2025-11-07 · 746.1309(a) · Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
3 caregivers did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.
Correction date recorded: 2025-11-21
Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool
Licensed Center
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Provider details
- City / County / ZIP
- Midland / Midland / 79707
- Street address
- 2215 N Midland Dr Ste 4a
- Phone
- (832) 335-7805
- Capacity
- 112
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours / Days
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Permit type
- Full Permit
- Permit issued
- July 28, 2022
- Operation status:
- Active
- Corrective action
- HHSC lists: No
- Adverse action
- HHSC lists: No
- Temporarily closed
- HHSC lists: No
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Adverse action means HHSC has taken enforcement action affecting an operation’s permit or ability to operate; see the official HHSC record for details.
Summary of state inspection records
Texas HHSC records list 10 inspections dated between October 10, 2023 and October 10, 2026.
The most recent inspection in these records is dated June 5, 2026.
The same records list 3 cited deficiencies dated June 11, 2024 to November 7, 2025 (HHSC risk levels: 2 High, 1 Medium).
Correction status recorded by HHSC: 0 corrected at inspection, 3 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.
HHSC lists a verified correction date for 3 of these citations.
The official HHSC record has the full inspection history and the latest information.
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Summary of the record
This summary is generated automatically from public HHSC records. It restates the official record and may lag behind it. The official state record is the authoritative source: official HHSC record.
Texas Health and Human Services records list 3 cited deficiencies for Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (2 High, 1 Medium).
Records list 10 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-06-05.
| Risk weight | Citations |
|---|---|
| High | 2 |
| Medium High | 0 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Medium Low | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 |
HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.
Recent citations in the summary window
2025-11-07 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Operation does not have a current fire inspection. Last inspection done was 8/21/2024.
Correction date recorded: 2025-11-21
2024-06-11 · 746.201(11) · High
AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity
There were 59 children in care. Over capacity by 2. Corrected at inspection when 2 children were picked up.
Correction date recorded: 2024-06-11
Full citation history from HHSC (8)
2025-11-07 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-11-21. Correction verified: 2025-11-07.
Operation does not have a current fire inspection. Last inspection done was 8/21/2024.
2025-11-07 · 746.1309(a) · Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-11-21. Correction verified: 2025-11-20.
3 caregivers did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.
2024-06-11 · 746.201(11) · High
AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-06-11. Correction verified: 2024-06-21.
There were 59 children in care. Over capacity by 2. Corrected at inspection when 2 children were picked up.
2023-05-09 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-05-30. Correction verified: 2023-06-01.
While a caregiver was changing another child's diaper and her back was turned from the other children in care, a child scratched another child several times.
2023-01-03 · 746.1203(6) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-01-03. Correction verified: 2023-01-13.
A caregiver was answering a call on her personal phone in the nap room.
2023-01-03 · 746.613(b) · Medium High
Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-01-17. Correction verified: 2023-01-13.
3 children did not have updated immunization records available for review.
2022-05-09 · 746.3415(4) · Medium High
Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-05-09. Correction verified: Not recorded.
A caregiver did not wash her hands after changing a child's diaper. Corrected at inspection when the caregiver washed her hands.
2022-03-18 · 746.501(a)(18) · Medium
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-03-25. Correction verified: 2022-03-24.
The operation has not included the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity in the operational policies.
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1396755
Records reflect only deficiencies published by the state after due process. This page does not rate or rank providers. Check the official record for the latest information.
Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.