Bright Minds Academy at Canyon Drive
Licensed Center in Amarillo, Texas. License #1738881, issued September 12, 2022.
- Address
- 4407 Canyon Dr, Amarillo, TX 79110
- Phone
- (806) 803-3312
- Licensed capacity
- 83 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- brightmindsacademy.com
Programs listed with the state: Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since July 1, 2024. From the state's provider report of November 7, 2025.
Where this is
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What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 6,281 standards at Bright Minds Academy at Canyon Drive between March 21, 2022 and May 29, 2026 and recorded 8 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 6 | 707 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 6 | 649 | 3 |
| Personnel | 6 | 856 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 5 | 270 | 0 |
| Activities | 5 | 172 | 0 |
| Infants | 5 | 445 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 5 | 110 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 5 | 91 | 0 |
| School-age | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Discipline | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Naptime | 5 | 60 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 178 | 0 |
| Health practices | 5 | 562 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 5 | 352 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 372 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 5 | 480 | 2 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 271 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 166 | 0 |
The table adds up to 6,247 of those standards. The remaining 34, including 2 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
What Bright Minds Academy at Canyon Drive says about itself
Bright Minds Academy is a childcare, preschool, and Spanish learning center in Amarillo, Texas for infants to 5-year-olds. With individualized attention, a nurturing environment and extracurricular activities, we provide everything your child needs to excel in their early-childhood education.
Quoted from brightmindsacademy.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 20 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on May 29, 2026, and 8 citations.
- 1High
- 4Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 8. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High June 26, 2025 Correction verified July 1, 2025
746.4813(a): Measurement of Use Zone for Rotating and Rocking Equipment (Sitting)
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.
- Medium High September 11, 2023 Correction verified September 28, 2023
746.4907(d): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
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.
- Medium High March 2, 2023 Correction verified March 9, 2023
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
The director did not have current CPR and First Aid training as it expired on 2/2023.
- Medium High November 18, 2022 Correction verified December 2, 2022
746.1013(a): Director's Absence - Qualified Caregiver in Charge
Initially, during this inspection, the director was not present and all the staff were not aware that director was not present.
- Medium August 16, 2022 Correction verified August 19, 2022
746.901: Required Personnel Records
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.
- High August 16, 2022 Correction verified August 30, 2022
746.605(12): Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
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.
- Medium August 16, 2022 Corrected at inspection
745.651(1): Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
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.
- Medium May 20, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
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.
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About this record
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