Melanie Sanders

5006 SHAWNEE TRL, Amarillo, TX 79109 · Randall County

3cited violations

1serious

3inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Registered child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
Phone: (806) 376-5550
Regulated since: Sep 9, 2009
HHSC IDs: Operation 509691 · number 1022769
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 2
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2023	3	1	Safety & premises (2), Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Nov 7, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 3, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  One pet did not have current pet vaccinations in file for review.
  
  HHSC 747.3703(a) — Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-11-10. Correction verified 2023-11-06.
- Safety & premises
  The use zone for a stationary equipment was observed and the use zone for swings on the stationary equipment did not meet the required use zone as it did not extend twice the height of the vertical distance from the swing beam to the surface below as it required to be 16 feet and only measured 13 feet. **This was corrected at inspection when the swings were rolled and are no longer accessible to the children as they are out of reach.
  
  HHSC 747.4607(a) — Measurement of Use Zone for Swings - in Front and Rear
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-11-03.
- Safety & premises Serious
  One child's file did not have any information regarding the emergency medical authorization. One child's file did not have the addresses listed for the individuals listed as emergency contacts by the parent.
  
  HHSC 747.605(12) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-07. Correction verified 2023-11-07.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 10, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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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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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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 Melanie Sanders, 5006 SHAWNEE TRL, Amarillo, TX 79109-6122 (operation ID 509691, operation number 1022769), 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]

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.