Licensed child care center · public record
Guidance Preparatory Academy
Bartonville, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
19 state inspections, last 2 years
28 deficiencies on the state’s summary
21 high or medium-high risk
October 29, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued November 22, 2023
- Capacity
- 301 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1788911
Where
64 Mcmakin Rd
Bartonville, TX 76226
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 28.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “One childs exemption request on file has expired.” |
| June 16, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional State’s note: “One childs EpiPen is expired.” |
| June 16, 2026 | Medium | 746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional State’s note: “Two infant feeding instructions were not signed by the parents.” |
| June 16, 2026 | Medium | 746.2417(1) - Activities for Infants - Outdoor Play Daily State’s note: “It was determined that the younger infants have not being going outside.” |
| June 16, 2026 | Medium | 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required State’s note: “Two staff are missing required training topics and hours for the last full year.” |
| May 28, 2026 | 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: “A caregiver did not follow name to face procedures when transitioning from the outside playground to the classroom. As a result, a child was left outside on the playground unsupervised for approximately 4 to 5 minutes.” |
| April 15, 2026 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “An employee did not use good judgment when management was not immediately notified of an incident that occurred.” |
| April 15, 2026 | 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: “Two caregivers did not follow procedures of name to face for all children when transitioning from the classroom to the outside playground. As a result, a child was left inside the classroom unsupervised for approximately 11 minutes.” |
| January 7, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2501(4) - Care Requirements for Toddlers - Holding and Comforting State’s note: “Based on information gathered during the investigation and a review of video footage, a caregiver failed to provide comfort to a toddler who was visibly upset during drop‑off times.” |
| October 30, 2025 | 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: “During morning dropout toddler walked out of the Two A classroom due to the door being left open by a parent dropping off.” |
| October 22, 2025 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “Based on information gathered through the course of the investigation, it is determined that children at the operation have been inappropriately grabbed by caregivers.” |
| October 21, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3303 - Nutrition and Food Service - Meal and Snack Schedule State’s note: “Based on information gathered during the inspection, children in care went more than 3 hours without a meal or snack.” |
| October 21, 2025 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, a caregiver did not demonstrate competency by ensuring the Pre-B schedule was followed and children in care were fed before being instructed to lie down for naptime.” |
| October 21, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games State’s note: “Based on information gathered during the investigation, it is determined that caregivers have been using their personal devices while caring for children.” |
| October 9, 2025 | High | 746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling State’s note: “Based on information gathered during the investigation, a toddler caregiver has been observed yelling in the children's faces.” |
| October 9, 2025 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “Based on information gathered during the investigation, a caregiver has inappropriately grabbed children in the toddler classroom.” |
| October 9, 2025 | Medium High | 746.2803(4) - Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance State’s note: “Based on video footage reviewed and information gathered from interviews, a caregiver positioned a toddler in front of a chair when they were not listening. The caregiver then sat down in the chair with their legs enclosing the child beneath them.” |
| October 9, 2025 | High | 746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment State’s note: “Based on information gathered during the investigation, it is determined that a toddler caregiver hit a child's hand while in care, and has hit children's hands in the past.” |
| September 11, 2025 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver inappropriately handled a child while in care.” |
| May 30, 2025 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it is determined that caregivers in the operation?s 1B, 2A, 2C, and 3B classrooms have been witnessed inappropriately grabbing and pulling children. One caregiver was observed pulling a child up off the floor by the collar of their shirt.” |
| May 30, 2025 | High | 746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling State’s note: “Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it is determined that caregivers in 1B, 2A, and 3B have been observed yelling in the children?s faces and using aggressive language. It is determined that the caregiver in 3B has used other children to taunt and humiliate children who wet themselves, misbehave, etc.” |
| May 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3501(1) - Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt State’s note: “Based on information gathered, it is determined that an infant/toddler caregiver has frequently not promptly changed children?s diapers resulting in diaper rashes and dried poop being found on them by other caregivers.” |
| May 30, 2025 | High | 746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual State’s note: “Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it is determined that caregivers in the operation?s 1B, 2A, 2C, and 3B classrooms have been witnessed inappropriately grabbing and pulling children. One caregiver was observed pulling a child up off the floor by the collar of their shirt.” |
| May 30, 2025 | Medium | 746.501(a)(3) - Written Operational Policies - Exclusion Criteria State’s note: “Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it is determined that the operation has allowed children with a fever to remain in care. When children are sent home with a fever, they are not required to remain out of care until 24 hours symptom-free.” |
| May 30, 2025 | Medium | 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent State’s note: “Based on information gathered, no incident report was created for an incident involving a child being placed out the back door of the classroom and being left outside with no direct supervision. The incident reported was not created as of 6/25/2025.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 29, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 16, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Pending
- July 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 16, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 28, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- April 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 16, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 15, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- March 4, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 7, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- December 5, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 17, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 13, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Guidance Preparatory Academy?
Texas HHSC's file lists 19 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 29, 2026. 10 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Guidance Preparatory Academy have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 28: 15 high-risk, 6 medium-high-risk, 7 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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