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First Friends Preschool At TBC

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

7 state inspections, last 2 years
6 deficiencies on the state’s summary
4 high or medium-high risk
September 29, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued January 13, 2000
Capacity
64 children
Ages served
Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 08:30 AM-02:30 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
543696

Where

1601 W Interstate 40
Amarillo, TX 79109

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 3
  • Medium-high 1
  • Medium 2
  • 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
March 4, 2026High746.1205(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: “Based on the evidence obtained where supervision was not maintained according to the definition.”
April 2, 2026
April 23, 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: “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.”
April 25, 2025
April 25, 2023Medium746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
State’s note: “The personnel file for the last complete annual training year was lacking the health and safety topics listed under 746.1311(e).”
May 19, 2023
August 24, 2022Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The health inspection has not been conducted since 6/8/2021. The fire inspection has not been conducted since 3/23/2021.”
September 21, 2022
August 24, 2022Medium746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills
State’s note: “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.”
September 23, 2022
March 30, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “A child was left in the building unsupervised for approximately two minutes.”
April 12, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected First Friends Preschool At TBC?

Texas HHSC's file lists 7 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 29, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does First Friends Preschool At TBC have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 6: 3 high-risk, 1 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-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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