Patys Day Care

1044 RICHARD DR, El Paso, TX 79907 · El Paso County

3cited violations

2serious

7inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Patricia Armendariz
Phone: (915) 594-0039
Regulated since: Apr 25, 2005
HHSC IDs: Operation 255579 · number 841466
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 2
Staff background & training 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	1	1	Safety & premises (1)
2023	1	1	Safety & premises (1)
2021	1	0	Staff background & training (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

May 7, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 17, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 11, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  One child's record was missing the signature for medical authorization.
  
  HHSC 747.605(12) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-07-25. Correction verified 2024-07-12.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 8, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 4, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  Two children that are transported from school to daycare did not have the signature of the parent for medical authorization.
  
  HHSC 747.5417(a)(2) — Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-08-11. Correction verified 2023-08-08.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 20, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 20, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  During review of records the driver did not have current transportation training on file
  
  HHSC 747.1314 — Transportation Safety Training-Primary Caregiver and Employee Transporting
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-10-22. Correction verified 2021-10-22.
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 Patys Day Care, 1044 RICHARD DR, El Paso, TX 79907-1510 (operation ID 255579, operation number 841466), 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.