Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.11
- Local median
- 0.15
Little Lambs Christian Childcare Center
4214 RIDGECREST CIR, Amarillo, TX 79109-5438
- Operation number:
- 1808977
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Randall
- Capacity:
- 104
- License effective:
- July 8, 2025
- Hours:
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 8064206781
- Email:
- hc.lewis@littlelambsamarillo.com
- Website:
- Not listed
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers 18 available inspections for Little Lambs Christian Childcare Center from January 7, 2025 through July 3, 2026.
Eight inspections recorded violations, with 20 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on July 1, 2026 and involved recordkeeping.
Equipment or readiness was a higher-concern topic that showed up in three inspections.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 18
- Recorded violations
- 20
- Higher-concern violations
- 13
- Repeated topics
- 4
13 in last 12 months
16 in last 12 months
9 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
18 total inspections vs 16 local median in 79109
Compared to 15 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 33%
- Local median
- 7%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 44%
- Local median
- 13%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 4
- Local average
- 0.6
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Facility condition
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 5 recorded violations.
January 7, 2025March 10, 2026Equipment or readiness
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
January 7, 2025January 21, 2026May 26, 2026Health or food records
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
April 10, 2025January 21, 2026Individual needs and accommodations
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
March 10, 2026April 24, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Staff training records were no avaliable to review.
- Correction deadline
- July 18, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 21, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium Low
- Report section
- 746.907(b) - Personnel Record Storage - Training Records
- Official code
- 746.907(b)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Several items were missing in the staff files.
- Correction deadline
- July 17, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 21, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.901 - Required Personnel Records
- Official code
- 746.901
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The fire inspection was last conducted on 1/25/25. it is due yearly.
- Correction deadline
- June 12, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 8, 2026
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)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Individual needs and accommodations
- Report finding
- Several classroom did not have the toys avaliable for children to play with on their own. The toys were up high on a shelf.
- Correction deadline
- May 8, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 26, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.2206(3)(A) - Written Activity Plan - Child-Initiated - Equipment/Materials In Reach
- Official code
- 746.2206(3)(A)
Medium concern: Other violations
- Correction deadline
- May 8, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 26, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.2505(3) - Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Items Accessible to Children
- Official code
- 746.2505(3)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Children were placed along a wall for silent inactivity, for approximately 30 minutes.
- Correction deadline
- May 22, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 26, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.2805(9) - Prohibited Punishments - Withholding Active Play
- Official code
- 746.2805(9)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- A caregiver yelled at the children and used humiliating and rejecting words.
- Correction deadline
- May 22, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 26, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
- Official code
- 746.2805(5)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- A caregiver grabbed a child by the arm, pulling the child up and carried the child across the room.
- Correction deadline
- May 22, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 26, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
- Official code
- 746.2805(3)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Several staff were observed not washing their hands after diapering chidlren.
- Correction deadline
- March 10, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated March 20, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
- Official code
- 746.3415(4)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Children were being changed on a mat in the play area of the room.
- Correction deadline
- March 10, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated March 20, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3503(b) - Diaper Changing Equipment - No Play or Eating Surfaces Used
- Official code
- 746.3503(b)
Medium concern: Individual needs and accommodations
- Report finding
- Several classroom did not have the toys avaliable for children to play with on their own. The toys were up high on a shelf.
- Correction deadline
- May 8, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated April 24, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.2206(3)(A) - Written Activity Plan - Child-Initiated - Equipment/Materials In Reach
- Official code
- 746.2206(3)(A)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Diapering mats were not snantized after each use.
- Correction deadline
- March 10, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated March 20, 2026
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
- Diapering was observed and several children' s hands were not washed after diapering.
- Correction deadline
- March 10, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated March 20, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
- Official code
- 746.3417(3)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The gas inspection was last conducted 10/23/23.
- Correction deadline
- February 6, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated February 10, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
- Official code
- 746.5401
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- The feeding instructions were all out of date in the infant room.
- Correction deadline
- January 30, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated February 10, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
- Official code
- 746.2421(b)
Medium concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- The daily snack menu was not posted.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 30, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.401(6) - Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care center
- Official code
- 746.401(6)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- One child that had food allergies, did not have a food allergy plan in the file.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated April 25, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.605(15) - Required Admission Information-Child's allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan
- Official code
- 746.605(15)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Licensing compliance
- Report finding
- The operation did not have a completed parent handbook available for review.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 17, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules
- Official code
- 746.201(1)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The operation does not have a current fire inspection.
- Correction deadline
- January 24, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 17, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
- Official code
- 746.5101(a)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- The annual sanitation inspection has not been conducted.
- Correction deadline
- January 24, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 27, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
- Official code
- 746.3401(a)