Bright Minds Academy At Canyon Drive
4407 CANYON DR, Amarillo, TX 79110 · Randall County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 83
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Alexia Williams
- Phone
- (806) 803-3312
- Regulated since
- Sep 12, 2022
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1401537 · number 1738881
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | Safety & premises (1) |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | Staff background & training (1), Other (1) |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | Illness & medication (1), Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1), Other (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
-
May 29, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
-
Dec 8, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
-
Nov 21, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
-
Nov 20, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
-
Jul 1, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
-
Jun 26, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
-
Safety & premises
The multi child tricycle ride located on the playground does not have the required 6 feet of use zone between it and the concrete sidewalk.
HHSC 746.4813(a) — Measurement of Use Zone for Rotating and Rocking Equipment (Sitting)
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-06-30. Correction verified 2025-07-01.
-
Safety & premises
-
Jul 31, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
-
Jul 24, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
-
Sep 11, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
-
Other
The merry go round that requires 6 inches of loose fill in the fall zone has less than an inch of loose fill. Additionally, the anchoring devices of the merry go round are exposed and not covered due to the lack of loose fill.
HHSC 746.4907(d) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-09-29. Correction verified 2023-09-28.
-
Other
-
Jun 12, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
-
Mar 2, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
-
Staff background & training
The director did not have current CPR and First Aid training as it expired on 2/2023.
HHSC 746.1315(b) — Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-03-09. Correction verified 2023-03-09.
-
Staff background & training
-
Dec 2, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
-
Nov 18, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
-
Other
Initially, during this inspection, the director was not present and all the staff were not aware that director was not present.
HHSC 746.1013(a) — Director's Absence - Qualified Caregiver in Charge
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-11-18. Correction verified 2022-12-02.
-
Other
-
Nov 8, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
-
Aug 31, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
-
Aug 16, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
-
Staff background & training
An employee that has not been employed for two week was still listed on the operation's employee list. **The director corrected this at inspection when the individual was inactivated using the provider portal account.
HHSC 745.651(1) — Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-08-16.
-
Safety & premises Serious
A child file was missing the information for the emergency medical authorization section for a child enrolled in care. Additionally, this child was missing a parent signature for the health statement information section.
HHSC 746.605(12) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-08-16. Correction verified 2022-08-30.
-
Supervision & ratios
Four staff files were reviewed. One staff file was missing a high school diploma and a photo identification. Three staff files were missing the affidavit of employment. **The operation corrected the photo identification that was not in file when the employee's driver's license was copied and a copy place in the file. The director is also a notarizer and completed one affidavit of employment during inspection but two continue to be incomplete at this time.
HHSC 746.901 — Required Personnel Records
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-08-19. Correction verified 2022-08-19.
-
Staff background & training
-
Jul 13, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
-
May 20, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
-
Illness & medication
One child's file was reviewed and did not have any immunizations in file. *This was corrected at inspection by the director and it is in file.
HHSC 746.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-05-20.
-
Illness & medication
-
May 5, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
-
Mar 21, 2022 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.
Email the request Printable letter (fax or mail)
- 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
Show the letter text
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.