Dawn Trujillo
8215 TEJAS TRL, Amarillo, TX 79110 · Randall County
Program
- Type
- Registered child-care home
- Licensed capacity
- 12
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Phone
- (806) 220-6003
- Regulated since
- Mar 21, 2012
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 986991 · number 1415349
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 6 | Safety & premises (5), Staff background & training (1), Other (1) |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | Illness & medication (1), Supervision & ratios (1), Staff background & training (1) |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1), Staff background & training (1) |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | Supervision & ratios (2), Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (3), Other (1) |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1), Other (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jul 14, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 1, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
Ammunition continues to not be locked separate from the firearms. Both the ammo and guns continue to be locked together in the same safe.
HHSC 747.3505(b) — Ammunition Kept Separate, Locked and Inaccessible to Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-07-01. Correction verified 2026-07-14.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Jun 17, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
The primary caregiver did not allow for CCR to view inside gun safe to evaluate guns/ammo storage.
HHSC 745.8411(a) — Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-06-24. Correction verified 2026-07-01.
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Safety & premises Serious
Ammunition continues to not be locked separate from the firearms. Per the provider, both the firearms and the ammunition continue to be locked together in the same safe.
HHSC 747.3505(b) — Ammunition Kept Separate, Locked and Inaccessible to Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-06-17. Correction verified 2026-07-01.
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Other Serious
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Jun 3, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
Ammunition continues to not be locked separate from the firearms. Per the provider, both the firearms and the ammunition were locked together in the same safe.
HHSC 747.3505(b) — Ammunition Kept Separate, Locked and Inaccessible to Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-06-03. Correction verified 2026-06-17.
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Safety & premises Serious
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May 21, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
Ammunition continues to not be locked separate from the firearms. Both the firearms and the ammunition were locked together in the same safe. The inside of the safe was inaccessible to children.
HHSC 747.3505(b) — Ammunition Kept Separate, Locked and Inaccessible to Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-05-21. Correction verified 2026-06-03.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Apr 23, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The annual training year evaluated for the primary caregiver of 3/21/2025 - 3/21/2026 did not have any of the required health topics.
HHSC 747.1309(d) — Primary Caregiver Annual Training - Required Special Topics without specific hours
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-05-08. Correction verified 2026-05-06.
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Safety & premises Serious
Ammunition was not locked separate from the firearms. Both the firearms and the ammunition were locked together in the same safe.
HHSC 747.3505(b) — Ammunition Kept Separate, Locked and Inaccessible to Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-05-08. Correction verified 2026-05-21.
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Staff background & training
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May 19, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The annual training year evaluated for the primary caregiver of 3/21/2024 - 3/21/2025 did not have any of the required health topics.
HHSC 747.1309(d) — Primary Caregiver Annual Training - Required Special Topics without specific hours
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-05-27. Correction verified 2025-05-27.
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Supervision & ratios
The operation has not provided the Parent's Rights information to parents as required to be included in the operational policies.
HHSC 747.501(9) — Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-05-19. Correction verified 2025-06-05.
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Illness & medication
A child file reviewed for a child in care did not have any immunizations on file available for review.
HHSC 747.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-05-27. Correction verified 2025-05-19.
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Staff background & training
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Jun 5, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The caregiver has a current certificate in CPR but the curriculum did not include hands on practice with a CPR manikin.
HHSC 747.1313(b) — Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training -skill based and hands on
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-06-26. Correction verified 2024-07-12.
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Supervision & ratios
Two dogs at the operation are not up to date on their rabies vaccinations. One dog needed an updated vaccine in March of 2024 and the other dog needed an updated vaccine in April of 2024.
HHSC 747.3703(a) — Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-06-26. Correction verified 2024-07-08.
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Staff background & training
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Jul 20, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 3, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 20, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
One infant in care that is under 12 months of age was observed sleeping in a play yard with a blanket.
HHSC 747.2315(b) — AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-03-20. Correction verified 2023-04-03.
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Other
Sign in and out logs were not available for review for the month of March 2023.
HHSC 747.635(a) — Sign-in and Sign-out Logs Maintained
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-03-20. Correction verified 2023-04-03.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Mar 16, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
The provider was aware of an individual with a background check listed under the operation that is not a household member that has/had an open Child Protective Services case and did not report it in a timely manner.
HHSC 745.673 — If a subject of background check at your operation is under investigation for abuse or neglect you must notify Licensing immediately
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-03-20.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Jan 19, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The primary caregiver does not have current CPR training and First Aid training in file.
HHSC 747.1007(5) — Primary Caregiver in Registered Home Qualifications - pediatric first-aid and pediatric CPR
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-02-02. Correction verified 2023-02-02.
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Supervision & ratios
The fire drills, smoke detector, and carbon monoxide tests were last practiced and documented in September 2022 and these are required to be completed once monthly. Additionally, there last practiced and documented fire drill is also dated for September 2022. The operation did not practice and document four severe weather/shelter in place drills and four lock-down drills as required to do so per the standards for the calendar year of 2022.
HHSC 747.5005(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-01-26. Correction verified 2023-02-02.
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Supervision & ratios
The operational policies were not complete as they are missing information to parents about safe sleep for infants and did not have information about the indoor and outdoor physical activity as required. The operational policies were also missing information regarding the most recent Child Care Regulation Inspection report (previously known as Licensing) and how to access the HHSC website (link provided) and how to contact local CCR (Licensing).
HHSC 747.501(6) — Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-02-09. Correction verified 2023-02-21.
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Staff background & training
The primary caregiver's annual training was not available for review at inspection. The infant feeding instructions for two children that require infant feeding instructions to be updated every 30 days by parents were not available for review.
HHSC 747.801(3) — Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-02-09. Correction verified 2023-02-21.
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Staff background & training
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Mar 2, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The primary caregiver only had 1 hour of annual training available for review.
HHSC 747.1309(a) — Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-05-04. Correction verified 2022-05-05.
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Other
The children's product certification form was last completed in 2020. **This was corrected at inspection when the provider re-signed the form at inspection.
HHSC 747.3935(b) — Children's Products- Annual Certification
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-03-02.
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Supervision & ratios
The operational policies did not include information for promotion of physical activities to parents.
HHSC 747.501(8) — Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-04-25. Correction verified 2022-05-04.
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Safety & premises
The last fire drill documented was dated for 10/2020.
HHSC 747.801(7) — Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-03-09. Correction verified 2022-03-17.
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Staff background & training
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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.