Theresa's Sunflower Playhouse

7702 NORTHWIND DR, Corpus Christi, TX 78414 · Nueces County

6cited violations

2serious

16inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
Director / administrator: Theresa Amaya
Phone: (361) 834-6598
Regulated since: Oct 8, 2025
HHSC IDs: Operation 1502333 · number 1813999
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Cleanliness & sanitation 2
Supervision & ratios 2
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	6	2	Cleanliness & sanitation (2), Supervision & ratios (2), Other (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Apr 21, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 21, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 20, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 20, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 1, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 1, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 22, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Two infants in care did not have infant feeding instructions for review.
  
  HHSC 747.2321(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-09-29. Correction verified 2025-09-29.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 22, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Two infants in care did not have infant feeding instructions for review.
  
  HHSC 747.2321(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-09-29. Correction verified 2025-09-29.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 19, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 19, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 22, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  For approximately 3 minutes, the provider left the house to go outdoors and closed the back door, closing off all visual and auditory awareness of the children located inside.
  
  HHSC 747.1503(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 2025-07-22. Correction verified 2025-08-19.
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  Outdoor play area hazards accessible to children were observed: dog feces (old and new), spider webs and cleanliness of playhouses, plastic fencing pieces that are fall hazards and a square wood area filled with rocks and has a fabric/tarp type material that may cause harm to children.
  
  HHSC 747.3501 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-08-01. Correction verified 2025-08-19.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 22, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  For approximately 3 minutes, the provider left the house to go outdoors and closed the back door, closing off all visual and auditory awareness of the children located inside.
  
  HHSC 747.1503(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 2025-07-22. Correction verified 2025-08-19.
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  Outdoor play area hazards accessible to children were observed: dog feces (old and new), spider webs and cleanliness of playhouses, plastic fencing pieces that are fall hazards and a square wood area filled with rocks and has a fabric/tarp type material that may cause harm to children.
  
  HHSC 747.3501 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-08-01. Correction verified 2025-08-19.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 12, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 12, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 17, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here

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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 Theresa's Sunflower Playhouse, 7702 NORTHWIND DR, Corpus Christi, TX 78414-6406 (operation ID 1502333, operation number 1813999), 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.