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Licensed child care center · public record

Little Nest CDC LLC

Amarillo, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

4 state inspections, last 2 years
27 deficiencies on the state’s summary
20 high or medium-high risk
August 25, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued October 6, 2014
Capacity
131 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-05:45 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
1534146

Where

1400 Sw 10th Ave
Amarillo, TX 79101

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 10
  • Medium-high 10
  • Medium 5
  • Medium-low 2
  • Low 0

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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
July 17, 2026High746.1205(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 was left unsupervised on the playground for 19 minutes.”
August 21, 2026
July 17, 2026High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “A caregiver did not know the number of children they were responsible for which led to a child being left unsupervised outside.”
August 21, 2026
October 10, 2024Medium746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, the operation has failed to properly notify parents of minor injuries their children receive while in care.”
November 4, 2024
March 26, 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: “Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation a child was able to leave the classroom on their own on two separate occasions in one day. On one occasion, one caregiver did not have auditory or visual awareness of the child which allowed the child to leave the classroom. One another occasion, another caregiver failed to have adequate physical proxim…”
April 22, 2024
October 13, 2023Medium746.701(2) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Illness Requiring Hospitalization
State’s note: “An incident/illness report was not completed when a child was hospitalized. **This was corrected at inspection when it was completed by the staff at inspection.”
October 13, 2023
October 13, 2023High746.2419(3) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop Bottles
State’s note: “Bottle propping was observed for a younger child when the caregiver used a blanket to prop the bottle for the child during feeding time.”
October 13, 2023
October 13, 2023Medium High746.3301(f)(1) - Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking water available at every snack, mealtime, and during and after active play
State’s note: “Children were observed having meal and snack without water being available during these times by staff.”
October 13, 2023
October 11, 2023Medium High746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver did not wash hands after wiping a child's nose.”
November 9, 2023
September 14, 2023Medium High746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
State’s note: “One staff member was observed at inspection conducting diaper changes but did not wash her hands after changing a diaper. Additionally, the young infant did not have their hands cleaned with an individual wipe after their diaper change.”
September 14, 2023
July 25, 2023Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “Multiple classrooms have outlets that require outlet covers. Some outlets have automatic internal locks but these outlets did not have those and did not have outlet covers. Additionally, the barrier to the swing set on the playground has posts that have risen up and have created trip hazards. Three classrooms have cords extending down from a shelf that has t…”
July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023Medium High746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
State’s note: “The younger children playground requires additional loose fill in the use zone of the kids trax slide. The amount of loose fill in the use zone various from 0-3 inches but does not have the required 6 inches of loose fill in the use zone. The spring based teeter totter also requires 6 inches of loose fill and various from 0-4 inches of loose fill. The swing…”
August 9, 2023
July 25, 2023Medium High746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
State’s note: “Multiple children were observed having their diaper changed but did not have their hands washed after. In another classroom, a caregiver was observed wiping the noses of multiple children and did not wash her hands at all.”
July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023High746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “An infant was observed at inspection asleep in a restrictive device.”
July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023Medium High746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
State’s note: “Multiple diaper changes were observed and the diaper changing surface was not sanitized in between diaper changes sessions or at the end of the diaper changes.”
July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023Medium High746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
State’s note: “Multiple caregivers did not have information to show each child's age in the classrooms they using during morning arrival at the start of the day. One caregiver did not know the names of each of the children she was responsible for. Another caregiver has an incomplete list and did not have all of the children she was responsible for listed and did not know t…”
July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023High746.2411(2)(E) - Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Minimum Height of 22 Inches from Top of Railing to Mattress Support at Lowest Level
State’s note: “A bassinet was observed at inspection as sleep equipment for a 6 month old infant. The manufacturer instructions specifies this sleep equipment is for 0-5 month olds. Additionally, a bassinet of 11.5 inches in height from the sleep surface to the top of the rail does not meet the play yard guidelines of at least 22 inches required.”
July 25, 2023
May 25, 2023High746.613(a) - Required Immunizations
State’s note: “One children's records when reviewed did not have current immunizations in the file.”
June 13, 2023
August 22, 2022High746.1201(5) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
State’s note: “Evidence obtained during the investigation confirms staff at the operation had suspicions of children in care being Abused and Neglected outside the daycare and did not make a report to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.”
October 20, 2022
July 7, 2022Medium746.801(1) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Records
State’s note: “Two children in care did not have admission information available for review at inspection.”
July 7, 2022
July 7, 2022Medium Low746.4801 - Definition- What does Licensing mean by the term ?use zone??
State’s note: “During the walkthrough, a tire was observed in the use zone of the swings, which were also being used by children, therefore the use zone was not free of hazards.”
July 7, 2022
July 6, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a child was left unsupervised outside on the playground area. The caregiver responsible for the child was not aware that the child was left in the playground area until after arriving to the classroom and therefore, did not have physical proximity. The caregiver was not aware of the child's ongoing act…”
July 21, 2022
July 6, 2022High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, the operation failed to report a situation that placed a child at risk within the required of 48 hours of the incident occurred. A child was left unsupervised in the playground area without any staff supervision and main caregiver was not aware of the child's ongoing activities.”
July 21, 2022
June 24, 2022Medium Low746.4801 - Definition- What does Licensing mean by the term ?use zone??
State’s note: “During the walkthrough, three tires were observed stacked one on top of another and they were underneath a swing, therefore, the use zone of the swing was not free of hazards.”
June 24, 2022
June 24, 2022Medium High746.3317(6) - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders
State’s note: “A classroom was observed with all the children having their snack directly on the table and there was no sanitary holder between the snack and the table - such as a napkin or plate.”
June 24, 2022
June 9, 2022Medium746.701(1) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained, the ouch report did not have all of the same required information as the Child Care Regulation Incident/Illness Report Form as it was lacking a date of when the incident occurred as well as parent signature on the form for when a child was injured and required medical treatment for the injury.”
July 8, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Little Nest CDC LLC?

Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 25, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Little Nest CDC LLC have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 27: 10 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 5 medium-risk, 2 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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