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Licensed daycares in 79106Amarillo, TX

There are 19 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 79106 — 9 licensed centers and 10 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 105 violations across 139 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.76 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Amarillo average of 0.85.

7 providers have 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 recordkeeping (28 citations), followed by physical safety (23). 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 19 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

7 providers.

Amarillo College Child Development Lab School

Center · Capacity 35 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 6222 W 9TH AVE · Last inspected May 5, 2026

0 violationsActive
Amarillo College Medipark Campus Hagy Center For Young Child

Center · Capacity 103 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 1301 STREIT DR · Last inspected Feb 20, 2026

0 violationsActive
Building Minds Preschool

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 12 mo – 13 yr · 7102 GAINSBOROUGH RD · Last inspected Jun 23, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Kelly Laster

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 12 mo – 13 yr · 5223 FLOYD AVE · Last inspected Feb 7, 2025

1 violationActive
Bright Minds Academy At Medi Park

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 12 mo – 13 yr · 6701 WOODWARD ST · Last inspected Mar 10, 2026

3 violationsActive
Little Home Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 1116 S ROSEMONT ST · Last inspected Apr 15, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

St. Paul Wee Care Academy

Center · Capacity 120 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 4317 W INTERSTATE 40 · Last inspected May 28, 2026

20 violationsActive
Sugar Shack

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 6015 JAMESON RD · Last inspected May 28, 2026

17 violationsActive
Carrie Johnson

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 1104 S AVONDALE ST · Last inspected Nov 18, 2025

16 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 79106

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

1

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

2

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

3

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

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