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Western Hills Academy
A licensed child care center in El Paso, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 524 THUNDERBIRD DR, El Paso, TX 79912
County: El Paso County
Phone: (915) 584-6642
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 90 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 119560
Permit: Full Permit, issued October 23, 1985
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
Conditions on permit: Yes (see the official record for details)
Corrective action and adverse action are formal steps Texas HHSC can take on a permit. The official record explains any that apply.
View the official record on Texas HHSC's child care search (or search operation number 119560 on the search page).
Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 7 inspections
- 2 investigations
- 1 assessment
- 5 citations from these visits (risk level: High 3, Medium High 1, Medium Low 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 October 7, 2022 to August 7, 2026, newest first: 13 visits and 8 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.
August 7, 2026 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: August 14, 2026 · Correction verified: August 26, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The operation had an expired gas inspection on file. It expired on
August 8, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
February 26, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
February 11, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
February 5, 2025 · Investigation · 2 citations
746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: February 19, 2025 · Correction verified: February 26, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A child in care was spanked while in care. This is a non-routine situation that placed, or may have placed, the child at risk for injury or harm. The operation was aware of this incident and did not notify the parent of the child immediately.
746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: February 19, 2025 · Correction verified: February 26, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A caregiver spanked a child in care. This caregiver pulled the child by the arm during a diaper change and yelled at the child.
August 22, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
January 17, 2024 · Assessment · 1 citation
746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
Risk level: Medium Low · Correct-by date in the state file: January 19, 2024 · Correction verified: January 17, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The operation did not report the number of employees no longer working in 2023.
December 20, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
November 29, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
November 18, 2023 · 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: December 15, 2023 · Correction verified: December 20, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
An incident involving a child being left unattended at the operation was found to be deficient.
September 22, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 6, 2023 · Correction verified: October 5, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The gas leak inspection expired as of 1/25/2023.
December 6, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
October 7, 2022 · Inspection · 2 citations
746.5307(b) - Fire Extinguishers Serviced
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 14, 2022 · Correction verified: October 20, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
The fire extinguishers at this operation expired as of September 2022.
746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 21, 2022 · Correction verified: October 20, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Several employees are missing their required 24 hours of annual training.
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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.