Region 16 Head Start Nelson
1023 N NELSON ST, Amarillo, TX 79107 · Potter County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 90
- Ages
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:45 AM-04:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Angie Baldwin
- Phone
- (806) 677-5371
- Regulated since
- Mar 16, 1999
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 157452 · number 538881
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | Discipline & child guidance (1) |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Feb 3, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 1, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
Based on the information obtained a caregiver swatted a child on the thigh. No redness or marks were observed.
HHSC 746.2805(1) — Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-10-20. Correction verified 2025-10-28.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Mar 20, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 27, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 8, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 2, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 11, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 25, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 22, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
A child was left unattended for approximately 2 minutes on the playground.
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 2023-10-05. Correction verified 2023-10-11.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Aug 29, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 7, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 18, 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.
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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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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.