, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver has grabbed multiple children by the arm in a rough manner when disciplining.
746.1205(a)(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 8, 2025 · Correction verified: September 16, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, an incident occurred where children were repeatedly climbing on shelves during nap time in the classroom and the caregiver failed to intervene. The caregiver sat on the ground instead of removing the children from the shelves to ensure their safety. The caregiver doesn't attempt to redirect the children until after a child falls off the shelf and lands onto another child laying on their nap mat resulting in the other child crying.
July 18, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
May 20, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
May 2, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
April 28, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
April 25, 2025 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child's safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child's on going activity
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: May 13, 2025 · Correction verified: May 20, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A child walks out of the classroom and down the three halls without supervision, while the caregiver was changing a diaper in the diapering pod. Staff was unable to see and unaware he left the room.
January 31, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
December 18, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
October 31, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
September 27, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
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Sources
- HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data: program details.
- HHSC CCL Inspection Investigation Assessment Data: visit dates and types.
- HHSC CCL Non-Compliance Data: citations, risk levels, corrections and inspector's notes.
All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.