Children's Orchard Academy on Hillside
Licensed Center · Amarillo, Randall County, TX · Operation No. 1803308
Children's Orchard Academy on Hillside holds a Full Permit issued February 7, 2025. In the state's 60-month public window it has 20 inspections on record with 7 cited deficiencies. The records below are republished verbatim from the Texas HHSC database.
License details
License status
Full Permit
Issued
February 7, 2025
Operation type
Licensed Center
Total capacity
238 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Address
9175 Hillside Rd, Amarillo, TX 79119
The 60-month record
20
Inspections
0
Assessments
2
Self reports
7
Deficiencies
Deficiencies by the agency's own weight: High 7 · Medium High 0 · Medium 0 · Medium Low 0 · Low 0. These are the state's precomputed counts, republished as-is.
Inspection history
| Date | Activity | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | Inspection | 0 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Inspection | 0 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Report | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Inspection | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Report | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Inspection | 0 |
| Feb 8, 2026 | Report | 0 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Inspection | 0 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Report | 0 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Inspection | 0 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Report | 0 |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Report | 0 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Report | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Report | 0 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Report | 2 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| May 20, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| May 2, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Report | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Inspection | 0 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Inspection | 0 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Inspection | 0 |
Deficiency records
July 14, 2026 Standard § 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
High Verbatim from the agency record
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, staff were not aware of a child's on-going activity and did not have visual or auditory awareness of the child, as a child was in a classroom for approximately fourteen minutes by themselves before they were found by staff.
Corrected: August 12, 2026
June 18, 2026 Standard § 745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
High Verbatim from the agency record
An individual that had a prior eligible background check was inactivated on 06/17/2026 and has continued to be present at the operation without an eligible background check at the operation. The individual is currently inactive and requires a new background check submission to be present at the operation. The individual left the operation during the inspection.
Corrected: June 18, 2026
June 16, 2026 Standard § 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
High Verbatim from the agency record
Children were left the classroom unattended and were unsupervised in the halls and office.
Corrected: July 13, 2026
September 12, 2025 Standard § 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
High Verbatim from the agency record
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver would discipline by grabbing children by the arm in a rough manner.
Corrected: October 7, 2025
August 13, 2025 Standard § 746.1205(a)(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
High Verbatim from the agency record
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, an incident occurred where children were repeatedly climbing on shelves during nap time in the classroom and the caregiver failed to intervene. The caregiver sat on the ground instead of removing the children from the shelves to ensure their safety. The caregiver doesn?t attempt to redirect the children until after a child falls off the shelf and lands onto another child laying on their nap mat resulting in the other child crying.
Corrected: September 8, 2025
August 13, 2025 Standard § 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
High Verbatim from the agency record
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver has grabbed multiple children by the arm in a rough manner when disciplining.
Corrected: September 8, 2025
April 25, 2025 Standard § 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
High Verbatim from the agency record
A child walks out of the classroom and down the three halls without supervision, while the caregiver was changing a diaper in the diapering pod. Staff was unable to see and unaware he left the room.
Corrected: May 13, 2025
About these records
These records come from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission database and cover the state's 60-month public window. Records synced from the agency on August 29, 2026. They reflect the agency's database as of that date; recent inspections may not appear yet, so verify current status with the agency or on the official record ↗. Facility operators can request a review through our corrections process.
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