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Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool

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

5 state inspections, last 2 years
8 deficiencies on the state’s summary
6 high or medium-high risk
October 29, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued July 28, 2022
Capacity
112 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-05:30 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
1734847

Where

2215 N Midland Dr Ste 4a
Midland, TX 79707

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 3
  • Medium-high 3
  • Medium 2
  • Medium-low 0
  • 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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
November 7, 2025Medium746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
State’s note: “3 caregivers did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.”
November 21, 2025
November 7, 2025High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “Operation does not have a current fire inspection. Last inspection done was 8/21/2024.”
November 21, 2025
June 11, 2024High746.201(11) - AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity
State’s note: “There were 59 children in care. Over capacity by 2. Corrected at inspection when 2 children were picked up.”
June 11, 2024
May 9, 2023High746.1205(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: “While a caregiver was changing another child's diaper and her back was turned from the other children in care, a child scratched another child several times.”
May 30, 2023
January 3, 2023Medium High746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
State’s note: “3 children did not have updated immunization records available for review.”
January 17, 2023
January 3, 2023Medium High746.1203(6) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
State’s note: “A caregiver was answering a call on her personal phone in the nap room.”
January 3, 2023
May 9, 2022Medium High746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
State’s note: “A caregiver did not wash her hands after changing a child's diaper. Corrected at inspection when the caregiver washed her hands.”
At the inspection
March 18, 2022Medium746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
State’s note: “The operation has not included the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity in the operational policies.”
March 25, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool?

Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 29, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 8: 3 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.

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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