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First Baptist Child Development Center and Preschool

Odessa, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

13 state inspections, last 2 years
15 deficiencies on the state’s summary
15 high or medium-high risk
August 21, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued July 30, 1987
Capacity
219 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
Yes
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
17744

Where

709 N Lee Ave
Odessa, TX 79761

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 13
  • Medium-high 2
  • Medium 0
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
August 17, 2026Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “While conducting a walk through the operation had two class rooms that were out of ratio.”
August 17, 2026
May 1, 2026High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-controlMay 27, 2026
April 9, 2026High746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
State’s note: “Caregiver was seen striking a child in the foot with a shoe.”
April 17, 2026
December 15, 2025High746.1205(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
State’s note: “While conducting a walk through a caregiver in the toddler three class was observed sleeping while children were at nap time.”
December 15, 2025
October 27, 2025High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “A child's hair was pulled when instructed to get in line.”
December 5, 2025
December 7, 2023Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “Hazard materials were left in the classroom where children had direct access to.”
January 2, 2024
October 23, 2023High746.1205(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
State’s note: “Children were not properly supervised during nap time.”
November 7, 2023
October 3, 2023High746.2805(7) - Prohibited Punishments - Placing Child in Locked or Dark Room
State’s note: “A child was placed in a bathroom twice as a form of punishment.”
October 30, 2023
October 3, 2023High746.1205(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
State’s note: “Caregiver left children unattended in the classroom when placing a child in the restroom.”
October 30, 2023
February 22, 2023High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
State’s note: “A child was left inside the play area alone while returning to the classroom.”
March 29, 2023
December 15, 2022High746.2409(c) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Infant Not in Crib with Drop Gate Down
State’s note: “An infant was left in the crib and drop-down gate was left down.”
December 22, 2022
October 25, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
State’s note: “Caregiver did not properly supervise children in the classroom. Caregivers back was turned towards children for a long period of time, resulting in an incident.”
November 14, 2022
July 14, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
State’s note: “Child was able to leave the classroom into the hallway with out the caregivers knowledge.”
July 27, 2022
June 2, 2022High746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
State’s note: “While reviewing video footage, a caregiver was observed redirecting a child inappropriately by the arm.”
October 12, 2022
January 31, 2022High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Employee did not use good judgment when sending a child to another classroom and closing the restroom door.”
February 28, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected First Baptist Child Development Center and Preschool?

Texas HHSC's file lists 13 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 21, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does First Baptist Child Development Center and Preschool have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 15: 13 high-risk, 2 medium-high-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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