Licensed center · Amarillo, TX
First Friends Preschool At Tbc
- Preschool · School age
- Closed now · opens 8:30 AM today
- Capacity 64
- School transportation
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- Hours
- 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
- Days
- Mon to Fri
- Ages
- Preschool to school age
- Capacity
- 64 children
- Meals
- Not on the state record
- Nearby
- 8 other daycares within a mile
Licensing information from Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026
Hours
Closed now · opens 8:30 AM today
Hours on file with the state
| Sunday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM |
| ThursdayToday | 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
Ages, programs and features
Ages served
Preschool
School age
Programs and features on the state record
Licensed for 64 children
Does not accept child care assistance
Part-time care
Transportation to and from school
Field trips
Location and nearby daycares
1601 W Interstate 40, Amarillo, TX 79109 · Potter County · 26 licensed daycares in 79109
Capacity rank 15 of 26 in this ZIP
Nearest daycares
- Texas Premier Childcare0.5 mi · Licensed center · Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School age
- Sue Parish0.5 mi · Licensed home · Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School age
- Patricia Keith0.5 mi · Registered home · Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School age
- Mary Miles Learning Center0.7 mi · Licensed center · Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School age
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- Cheryl Luther0.8 mi · Listed family home · Infant, Preschool, School age
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Licensing and inspection record
Published by Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026. Shown as the state records it.
- Permit
- On the state’s list of current permits, Aug 16, 2026
- Operation number
- 543696
- Permit type
- Licensed center
- Licensed since
- January 2000
- Adverse action on record
- No
- Conditions on permit
- Yes
- Corrective action
- No
Inspection history
13 inspections on record, most recent Apr 13, 2026. 5 of 16 visits and reports cited a standard. 3 self-reported incidents, listed separately below.
- Apr 13, 2026InspectionNo standards cited
- Mar 5, 2026InspectionNo standards cited
Mar 4, 2026Self-reported incident1 standard cited
- 746.1205(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Based on the evidence obtained where supervision was not maintained according to the definition.
Corrected Apr 2, 2026 · Technical assistance given
- 746.1205(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: High
- Nov 19, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
- May 6, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
- Apr 25, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
Apr 23, 2025Self-reported incident1 standard cited
- 746.1205(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a child was left unsupervised for a brief amount of time in their classroom while the rest of the class transitioned to the playground.
Corrected Apr 25, 2025 · Technical assistance given
- 746.1205(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: High
- Jan 29, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
- Mar 27, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
Apr 25, 2023Inspection1 standard cited
- 746.1311(e)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium
Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
The personnel file for the last complete annual training year was lacking the health and safety topics listed under 746.1311(e).
Corrected May 19, 2023 · Technical assistance given
- 746.1311(e)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium
- Sep 26, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
Aug 24, 2022Inspection2 standards cited
- 746.3401(a)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
The health inspection has not been conducted since 6/8/2021. The fire inspection has not been conducted since 3/23/2021.
Corrected Sep 21, 2022
- 746.5205(4)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium
Documentation of Drills
Fire drills have not been documented during the months of January, February, or May 2022. Carbon monoxide and smoke detector checks were not documented January-May 2022. A monthly building maintenance checklist has not been documented for January-May 2022. Four lock down drills were not completed for the year 2021-2022.
Corrected Sep 23, 2022
- 746.3401(a)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High
- Apr 20, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
- Mar 31, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
Cited standards by risk level
6 standards cited across 13 inspections, most recently Apr 13, 2026. All 6 shown are recorded as corrected.
- High350%
- Medium High117%
- Medium233%
- Medium Low0
- Low0
- Visits with nothing cited
- 11 of 13 shown
- Corrected at the visit
- 0 of 6 findings, 6 more corrected later
- Most recent citation
- Mar 4, 2026, 2 clean visits since
Risk levels are Texas HHSC’s own classification of each standard, not a rating by Daycare Index. What the levels mean. Counts cover every inspection on the state record; the visits listed above are the most recent.
- Source: Texas HHSC, as of Aug 16, 2026
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