Licensed child care center · public record
Imagination Station
Amarillo, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued January 3, 2005
- Capacity
- 267 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
- 840069
Where
7910 Bell St
Amarillo, TX 79110
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| October 8, 2025 | Medium High | 746.2419(7) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup State’s note: “An infant was observed sleeping and there was a bottle present in the sleeping space.” |
| March 1, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1203(10) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregivers State’s note: “Information was obtained during an investigation that an incoming caregiver was not made aware that a child had been injured earlier in the day. This resulted in the child's parent not being notified at pickup as the current caregiver had not been made aware of the injury.” |
| January 24, 2025 | Medium | 746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “During the inspection, the operation did not have copies of the required licensing incident/illness reports that are required.” |
| November 21, 2024 | High | 746.1205(a)(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety State’s note: “Based on evidence obtained, caregivers did not intervene when a child left the operation. On the first incident the child as found in the parking lot, missing approximately 15-36 minutes, and for the second incident two days later, the child was found inside a neighboring business, and was missing for approximately 20-30 minutes.” |
| November 21, 2024 | High | 746.1201(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.” |
| November 21, 2024 | High | 746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance State’s note: “Based on evidence obtained, the director, did not operate in compliance with the minimum standards when incidents of serious supervision occurred and the director along with other caregivers did not give a true account of what happened. Due to accounts by others, it was found that a child was not supervised and put at serious risk on two separate occasions.” |
| November 21, 2024 | Medium | 746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained, an incident report was not completed for two incidents that left a child at risk of injury or harm.” |
| November 21, 2024 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained the operation staff did not report an incident that placed a child at serious risk of harm.” |
| November 21, 2024 | High | 746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk State’s note: “Based on evidence obtained, parent(s) were not notified that their child, in two separate incidents, was without supervision. In one incident the child was found in the parking lot, and in the other at a neighboring business.” |
| December 20, 2023 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a situation occurred that placed a child at risk and this was not reported to the Child Care Regulation by the operation.” |
| June 9, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, appropriate handwashing procedures are not being followed after diaper changes by staff and children.” |
| June 9, 2023 | High | 746.2805(6) - Prohibited Punishments - Using Harsh, Abusive or Profane Language State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation there is evidence that staff members are using profane language, yelling and using a harsh tone with the children.” |
| December 15, 2021 | High | 746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children State’s note: “Based on evidence during the investigation inspection a child was left unsupervised and the primary caregiver was not aware of the child's ongoing activities.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 13, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 1, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 25, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 31, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 8, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 3, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- September 8, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 24, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- March 17, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 1, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- January 24, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 21, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- October 29, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 16, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Imagination Station?
Texas HHSC's file lists 8 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 13, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Imagination Station have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 13: 8 high-risk, 3 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.
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