Licensed child care center · public record
Stepping Stones Learning Center
Borger, 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 August 20, 2020
- Capacity
- 60 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-05:45 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
- 1703283
Where
100 Amaryllis St
Borger, TX 79007
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 1, 2025 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver was not disciplining appropriately when grabbing a child by the arm.” |
| October 1, 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: “Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver was not supervising appropriately. A child left the classroom without the caregiver realizing until discovered by another caregiver.” |
| August 26, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “In 2 of the 4 files reviewed staff's CPR/First Aid certificate was expired. As well as several other staff. There were 2 staff with current First Aid and CPR certifications.” |
| October 11, 2024 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “Based on information obtained a child was grabbed by a caregiver as discipline, child was not injured.” |
| October 10, 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: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, a group of children were left alone in a classroom for approximately 1 minute and 42 seconds.” |
| August 14, 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: “A child was left alone briefly without supervision.” |
| April 17, 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: “Based on the information obtained a child was unattended in a classroom for at least 10 minutes without supervision.” |
| April 17, 2023 | High | 746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk State’s note: “Based on information obtained a parent was not notified of an incident that placed their child at risk, immediately, after child was safe.” |
| April 17, 2023 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “Based on information obtained a child was at risk due to a lack of supervision and the incident was not reported to licensing within the required time frame.” |
| March 28, 2023 | Medium High | 746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal State’s note: “The annual fire inspection was due 2-9-2023.” |
| March 4, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3503(c)(2) - Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Must Keep Hand on Child State’s note: “A caregiver was observed changing a child and walking away from the changing table, removing their hand from the child on several occasions.” |
| March 4, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area State’s note: “It was observed that several children were changed and the changing surface was not sanitizing.” |
| March 2, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3419 - Handwashing Procedures State’s note: “There is evidence to support staff not washing their hands or the children's hands according to the procedures.” |
| March 2, 2022 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “The operation allowed a person to be present and with children at the operation prior to receiving a background check determination of "Eligible, with conditions, or provisional.” |
| March 2, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “There is evidence to support that there was one staff member with 20 children that had a median age of 3 years old. The ratio for 3 year old's is 15 to one.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 27, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Pending
- March 25, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 16, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 2, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 1, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- August 26, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 4, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 15, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 11, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- October 4, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
- January 30, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 1, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 12, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 10, 2023 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- September 5, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Stepping Stones Learning Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 27, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Stepping Stones Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 15: 9 high-risk, 6 medium-high-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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