Animal Krackers
1009 W MISSOURI AVE, Midland, TX 79701 · Midland County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 157
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Abigail Ramirez
- Phone
- (432) 687-4000
- Regulated since
- Nov 1, 2023
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1439474 · number 1768236
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1), Other (1) |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (3) |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | Cleanliness & sanitation (1), Discipline & child guidance (1), Safety & premises (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 9, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 23, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 22, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 14, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Other
This standard was found to be out of compliance.
HHSC 746.1003(2) — Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-02-09. Correction verified 2026-02-23.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This standard was found to be out of compliance when a child walked out of a classroom unnoticed and the caregiver left the classroom unsupervised for five minutes.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-02-09. Correction verified 2026-02-23.
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Other
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Dec 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 12, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 8, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 7, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Operation failed to report an incident involving a 9-month-old child that was choking.
HHSC 746.305(a)(6) — Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-11-04. Correction verified 2025-11-20.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Oct 3, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
Caregiver was viewed using her phone while she was in ratio.
HHSC 746.1203(3)(D) — Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-29. Correction verified 2025-12-15.
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Supervision & ratios
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Sep 25, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 17, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 22, 2025 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
Operation failed to report by the deadline the number, if any, employees left their employment.
HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-01-24. Correction verified 2025-01-23.
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Supervision & ratios
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Nov 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 18, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 15, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
Fire inspection expired on 5/4/25.
HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-05-24. Correction verified 2024-05-16.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Apr 11, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
As part of an investigation, it was learned that children have at times had to complete time out in a hallway, away from the rest of their group or caregiver.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-06-07. Correction verified 2024-06-18.
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
As part of discipline, children have been made to sit/stand in timeout in a bathroom.
HHSC 746.2805(7) — Prohibited Punishments - Placing Child in Locked or Dark Room
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-06-07. Correction verified 2024-06-18.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Sep 28, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 14, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 26, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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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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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.