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Kids R Us Learning Center

Licensed child care center

2601 W 8Th St
Odessa, TX 79763

Report Date
Nov 1, 2026
Data Through
Oct 31, 2026
Report ID
VR-TX-1688201-2611
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Provider Category
Childcare
Location
Odessa, TX
Record Period
2022–2026
Source Documents
25
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01

The Essentials

Summary

Across 24 licensing visits from July 2022 to July 2026, HHSC cited 24 deficiencies at Kids R Us Learning Center; 24 have a recorded correction.

Visits
24
2022–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
Deficiencies
24
Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
Corrected
24
Of 24 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
Investigations
5
Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them

Deficiencies by Year

  • Deficiencies
  • Of which, high risk
2021: 0 deficiencies across 0 visits020210 visits2022: 10 deficiencies across 5 visits; of which, high risk: 31020225 visits2023: 4 deficiencies across 5 visits; of which, high risk: 1420235 visits2024: 6 deficiencies across 7 visits620247 visits2025: 3 deficiencies across 6 visits; of which, high risk: 1320256 visits2026: 1 deficiency across 1 visit12026*1 visit2021: 0 deficiencies across 0 visits020210 visits2022: 10 deficiencies across 5 visits; of which, high risk: 31020225 visits2023: 4 deficiencies across 5 visits; of which, high risk: 1420235 visits2024: 6 deficiencies across 7 visits620247 visits2025: 3 deficiencies across 6 visits; of which, high risk: 1320256 visits2026: 1 deficiency across 1 visit12026*1 visit

* Partial year, through October 31, 2026.

Deficiencies by year
YearVisitsDeficienciesOf which, high risk
2021000
20225103
2023541
2024760
2025631
2026110

What the Record Shows

  • 24 of 24 deficiencies have a recorded correction date.
  • HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
  • 5 visits in this window included an investigation. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
  • The latest inspection, July 2, 2026, recorded 1 deficiency (most serious: Medium risk).
02

Chronology

Inspection History

Every visit in the record window, newest first. A deficiency is a licensing standard Texas inspectors found was not met. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.

  1. 2026

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.603(a)(4)Children's Records - ImmunizationsMedium riskCorrected Jul 10, 2026

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124484

  2. 2025

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.5101(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Sep 26, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124483

  3. 2025

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124482

  4. 2025

    Investigation

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905228353

  5. 2025

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124481

  6. 2025

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.1011(a)Director present-Minimum 75%Medium-high riskCorrected May 5, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124480

  7. 2025

    Assessment

    1 deficiency

    • 746.303(b)Report Number of EmployeesMedium-low riskCorrected Jan 24, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905253276

  8. 2024

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124479

  9. 2024

    Inspection

    4 deficiencies

    • 746.901(6)Required Personnel Records -Training HoursMedium riskCorrected Oct 14, 2024
    • 746.1011(a)Director present-Minimum 75%Medium-high riskCorrected Oct 14, 2024
    • 746.2207(a)Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under TwoMedium riskCorrected Oct 8, 2024
    • 746.603(a)(3)Children's Records - Health StatementMedium riskCorrected Oct 14, 2024

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124478

  10. 2024

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124477

  11. 2024

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.1601Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More ChildrenMedium-high riskCorrected Apr 11, 2024

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124476

  12. 2024

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.1601Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More ChildrenMedium-high riskCorrected Apr 4, 2024

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124475

  13. 2024

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124474

  14. 2024

    Investigation

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905228352

  15. 2023

    Inspection

    2 deficiencies

    • 746.901(1)Required Personnel Records - Dates of EmploymentMedium-low riskCorrected Sep 28, 2023
    • 746.603(a)(4)Children's Records - ImmunizationsMedium riskCorrected Sep 28, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124473

  16. 2023

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124472

  17. 2023

    Inspection

    2 deficiencies

    • 746.3417(1)Children Handwashing Before EatingMedium-high riskCorrected Apr 4, 2023
    • 746.2415(b)AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of AgeHigh riskCorrected Apr 4, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124471

  18. 2023

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124470

  19. 2023

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124469

  20. 2022

    Investigation

    2 deficiencies

    • 746.2805Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or UnusualHigh riskCorrected Feb 13, 2023
    • 746.1203(4)Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of ChildrenHigh riskCorrected Feb 13, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905228351

  21. 2022

    Investigation

    1 deficiency

    • 746.2805(10)Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive DeviceHigh riskCorrected Jan 17, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905228350

  22. 2022

    Investigation

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905228349

  23. 2022

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124468

  24. 2022

    Inspection

    7 deficiencies

    • 746.901(5)Required Personnel Records- Training HoursMedium riskCorrected Jul 15, 2022
    • 746.901(2)Required Personnel Records- Meets RequirementsMedium riskCorrected Jul 15, 2022
    • 746.1601Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More ChildrenMedium-high riskCorrected Jul 12, 2022
    • 746.605(3)Required Admission Information - Date of AdmissionMedium-low riskCorrected Jul 15, 2022
    • 746.901(1)Required Personnel Records - Dates of EmploymentMedium-low riskCorrected Jul 15, 2022
    • 746.603(a)(4)Children's Records - ImmunizationsMedium riskCorrected Jul 15, 2022
    • 746.603(a)(3)Children's Records - Health StatementMedium riskCorrected Jul 15, 2022

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905124467

Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.

03

Context

Patterns Worth Examining

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

  1. 1

    Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children, Cited in Three Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 746.1601 in July 2022, April 2024 and April 2024. The agency describes it this way: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    222222222223232323232424242424242425252525252526746.1601 across all 24 visits, oldest to newest
  2. 2

    Children's Records - Immunizations, Cited in Three Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 746.603(a)(4) in July 2022, September 2023 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Children's Records - Immunizations. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    222222222223232323232424242424242425252525252526746.603(a)(4) across all 24 visits, oldest to newest
  3. 3

    Director present-Minimum 75%, Cited in Two Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 746.1011(a) in October 2024 and April 2025. The agency describes it this way: Director present-Minimum 75%. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    222222222223232323232424242424242425252525252526746.1011(a) across all 24 visits, oldest to newest
  4. 4

    Children's Records - Health Statement, Cited in Two Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 746.603(a)(3) in July 2022 and October 2024. The agency describes it this way: Children's Records - Health Statement. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    222222222223232323232424242424242425252525252526746.603(a)(3) across all 24 visits, oldest to newest
  5. 5

    Required Personnel Records - Dates of Employment, Cited in Two Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 746.901(1) in July 2022 and September 2023. The agency describes it this way: Required Personnel Records - Dates of Employment. None rose above medium-low risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    222222222223232323232424242424242425252525252526746.901(1) across all 24 visits, oldest to newest
04

For Your Next Visit

Questions to Ask on Your Visit

Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.

  1. 01

    What changed after 746.1601 was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

  2. 02

    What changed after 746.603(a)(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Children's Records - Immunizations: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium risk.

  3. 03

    What changed after 746.1011(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Director present-Minimum 75%: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

  4. 04

    What changed after 746.603(a)(3) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Children's Records - Health Statement: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.

  5. 05

    What changed after 746.901(1) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Required Personnel Records - Dates of Employment: cited in two visits, none above medium-low risk.

  6. 06

    What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?

    Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.

  7. 07

    Has the center ever been under corrective or adverse action, and what changed afterward?

    HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.

05

The Evidence

Sources and Coverage

Program details, licensing visits and the deficiencies cited at each are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation in its daily files on data.texas.gov.

  • Child Care Licensing operations (data.texas.gov)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1688201

    Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124467

    Visit Jul 12, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124468

    Visit Jul 19, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905228349

    Visit Sep 8, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905228350

    Visit Dec 1, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905228351

    Visit Dec 28, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124469

    Visit Jan 23, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124470

    Visit Feb 24, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124471

    Visit Apr 4, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124472

    Visit Apr 13, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124473

    Visit Sep 21, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905228352

    Visit Jan 22, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124474

    Visit Jan 29, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124475

    Visit Apr 4, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124476

    Visit Apr 11, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124477

    Visit Apr 23, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124478

    Visit Oct 8, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124479

    Visit Oct 18, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905253276

    Visit Jan 22, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124480

    Visit Apr 28, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124481

    Visit May 12, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905228353

    Visit Jul 16, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124482

    Visit Jul 18, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124483

    Visit Sep 18, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905124484

    Visit Jul 2, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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Coverage

Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – October 31, 2026

  • This record is HHSC's list of operations as of October 2026, with the inspections, investigations and assessments in HHSC's files, which run from November 2021.
  • Listed family homes (one caregiver with up to three unrelated children, listed with HHSC but not inspected on a schedule) are not in this record.
  • HHSC's narrative for each deficiency is left out because it can name children, parents and staff; the rule cited, its risk level and the correction dates are kept.

What This Report Cannot Tell You

Inspector narratives
Published by HHSC but left out of this record because they can name people.
Enforcement actions
HHSC's files say whether an operation is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
Complaints not investigated
Reports HHSC screened out without an investigation are not published.
Staff qualifications and turnover
Not part of the published licensing record.

Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.

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