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Licensed center · Big Spring, TX

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  • Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
  • Closed now · opens 7:30 AM today
  • Capacity 85

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2300 Simler Big Spring Ind Par Bldg 449
Big Spring, TX 79720 Map and directions
Hours
7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Days
Mon to Fri
Ages
Infants to school age
Capacity
85 children
Meals
Meals and snacks provided
Nearby
Not mapped

Licensing information from Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026

Hours

Closed now · opens 7:30 AM today

Hours on file with the state

Hours by day of the week
SundayClosed
Monday7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Tuesday7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Wednesday7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
ThursdayToday7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Friday7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
SaturdayClosed

Ages, programs and features

Ages served

  • Infants
  • Toddlers
  • Preschool
  • School age

Programs and features on the state record

  • Licensed for 85 children
  • Does not accept child care assistance
  • Meals provided
  • After-school care
  • Snacks provided
  • Part-time care

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2300 Simler Big Spring Ind Par Bldg 449, Big Spring, TX 79720 · Howard County · 9 licensed daycares in 79720

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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
114556
Permit type
Licensed center
Licensed since
February 1987
Adverse action on record
No
Conditions on permit
Yes
Corrective action
No

Inspection history

10 inspections on record, most recent Dec 15, 2025. 4 of 11 visits and reports cited a standard. 1 self-reported incident, listed separately below.

  • Dec 15, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
  • Nov 13, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
  • Jul 28, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
  • Jan 23, 2025Inspection2 standards cited
    • 746.613(a)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      Required Immunizations

      Four children did not have a current record of immunizations. Two children did not have any record and two children were missing the 4th and 3rd set of immunizations for Dtap, Hib, Hep A, and PCV.

      Corrected Feb 7, 2025 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.901(5)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium Low

      Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)

      Two new employees hired after September 2023 do not have a preemployment affidavit in their file.

      Corrected Jan 24, 2025 · Technical assistance given

  • Jun 20, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
  • Jun 10, 2024Inspection9 standards cited
    • 746.1301(a)(2)(A)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training

      A caregiver left alone with children, hired August 18, 2021, and without two years caregiver experience did not have 24 hours preservice training, 24 hours annual training for the 1rst year 2021 - 2022, nor 24 hours annual training for the second year 2022 - 2023.

      Corrected Jun 28, 2024 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.613(a)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      Required Immunizations

      Two children do not have current immunizations. A 16 month old has a reocord of only the first immunizations. A 12 month old infant only has a record of one immunization.

      Corrected Jun 21, 2024 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.2421(b)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

      A 3-month old infant not yet on table food does not have current writen feeding instructions signed by the parent. The last update was april22, 2024.

      Corrected Jun 11, 2024 · Technical assistance given

    • 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

      A caregiver allowed the group of seven 18m - 24m children to walk without supervision from the napping room to their classroom. Another two or three year old walked from the napping room to the pre-k three room without supervision. A caregiver left the group of seven school age children alone in the classroom to put away a tray in the kitchen.

      Corrected Jun 10, 2024 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.3401(a)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Annual Sanitation Inspection

      The health inspection is past due as of March 2024.

      Corrected Jun 14, 2024

    • 746.1205(a)(2)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

      Two caregivers did not know how many children were in the room. One care giver stated she had six children but did not know how many children total in the napping room. Another caregiver stated there were six children in her care but seven were counted.

      Corrected Jun 10, 2024 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.4805(d)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - No Overlap

      Two slide exit use zones overlap on the pre-k playground, posing a risk of injury to children.

      Corrected Jun 21, 2024 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.4907(a)(1)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

      Loose-fill gravel on the pre-k playground, around slide fall zones and ends of slides is less than one inch deep. the highest slide is five feet. The smaler slide is three feet high.

      Corrected Jun 21, 2024 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.2401(6)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers

      An infant under two months, able to roll self, was sleeping in the crib face down with a bib around the neck.

      Corrected Jun 10, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • May 30, 2024Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
  • Sep 19, 2023Inspection3 standards cited
    • 746.613(b)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

      Two children in care did not have current record of immunizations. They are missing their 12m - 18 month immunizations. One child did not have a record of immunizations.

      Corrected Sep 26, 2023 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.1315(b)(1)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based

      A caregiver left alone with children did not have current certification in CPR/first aid. Expired 8/19/23.

      Corrected Sep 29, 2023 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.1309(d)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required

      One caregiver and the director did not have current training in SIDS, Shaken baby syndrome, and early childhood brain development. One expired June 2023 and the other on May 2023.

      Corrected Sep 20, 2023 · Technical assistance given

  • Oct 7, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
  • Nov 9, 2021InspectionNo standards cited
  • Oct 28, 2021Inspection2 standards cited
    • 746.603(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Children's Records - Immunizations

      Four children did not have current immunizations.

      Corrected Nov 4, 2021

    • 746.2426Texas HHSC risk level: High

      Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

      A six month old infant was left to asleep in a bouncy seat for 10 minutes.

      Corrected Oct 28, 2021 · Technical assistance given

Cited standards by risk level

16 standards cited across 10 inspections, most recently Dec 15, 2025. All 16 shown are recorded as corrected.

  • High638%
  • Medium High744%
  • Medium213%
  • Medium Low16%
  • Low0
Visits with nothing cited
6 of 10 shown
Corrected at the visit
0 of 16 findings, 16 more corrected later
Most recent citation
Jan 23, 2025, 3 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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