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Childcare center · Wichita Falls, TX
Children Come 1st
A licensed child care center in Wichita Falls, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 3701 TAFT BLVD, Wichita Falls, TX 76308
County: Wichita County
Phone: (940) 687-2231
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 90 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 60517
Permit: Full Permit, issued December 2, 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 60517 on the search page).
Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 8 inspections
- 3 investigations
- 2 citations from these visits (risk level: Medium 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 December 8, 2021 to October 5, 2026, newest first: 16 visits and 2 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.
October 5, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
December 12, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
November 7, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
November 5, 2025 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation
746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 4, 2025 · Correction verified: December 12, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
During the course of an investigation, it was found that a 2yo child was able to access a cord to a wax warmer and pull it down upon their head from the top of a cabinet, resulting in the child being taken for medical attention by the parent.
October 6, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
October 25, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
August 13, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
June 27, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
June 26, 2024 · Investigation · 1 citation
746.3905(a) - Animals at Center - No Contact with Chickens, Ducks, Reptiles
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: July 25, 2024 · Correction verified: July 25, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
It was determined that the operation allowed preschool age children to have contact with prohibited animals, such as a snake, turtles, and a lizard, when a nature center visited the daycare center.
February 29, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
February 17, 2024 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · No citations
November 6, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
December 2, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
November 14, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
November 3, 2022 · Investigation · No citations
December 8, 2021 · 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.