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Licensed daycares in 79101Amarillo, TX

There are 5 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 79101, with a combined licensed capacity of 633 children. Together they have been cited for 20 violations across 47 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.43 violations per inspection, which is below the Amarillo average of 1.86.

One provider has a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is health and medication (6 citations), followed by physical safety (4). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 5 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Mclellan Learning Center

Center · Capacity 125 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 401 S VAN BUREN ST · Last inspected Mar 3, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

2 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 180 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 1401 S POLK ST · Last inspected Jun 18, 2026

2 violationsActive
First Steps

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 3 yr – 13 yr · 1208 S TYLER ST · Last inspected Sep 16, 2025

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

2 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Little Nest Cdc Llc

Center · Capacity 131 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 1400 SW 10TH AVE · Last inspected Dec 16, 2025

11 violationsActive
Opportunity School

Center · Capacity 97 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 1100 S HARRISON ST · Last inspected Nov 19, 2025

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 79101

Health and medication is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by physical safety. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

2

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

3

How do you track which children are on each vehicle, and what is the loading and unloading procedure?

A note on Texas records

Texas does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation on Jul 10, 2026. Source records · Report an error