Dbs Kids LLC
4322 JUSTICE AVE, Lubbock, TX 79407 · Lubbock County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 395
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Diana Mcpherson
- Phone
- (806) 797-8890
- Regulated since
- Apr 29, 2016
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1242774 · number 1624702- 5231
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | Supervision & ratios (2), Other (3) |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | Safety & premises (1), Other (1) |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | Safety & premises (1) |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | Illness & medication (2) |
Enforcement actions
- Seen Oct 1, 2026 — Conditions on permit (HHSC operation record)
HHSC publishes these as current flags on the operation, not as dated actions. The date shown is when this site first saw the flag. The HHSC Child Care Search has the details.
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Dec 5, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 7, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 20, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 21, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 25, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 11, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
Based on the evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation, a caregiver was not demonstrating self-control when they were yelling shut up in the presence of children in care.
HHSC 746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-07-11.
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Other Serious
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Jun 28, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
Based on the evidence obtained caregivers did not use good judgement when patting a child's back hard, causing bruising and petechiae. The child expressed discomfort by crying and asking them to stop and they did not.
HHSC 746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-08-07. Correction verified 2024-08-21.
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Other
Based on evidence found by DFPS, a child in care was forced to sleep when caregivers, at different times, put the bottom part of their legs over a child's body, to try and keep the child still to fall asleep.
HHSC 746.2905(1) — Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-08-07. Correction verified 2024-08-21.
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Other Serious
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May 30, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
Based on the evidence obtained during an investigation, operation staff allowed a child under the age of two to participate in screen time on 2 separate occasions.
HHSC 746.2207(a) — Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-06-17. Correction verified 2024-06-25.
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Supervision & ratios
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May 10, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
Based on the evidence obtained during an investigation, operation staff failed to ensure that they communicated with one another prior to leaving a classroom all incidents and injuries involving a child in care resulting in parents not being notified timely of the incidents. .
HHSC 746.1203(10) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregivers
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-06-11. Correction verified 2024-06-25.
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Supervision & ratios
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Jan 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 14, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 7, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 28, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 24, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 20, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
It was found during the investigation that caregivers were allowing infants to sleep in a swing.
HHSC 746.2426(a)(2) — Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-08-17. Correction verified 2023-08-28.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Jul 14, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 25, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 3, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
In the infant classroom, there was a 3 month child asleep that was placed on there tummy who is not independently able to roll on there back. CI: This was corrected at the inspection as the child was place on there back.
HHSC 746.2427 — AP Infants Sleep on Backs or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-04-03.
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Other Serious
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Jan 17, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 2, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 30, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 23, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 19, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 14, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 5, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 1, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 25, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 9, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
There was no food allergy plan avaiable for review for a child with a known food allergy.
HHSC 746.3819 — Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-02-11. Correction verified 2022-02-10.
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Safety & premises
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Sep 8, 2021 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
During the investigation, it was determined that the operation did not report a notifiable communicable disease to Licensing within 48 hours of being notified.
HHSC 746.305(a)(4) — Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-07. Correction verified 2022-01-03.
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Illness & medication
During the investigation, it was determined that the operation did not properly notify parents within 48 hours of receiving notification of a communicable disease within the operation.
HHSC 746.307(d) — Parental Notification of Communicable Disease
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-01-17. Correction verified 2022-02-25.
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Illness & medication
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Sep 3, 2021 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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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.