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Western Hills Academy

El Paso, 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
8 deficiencies on the state’s summary
7 high or medium-high risk
August 7, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued October 23, 1985
Capacity
90 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
Yes
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
119560

Where

524 Thunderbird Dr
El Paso, TX 79912

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 3
  • Medium-high 4
  • Medium 0
  • Medium-low 1
  • 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
August 7, 2026Medium High746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
State’s note: “The operation had an expired gas inspection on file. It expired on”
August 14, 2026
February 5, 2025High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “A child in care was spanked while in care. This is a non-routine situation that placed, or may have placed, the child at risk for injury or harm. The operation was aware of this incident and did not notify the parent of the child immediately.”
February 19, 2025
February 5, 2025High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “A caregiver spanked a child in care. This caregiver pulled the child by the arm during a diaper change and yelled at the child.”
February 19, 2025
January 17, 2024Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “The operation did not report the number of employees no longer working in 2023.”
January 19, 2024
November 18, 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: “An incident involving a child being left unattended at the operation was found to be deficient.”
December 15, 2023
September 22, 2023Medium High746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
State’s note: “The gas leak inspection expired as of 1/25/2023.”
October 6, 2023
October 7, 2022Medium High746.5307(b) - Fire Extinguishers Serviced
State’s note: “The fire extinguishers at this operation expired as of September 2022.”
October 14, 2022
October 7, 2022Medium High746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
State’s note: “Several employees are missing their required 24 hours of annual training.”
October 21, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Western Hills Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 7, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Western Hills Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 8: 3 high-risk, 4 medium-high-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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