Big Spring Family YMCA

801 OWENS ST, Big Spring, TX 79720 · Howard County

6cited violations

0serious

12inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 70
Ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 03:30 PM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Dathan Jones
Phone: (432) 267-8234
Regulated since: Sep 1, 1990
HHSC IDs: Operation 109221 · number 250857
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Staff background & training 4
Records & paperwork 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	2	0	Staff background & training (2)
2022	4	0	Staff background & training (2), Records & paperwork (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

May 20, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
May 20, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 12, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  A caregiver's CPR/First Aid Certification expired January 2025 and has been present at the operation daily.
  
  HHSC 744.1315(b)(1) — CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-08-20. Correction verified 2025-08-22.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 12, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  A caregiver's CPR/First Aid Certification expired January 2025 and has been present at the operation daily.
  
  HHSC 744.1315(b)(1) — CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-08-20. Correction verified 2025-08-22.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 27, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 27, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 10, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jan 10, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 18, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 18, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
May 4, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  One employee does not have a notarized employee affidavit.
  
  HHSC 744.901(4) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2022-05-06. Correction verified 2022-05-06.
- Staff background & training
  One employee file does not have a background check eligibility letter.
  
  HHSC 744.901(7) — Required Personnel Records - Proof of Request for background check
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-05-06. Correction verified 2022-05-06.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
May 4, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  One employee does not have a notarized employee affidavit.
  
  HHSC 744.901(4) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2022-05-06. Correction verified 2022-05-06.
- Staff background & training
  One employee file does not have a background check eligibility letter.
  
  HHSC 744.901(7) — Required Personnel Records - Proof of Request for background check
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-05-06. Correction verified 2022-05-06.
HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Big Spring Family YMCA, 801 OWENS ST, Big Spring, TX 79720-3136 (operation ID 109221, operation number 250857), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.