Joyful Cuddles Academy

1106 JOHNSTON ST, Midland, TX 79701 · Midland County

5cited violations

3serious

6inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 101
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Ihuoma Omiyefa
Phone: (432) 599-3959
Regulated since: Dec 18, 2025
HHSC IDs: Operation 1504274 · number 1815324
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Safety & premises 1
Food & allergies 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	4	3	Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1), Food & allergies (1), Other (1)
2025	1	0	Supervision & ratios (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jun 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 29, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  Caregivers left a child outside on the playground with another group during transition back inside. This was corrected at inspection when the child was placed back in the classroom.
  
  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 2026-05-29. Correction verified 2026-06-11.
- Food & allergies
  An infant not yet on table food does not have current feeding instructions. The form expired 5/27/26.
  
  HHSC 746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-06-01. Correction verified 2026-06-11.
- Other Serious
  A mop bucket with standing water was out on the playground while children played outside.
  
  HHSC 746.3701(9) — Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-05-29. Correction verified 2026-06-11.
- Safety & premises Serious
  The fire inspection expired 5/2/26.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-06-05. Correction verified 2026-06-11.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 12, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 10, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  Upon reviewing children's records, 1 out of 10 records reviewed did not have acknowledgment from parent that they received a copy of the operational policies.
  
  HHSC 746.503 — Provide Parents With Copy of Policies
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-09-15. Correction verified 2025-09-11.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 12, 2025 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 Joyful Cuddles Academy, 1106 JOHNSTON ST, Midland, TX 79701-7830 (operation ID 1504274, operation number 1815324), 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.