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Stepping Stones Learning Center

100 AMARYLLIS ST, Borger, TX 79007-8129

Operation number:
1703283
Type:
Licensed Center
Status:
Active (Y)
Records checked:
August 22, 2026
Additional info
Source:
Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
County:
Hutchinson
Capacity:
60
License effective:
August 20, 2020
Hours:
07:00 AM-05:45 PM
Days:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Phone:
8063953018
Email:
Not listed
Website:
Not listed

Inspection snapshot

Questions worth asking

The records include recorded violations parents may want to understand before enrolling. These are conversation starters, not a pass-or-fail judgment.

Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.

Summary

This summary covers 30 available inspections for Stepping Stones Learning Center from August 25, 2021 through March 25, 2026.

Nine inspections recorded violations, with 15 recorded violations in total.

The most recent higher-concern violation was on October 1, 2025 and involved child guidance.

Supervision was a higher-concern topic that showed up in four inspections.

Three later inspections, from October 2, 2025 through March 25, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.

At a glance

Total inspections
30

5 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
15

3 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
15

3 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
2

Last 36 months

Local comparison

30 total inspections vs 11 local median in Texas

Compared to 9,612 Texas facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.5
Local median
0.52

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
30%
Local median
25%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
30%
Local median
31%

Repeated topics

This provider
2
Local average
1

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

View official report
Higher concern: Child guidance
Report finding
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver was not disciplining appropriately when grabbing a child by the arm.
Correction deadline
October 6, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated October 16, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Official code
746.2805(3)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
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.
Correction deadline
October 6, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated October 16, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
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
Official code
746.1205(a)(4)
View official report
Higher concern: Staff training
Report finding
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.
Correction deadline
October 10, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated October 1, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Official code
746.1315(a)
View official report
Higher concern: Child guidance
Report finding
Based on information obtained a child was grabbed by a caregiver as discipline, child was not injured.
Correction deadline
October 28, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated November 4, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Official code
746.2805(3)
View official report
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
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.
Correction deadline
October 24, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated November 1, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
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
Official code
746.1205(a)(4)
View official report
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
A child was left alone briefly without supervision.
Correction deadline
August 30, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated September 5, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
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
Official code
746.1205(a)(4)
View official report
Higher concern: Parent rights
Report finding
Based on information obtained a parent was not notified of an incident that placed their child at risk, immediately, after child was safe.
Correction deadline
May 4, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 15, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Official code
746.307(b)(4)
Higher concern: Incident records
Report finding
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.
Correction deadline
May 4, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 15, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Official code
746.305(a)(6)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
Based on the information obtained a child was unattended in a classroom for at least 10 minutes without supervision.
Correction deadline
May 4, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 15, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
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
Official code
746.1205(a)(4)
View official report
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
Report finding
The annual fire inspection was due 2-9-2023.
Correction deadline
April 7, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated March 31, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
Official code
746.5101(b)
View official report
Higher concern: Facility condition
Report finding
It was observed that several children were changed and the changing surface was not sanitizing.
Correction deadline
March 4, 2022
Correction status
Correction evaluated March 22, 2022
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
Official code
746.3505(e)
Higher concern: Facility condition
Report finding
A caregiver was observed changing a child and walking away from the changing table, removing their hand from the child on several occasions.
Correction deadline
March 4, 2022
Correction status
Correction evaluated March 22, 2022
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3503(c)(2) - Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Must Keep Hand on Child
Official code
746.3503(c)(2)
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Higher concern: Other violations
Report finding
There is evidence to support staff not washing their hands or the children's hands according to the procedures.
Correction deadline
March 4, 2022
Correction status
Correction evaluated March 22, 2022
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3419 - Handwashing Procedures
Official code
746.3419
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
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.
Correction deadline
March 4, 2022
Correction status
Correction evaluated March 22, 2022
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Official code
746.1601
Higher concern: Background screening
Report finding
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.
Correction deadline
March 4, 2022
Correction status
Correction evaluated March 11, 2022
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Official code
745.641