Licensed child care center · public record
Friendship Ranch Child Development Center
Canyon, 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
33 deficiencies on the state’s summary
27 high or medium-high risk
October 14, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued February 11, 2005
- Capacity
- 80 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 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
- 840862
Where
1108 24th St
Canyon, TX 79015
Deficiencies by risk level
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. Showing the newest 25 of 33.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “One playground and several pieces of equipment with bird poop dried on toys and active play equipment that children were observed playing on at inspection. Two play cars have broken plastic that that requires repair.” |
| August 21, 2025 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “An individual was present at inspection in a classroom without an eligibility notification received from the centralized background check unit. The caregiver was removed from the classroom at inspection and then left the operation.” |
| April 29, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “The younger age group playground has two nails protruding and pieces of the fence with sharp edges. This was corrected at inspection with the nails secured into the fence and a piece of cardboard taped over the sharp edges. The older age group playground has two broken fence posts with sharp edges. This was corrected at inspection with cardboard taped over t…” |
| January 29, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area State’s note: “Multiple diaper changes were observed with the diaper changing surface and the surface was not sanitized after each use. A liner was not observed being used.” |
| January 29, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering State’s note: “Mutiple children were observed having their diapers changed and they did not have their hands washed afterwards.” |
| January 29, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child State’s note: “A caregiver was completing diaper changes and did not wash their hands after any of the diaper changes observed by child care regulation.” |
| January 22, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “Multiple areas of the older children playground has deep holes that present a trip hazard.” |
| January 22, 2025 | Medium | 746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics State’s note: “The director lacked training in the following health and safety topics including: handling and storing and disposing of hazardous materials, preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction and administering medication, Additionally, training is also needed for abuse and neglect training and training related to infants and safe s…” |
| January 22, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “Two caregivers were not knowledgeable about the number of children they were responsible for and had to count to know the number of children.” |
| July 11, 2024 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “A caregiver in the infant room was observed pulling an infant by the arm in an agressive manner.” |
| July 11, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “Prek children were playing in the outdoor play area where part of a landscape piece had a large nail facing up. ** The landscape piece was removed immediately by the director. The infant outdoor play area had bird feces on tables and the play structure. ** The out door infant tables and area was cleaned immediately.” |
| July 11, 2024 | High | 746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle State’s note: “The safety alarm was not working in the primary vehicle used for transporting children.” |
| July 11, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1203(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children State’s note: “Caregivers in the school age classroom communicating with the children in an abrasive manner and were not communicating in a positive manner.” |
| February 23, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually State’s note: “The director was lacking transportation training in the last completed training year.” |
| February 23, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “One classroom had a fan on the top of a shelf with the cord stretched across an emergency exit door that presented a risk if a child was to pull down on the cord and tip the tower fan off the shelf and onto the floor. Additionally, a drawer in the school age classroom was broken with a sharp edge. On the playground, a broken pole protruded from the ground a…” |
| February 23, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3417(4) - Children Handwashing After Outdoor Activities State’s note: “A group of children were observed transitioning from the outdoor playground to their classroom for snack. Children did not have their hands washed prior to snack.” |
| October 26, 2023 | Medium | 746.901 - Required Personnel Records State’s note: “The personnel file for the director was not available at inspection for review.” |
| October 26, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3503(b) - Diaper Changing Equipment - No Play or Eating Surfaces Used State’s note: “The diaper changing pad for the toddler classroom was observed being used for diaper changes on the play floor space of the classroom.” |
| October 26, 2023 | Medium High | 746.2403(6) - Infant Care Area - Not Used as a Passageway State’s note: “A classroom with a combination of infants or toddlers was observed being used as a passage way for older children. The older children were observed entering the infant classroom from the playground and walking through the classroom to gain access to the hallway that leads to their classroom.” |
| October 26, 2023 | Medium | 746.4501(b) - Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer State’s note: “In preparation for lunch time, infants and toddlers were placed at the table and several children were not secured with the safety straps.” |
| October 26, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3317(6) - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders State’s note: “Children were served food without a napkin or plate to prevent the food from being placed on the table for morning snack.” |
| October 26, 2023 | High | 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 State’s note: “Several activities occurred in the classroom that the caregiver did not have awareness of due to her divided focus of other duties. One child was in the bathroom connected to the classroom and an infant went into the bathroom without the caregiver realizing until she went to check on the older child using the toilet. While assisting the child in the bathroom…” |
| October 26, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child State’s note: “One caregiver was observed changing diapers and she did not wash her hands or the children's hands after diaper changes. Additionally, she did not wash her hands before handling food to be served and the children did not have their hands washed prior to eating lunch.” |
| October 26, 2023 | High | 746.2417(2)(B) - Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes State’s note: “A classroom with infants and toddlers had infants observed in the multiple occupancy table for 40 minutes during center time for the younger toddlers. Later on in the morning, the infants and toddlers were placed back in the table for an additional 35 minutes prior to the start of lunch time.” |
| October 26, 2023 | High | 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “A magic eraser was observed on the floor accessible to children in the infant/toddler classroom. Additionally, lysol was sitting on the counter space next to the box of pop tarts for breakfast. Additionally, the children's sippy cups were next to another canister of lysol as well. This was corrected at inspection with the magic eraser picked up off the floor…” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Pending
- September 24, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 17, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- December 16, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 21, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 17, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 14, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- September 10, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 21, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 9, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 29, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 6, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 29, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 22, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Friendship Ranch Child Development Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 13 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 14, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Friendship Ranch Child Development Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 33: 7 high-risk, 20 medium-high-risk, 6 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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