Flying Colors Learning Center #5
10080 DYER ST, El Paso, TX 79924 · El Paso County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 143
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Alexandria Guzman
- Phone
- (915) 759-6383
- Regulated since
- Feb 20, 2013
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1078850 · number 1488108
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (2) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | Staff background & training (1) |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | Supervision & ratios (1), Staff background & training (1) |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1), Other (1) |
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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Sep 29, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 11, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 3, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 31, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 17, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
In review of caregiver trainings, two did not have 24 hours of annual training.
HHSC 746.1301(a)(5)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-12-16. Correction verified 2025-12-16.
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Staff background & training
In review of records, the director did not have all of the required 30 hours of annual training available for review.
HHSC 746.1311(a) — Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-12-02. Correction verified 2025-12-16.
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Safety & premises Serious
The child-care center director or designee did not ensure hazards, shear points, on an outdoor play structure were repaired or removed prior to being used by children. This was corrected at inspection when designee put tape over shear points of play structure.
HHSC 746.4751(c) — Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-11-17.
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Supervision & ratios
Operation does not have a playground maintenance checklist available for review, showing the damage observed to an outdoor play structure prior to children using it. Children observed using play structure with sheer points. This was corrected at inspection when caregiver completed a playground checklist showing damaged equipment.
HHSC 746.801(8) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-11-17.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Mar 27, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 16, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 19, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 26, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
One driver at this operation did not have a current transportation training certififcate on file.
HHSC 746.1301(a)(7)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-03-01. Correction verified 2024-02-27.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Jan 26, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 23, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 9, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 31, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 27, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 26, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 19, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 15, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 3, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
During inspection, two caregivers were observed to be present without cleared background checks, to include pending fingerprints and pending national sex offender registry checks. One caregiver was supervising the kindergarten classroom, and the other caregiver was supervising the first grade classroom. The caregivers were allowed to be present before the operation received notification from the criminal background check unit that the caregiver was eligible. This was corrected when the caregivers were removed from the operation.
HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-03-03. Correction verified 2023-03-15.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The operation did not have a current gas leak inspection on file. It had expired on 6/12/22.
HHSC 746.5401 — Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-03-17. Correction verified 2023-03-14.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Dec 20, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 14, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 14, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 14, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 11, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
A caregiver failed to use a positive method of discipline when trying to redirect a child, causing a scratch to the child's neck.
HHSC 746.2803(4) — Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-05-05. Correction verified 2022-11-14.
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Other Serious
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Apr 5, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 30, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The operation does not a carbon monoxide detector available for review.
HHSC 746.5531 — Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-04-02. Correction verified 2022-04-05.
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Safety & premises Serious
Three transportation binders were evaluated there was 3 missing forms that contain the child's emergency medical and e emergecy contact information. One child's information was noted to be located another binder that belonged to a different route. This was corrected during the inspection by printing and adding the admission forms in the binders.
HHSC 746.5617(a)(4) — Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-03-30.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, via 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.