Under The Sons Hands Daycare
507 AVENUE G NW, Childress, TX 79201 · Childress County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 34
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Kelsey Foster
- Phone
- (806) 231-1138
- Regulated since
- Apr 15, 2021
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1374155 · number 1719245
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | Discipline & child guidance (1), Safety & premises (1), Food & allergies (1) |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | Cleanliness & sanitation (1), Supervision & ratios (2), Discipline & child guidance (1), Safety & premises (1), Food & allergies (2) |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | Safety & premises (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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Mar 6, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 3, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 22, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 19, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Food & allergies
During the inspection, it was found that written feeding instructions for infants not yet on table foods were not being updated monthly by parents.
HHSC 746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-10-01. Correction verified 2024-11-05.
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Safety & premises
It was determine by interviews that the infant children have not been participating in a monthly fire drill with the older children in care. This was corrected at inspection when a fire drill was conducted.
HHSC 746.5205(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-09-19.
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Food & allergies
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Sep 16, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
During the course of the investigation, it was found that a caregiver did use corporal punishment on two children in care when they used an open hand to swat the children on their bottoms.
HHSC 746.2805(1) — Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-11-14. Correction verified 2024-11-22.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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May 2, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 31, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance
It was determined during the investigation that the operation failed to make a mandatory report to Statewide Intake after observing concerning bruising on a child in care.
HHSC 746.201(5) — Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-12-19. Correction verified 2023-12-21.
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Discipline & child guidance
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Jul 31, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 19, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 1, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 18, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
During the walk through, a child in care was found unsupervised in a classroom.
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 2023-05-18. Correction verified 2023-06-01.
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Safety & premises
During this inspection, children in care were found not strapped into a table chair that had straps attached.
HHSC 746.2407 — Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-05-18. Correction verified 2023-06-01.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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May 14, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation
The infant sink was found not to be working properly.
HHSC 746.2405(4) — Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Hand-washing Sink
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-05-18. Correction verified 2023-06-01.
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Food & allergies
Based on information obtained during the inspection and course of the investigation, it was found that children were not being served meals following the patterns as established with (USDA) and (CACFP) guidelines.
HHSC 746.3301(b) — Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-07-12. Correction verified 2023-07-19.
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Food & allergies
Based on information obtained during the inspection and course of the investigation, it was found that there was not usually enough food leftover to provide children with seconds if requested. Lunch portions observed during the initial inspection during lunch were also found to be very small.
HHSC 746.3301(e) — Nutrition and Food Service - Second Serving
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-07-12. Correction verified 2023-07-19.
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Cleanliness & sanitation
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Feb 10, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 30, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
I arrived at the operation to find all the caregivers in the front room eating lunch together. There were no caregivers present at that moment in the 3 classrooms with children napping.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-01-30. Correction verified 2023-02-10.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Aug 22, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 18, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
There are pieces of wood with exposed nails on the playground. The gates have not been installed onto the fence. There is a porch that is required to have barriers placed around it and rails for the steps.
HHSC 746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-03-28. Correction verified 2022-03-21.
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Safety & premises
Get the full file
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.
Email the request Printable letter (fax or mail)
- 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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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.