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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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1601 W Interstate 40
Amarillo, TX 79109 Map and directions
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

Hours by day of the week
SundayClosed
Monday8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Tuesday8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Wednesday8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
ThursdayToday8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Friday8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
SaturdayClosed

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

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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

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