Kimberly Cowell

1002 AVENUE M NW, Childress, TX 79201 · Childress County

4cited violations

4serious

4inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Listed family home
Licensed capacity: 3
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-04:00 PM
Phone: (806) 475-2017
Regulated since: Oct 4, 2022
HHSC IDs: Operation 1418652 · number 1751553
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 4

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2022	4	4	Supervision & ratios (4)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 22, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  Kim Cowell stated that she was unaware of the state requirements to become a listed home in order to provide child care. She had 3 related and 3 unrelated cihldren in her care this date. She stated that she wants to apply to become listed and intends to continue providing care in her home. There were no safety concerns found in her home.
  
  HHSC HRC42.052(c) - AP Illegal Operation - Not Listed — HRC42.052(c) - AP Illegal Operation - Not Listed
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-08-27. Correction verified 2022-08-23.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 22, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  Kim Cowell stated that she was unaware of the state requirements to become a listed home in order to provide child care. She had 3 related and 3 unrelated cihldren in her care this date. She stated that she wants to apply to become listed and intends to continue providing care in her home. There were no safety concerns found in her home.
  
  HHSC HRC42.052(c) - AP Illegal Operation - Not Listed — HRC42.052(c) - AP Illegal Operation - Not Listed
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-08-27. Correction verified 2022-08-23.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 11, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  Kim Cowell stated that she was unaware of the state requirements to become a listed home in order to provide child care. She had 3 related and 3 unrelated children in her care this date. She stated that she wants to apply to become listed and intends to continue providing care in her home. There were no safety concerns found in her home.
  
  HHSC HRC42.052(c) - AP Illegal Operation - Not Listed — HRC42.052(c) - AP Illegal Operation - Not Listed
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-08-27. Correction verified 2022-08-23.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 11, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  Kim Cowell stated that she was unaware of the state requirements to become a listed home in order to provide child care. She had 3 related and 3 unrelated children in her care this date. She stated that she wants to apply to become listed and intends to continue providing care in her home. There were no safety concerns found in her home.
  
  HHSC HRC42.052(c) - AP Illegal Operation - Not Listed — HRC42.052(c) - AP Illegal Operation - Not Listed
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-08-27. Correction verified 2022-08-23.
HHSC inspection history

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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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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Kimberly Cowell, 1002 AVENUE M NW, Childress, TX 79201-2618 (operation ID 1418652, operation number 1751553), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

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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.