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Friend's Daycare Center LLC

El Paso, 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
20 deficiencies on the state’s summary
16 high or medium-high risk
October 15, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued June 5, 2024
Capacity
95 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1783265

Where

9343 Alameda Ave
El Paso, TX 79907

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 11
  • Medium-high 5
  • Medium 2
  • Medium-low 1
  • Low 1

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
February 19, 2026Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “One infant room was over ratio by one child. There were 6 children with one caregiver. This was corrected at inspection when one child was moved to another classroom which placed all classrooms in ratio.”
February 19, 2026
December 15, 2025High746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver counted in ratio admitted to not knowing she was responsible for a particular child in care. This caregiver conducted transportation and did not know this child was in the transportation vehicle. This resulted in the child being unaccounted for and left alone and unsupervised in a transportation…”
February 11, 2026
December 15, 2025High746.5605(4) - AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a child in care was left unattended in a vehicle for two hours.”
February 11, 2026
December 15, 2025High746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that the electronic child safety alarm in vehicles used for transportation were not functioning according to the manufacturer?s instructions.”
February 11, 2026
December 15, 2025High746.5625(c) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - used at all times when transporting a child in care
State’s note: “During a DFPS Investigation, caregivers conducting transportation admitted to not using the electronic child safety alarm as required. In addition, owner stated they did not require the caregivers to use the electronic child safety alarm. This resulted in a child in care being left unattended in a transportation vehicle.”
February 11, 2026
December 15, 2025High746.5625(d)(2) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - Driver or designated employee conduct walk-through and visual check of vehicle
State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, after reviewing video footage at the operation, a caregiver conducting transportation was seen exiting the transportation vehicle and not conducting a physical walk-through. This resulted in a child in care being left alone and unattended in a transportation vehicle for two hours.”
February 11, 2026
December 15, 2025High746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State’s note: “This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation”
February 11, 2026
December 15, 2025High746.5617(a)(1) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children
State’s note: “During a DFPS Investigation, it was determined that a caregiver conducting transportation admitted to not having a list of the children being transported. This resulted in a child in care being left unattended in a vehicle for a period of two hours.”
February 11, 2026
December 2, 2025Medium High746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
State’s note: “The operation has not been inspected for gas leaks in the last two years. The last gas leak test was completed on 8/19/2023.”
December 12, 2025
December 2, 2025Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “Two infants did not have updated written feeding instructions.”
December 5, 2025
December 12, 2024Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “Six infants were in care with one caregiver. This was corrected at inspection when one infant was moved to other infant room.”
December 12, 2024
August 9, 2024High746.1205(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: “During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver left three children alone in a van for approximately 10 minutes when she exited the vehicle to pick up additional children at a school. The van remained on when the caregiver left the children unattended.”
September 17, 2024
August 9, 2024High746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State’s note: “This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation.”
September 17, 2024
May 8, 2024High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “During inspection, a caregiver was observed to be supervising children without cleared background checks, to include pending fingerprints and pending national sex offender registry checks. Caregiver was allowed to be present before receiving notification from the criminal background check unit that the caregiver was eligible. This was corrected when this ca…”
May 8, 2024
February 13, 2024Low746.501(a)(25) - Written Operational Policies - Breastfeeding Provisions
State’s note: “A policy on breastfeeding was missing.”
February 16, 2024
February 13, 2024Medium Low746.901(1) - Required Personnel Records - Dates of Employment
State’s note: “Five employee files were missing date of employment.”
February 16, 2024
February 13, 2024Medium746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
State’s note: “An infant did not have feeding instructions on file.”
February 16, 2024
August 8, 2023Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The operation has not been inspected by the health department.”
September 20, 2023
August 8, 2023High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “The operation has not been inspected by the fire department.”
January 31, 2024
August 8, 2023Medium High746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
State’s note: “The operation has not been inspected for gas leaks.”
September 20, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Friend's Daycare Center LLC?

Texas HHSC's file lists 13 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 15, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Friend's Daycare Center LLC have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 20: 11 high-risk, 5 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-risk, 1 low-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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