Licensed child care center · public record
Little Feet Big Steps
Amarillo, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
10 state inspections, last 2 years
27 deficiencies on the state’s summary
19 high or medium-high risk
July 28, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued December 9, 2021
- Capacity
- 34 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-05:30 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
- 1731336
Where
1919 Brazos St
Amarillo, TX 79102
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 27.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2025 | High | 746.2805(8) - Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, a child was placed in a highchair for time out for discipline. The time also exceeded the age of the child for the number of minutes.” |
| May 28, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age State’s note: “The nap room had an older infant grouped with toddler, pre-k and school age. There was more than an 18 month age gap between the youngest infant in the group and the oldest child. There was a 45 month gap in age.” |
| March 11, 2025 | Medium | 746.2409(a)(10) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant State’s note: “Both cribs were not labeled with the correct name for the infant that uses the crib.” |
| March 11, 2025 | High | 746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device State’s note: “An infant was observed asleep in a restrictive device. The caregiver had mutliple opportunities to move the infant in between other caregiver tasks but did not.” |
| December 12, 2024 | Medium High | 746.2431 - Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent State’s note: “Daily sheets have not been routinely completed for infants 12-17 months of age. It was confirmed at inspection that daily sheets were not being shared through the bright wheel app with parents once the infants turned 12 months of age.” |
| December 12, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes State’s note: “The last two months of fire drills were not able to be completed in three minutes or less. One drill took 3 minutes and 15 seconds and one took 4 minutes to be able to exit.” |
| December 12, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training State’s note: “One caregivers personnel record only has 7 out of 24 hours of annual training and only covers child development and brain development training topics. All remaining topics required are lacking, including abuse and neglect training. Two substitutes confirmed by the director additionally do not have documented annual training.” |
| December 12, 2024 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “Two infants that required infant feeding instructions have not had it updated since June 2024. Additionally, one does not provide enough details, including what the child drinks or the amount.” |
| December 12, 2024 | Medium | 745.651(1) - Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving State’s note: “An individual no longer associated with the operation since May 2024 has not been inactivated. This was corrected at inspection with the individuals background check being inactivated.” |
| December 12, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1403(a)(2)(A) - Training requirements for substitutes, volunteers, and contractors-Pre-service training State’s note: “Two substitutes caregivers confirmed by the director do not have documented pre-service training or completed orientation.” |
| December 12, 2024 | Medium High | 746.305(a)(7) - Report Change in Controlling Person State’s note: “An individual listed on the controlling person list is past due for being removed. This was put into compliance with having the director put in writing that this individual can be removed from the controlling person list by child care regulation.” |
| December 12, 2024 | 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 child in care was left alone with an adult that is not a caregiver employed with the operation.” |
| December 12, 2024 | Medium Low | 746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912) State’s note: “One staff personnel files lack form 2912 pre employment affidavit for staff that were hired after September 2023.” |
| December 12, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age State’s note: “Three older infants were grouped with an older group of children with the oldest child five years of age. The age gap between the youngest infant and the oldest child exceed 18 months.” |
| June 27, 2024 | 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: “The sole infant caregiver was observed leaving the classroom to complete tasks in the kitchen on two different occasions during the inspection. The caregiver did not have auditory and visual awareness of the infants and was not within physical proximity. Additionally, the sole pre k caregiver additional left the classroom to complete other tasks.” |
| June 27, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3317 - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary State’s note: “The toddler snack items were observed being stored on the lid of the classroom trash can that is used to store dirty diapers in preparation for snack time.” |
| June 27, 2024 | Medium | 746.2201 - Planned Activities Designed to Meet Individual Needs State’s note: “The morning drop off room is used for 90 minutes with the pre k age classroom with the only available activity of large duplo blocks. Alternative activities were not offered by the staff. For the first 30 minutes of the morning, the group is mixed with infants and toddlers as well. Additional planned activities are needed to ensure the individual needs of ea…” |
| June 27, 2024 | Medium | 746.2505(4)(C) - Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Never Allow Toddlers to Sleep or Walk With Bottles and Training Cups State’s note: “Toddlers were observed walking around while drinking their sippy cups. The caregiver did not attempt to redirect them to sit while drinking their sippy cups.” |
| June 20, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “The infant classroom has hanging cords from a shelf above the sink and the cord is accessible to children in care. Additionally, the pre k bathroom has cleaning supplies under the bathroom sink and the cabinet is not secured to prevent children from accessing the cleaning supplies. The eating area room also has sanitizing wipes accessible to children in care…” |
| June 20, 2024 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “Two children's records was lacking immunization records.” |
| June 20, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child State’s note: “The sink in the infant classroom is not working and the caregiver failed to do appropriate hand washing after diaper changing.” |
| June 20, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR State’s note: “A caregiver was re-hired and the CPR training for her expired in January 2024. The caregiver was observed at inspection supervising a classroom as the only caregiver in that classroom without CPR training.” |
| June 20, 2024 | 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: “Staff were observed at inspection leaving their classrooms unsupervised for other job-related tasks on seven different occurrences during the duration of the inspection.” |
| June 20, 2024 | Medium | 746.4751(d) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Keep Records for 3 Months State’s note: “Documentation of monthly checks of the active play space was not available at inspection.” |
| June 20, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering State’s note: “The sink in the infant classroom is not working and the children were unable to have their hands washed at the hand washing sink after diaper changing, before meal times and after outdoor activities.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- July 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 13, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 2, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 28, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- June 5, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 28, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 18, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 11, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 30, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 16, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 12, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 2, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 27, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 20, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 16, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Little Feet Big Steps?
Texas HHSC's file lists 10 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 28, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Little Feet Big Steps have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 27: 6 high-risk, 13 medium-high-risk, 7 medium-risk, 1 medium-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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