High Sky Children's Ranch
8701 W C R 60 # A, Midland, TX 79707 · Midland County
Program
- Type
- Child-placing agency
- Ages
- -
- Hours
- 09:00 AM-05:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Kelsee Deshay Jones
- Phone
- (432) 694-7728
- Regulated since
- Apr 12, 1991
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 109299 · number 251047- 165
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | Discipline & child guidance (1) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | Illness & medication (1) |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | Illness & medication (2) |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | Illness & medication (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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Aug 31, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 13, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 3, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 23, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 7, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 24, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 8, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 18, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance
In a review of the contacts for the abuse/neglect investigation, there were two documented contacts stating that a baby-walker is used with an 8-month-old child in care.
HHSC 749.1813(a)(1) — Infant requirements-A foster home may not use baby walkers with infants
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-25. Correction verified 2025-09-23.
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Discipline & child guidance
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Feb 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 20, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 3, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 2, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 19, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
A safety plan was designed for the child in care in order to reduce risk. The increased supervision measure that is part of the safety plan was not carried out, resulting in harm taking place.
HHSC 749.1107(a)(12) — Child Admission Records-Include identification of child's high risk behaviors and related safety plan staff and caregivers will implement
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-01-01. Correction verified 2025-01-16.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Oct 16, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 14, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 12, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 30, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 9, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 28, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 21, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 21, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
The operation did not report a foster parent having COVID 19 timely.
HHSC 749.503(e)(4)(A) — Serious Incident-Report to Licensing no later than 24 hours after awareness if an adult contracts a reportable communicable disease.
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-01-12. Correction verified 2024-01-11.
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Illness & medication
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Sep 6, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 5, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 5, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 31, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 29, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 15, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 12, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 31, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication Serious
Caregiver did not administer Guanfacine medication as recommended by Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) to decrease medication to 1x daily on 11/30/2021.
HHSC 749.1463(b)(5) — Administration of Medication-Ensure the child has taken the medication as prescribed
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-05-04. Correction verified 2022-04-27.
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Illness & medication
Medication label for Guanfacine was not corrected as soon as possible by caregiver after dose was recommended to be changed to 1x daily on 11/30/2022. The medication label was not corrected until the end of January 2022.
HHSC 749.1565(2) — Medication label error-Have the label on the medication container corrected as soon as possible, but no later than the next business day
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-05-04. Correction verified 2022-04-27.
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Illness & medication Serious
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Mar 24, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 15, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 12, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 30, 2021 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Illness & medication Serious
Upon reviewing documentation it is determined that medication was not properly locked in a container resulting in child having access to the medication.
HHSC 749.1521(1) — Medication Storage-Store medication in a locked container
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-01-13. Correction verified 2022-01-12.
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Other
Variance was requested on 12/08/2021 after the child had turned 3 years old on 9/21/2021.
HHSC 749.3027(a)(2) — Bedrooms-Child may share a bedroom with an adult caregiver if the child is under three years old
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-01-13. Correction verified 2022-01-12.
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Illness & medication Serious
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Oct 21, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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.