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Childcare center · Amarillo, TX
First Friends Preschool At TBC
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: 1601 W INTERSTATE 40, Amarillo, TX 79109
County: Potter County
Phone: (806) 372-8364
Licensed to serve: Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 64 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 543696
Permit: Full Permit, issued January 13, 2000
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
Conditions on permit: Yes (see the official record for details)
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Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 8 inspections
- 2 investigations
- 2 citations from these visits (risk level: High 2)
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 March 30, 2022 to September 29, 2026, newest first: 16 visits and 6 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.
September 29, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
April 13, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
March 5, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
March 4, 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: April 2, 2026 · Correction verified: April 13, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Based on the evidence obtained where supervision was not maintained according to the definition.
November 19, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
May 6, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
April 25, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
April 23, 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: April 25, 2025 · Correction verified: May 6, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a child was left unsupervised for a brief amount of time in their classroom while the rest of the class transitioned to the playground.
January 29, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
March 27, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
April 25, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: May 19, 2023 · Correction verified: May 15, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The personnel file for the last complete annual training year was lacking the health and safety topics listed under 746.1311(e).
September 26, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
August 24, 2022 · Inspection · 2 citations
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 21, 2022 · Correction verified: September 12, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
The health inspection has not been conducted since 6/8/2021. The fire inspection has not been conducted since 3/23/2021.
746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: September 23, 2022 · Correction verified: September 26, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
Fire drills have not been documented during the months of January, February, or May 2022. Carbon monoxide and smoke detector checks were not documented January-May 2022. A monthly building maintenance checklist has not been documented for January-May 2022. Four lock down drills were not completed for the year 2021-2022.
April 20, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
March 31, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
March 30, 2022 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation
746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: April 12, 2022 · Correction verified: April 20, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A child was left in the building unsupervised for approximately two minutes.
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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.