Guidance Preparatory Academy
Licensed Center in Bartonville, Texas. License #1788911, issued November 22, 2023.
- Address
- 64 McMakin Rd, Bartonville, TX 76226
- Phone
- (940) 455-7123
- Licensed capacity
- 301 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- guidanceprep.org
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star, entry level
In the program and not yet star-rated. This is a stage, not a low score.
In effect since August 26, 2026. From the state's provider report of September 9, 2026.
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 4,458 standards at Guidance Preparatory Academy between November 20, 2023 and October 29, 2026 and recorded 28 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 | 3 | 365 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 334 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 465 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 2 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 180 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 452 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 308 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 300 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 270 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 196 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,377 of those standards. The remaining 81, including 24 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 Guidance Preparatory Academy says about itself
Faith-based daycare and Christian preschool in Bartonville and Roanoke, TX, for infants through school age, with daily Bible stories and caring teachers.
Quoted from guidanceprep.org, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
Ask about an opening
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Tell me about new inspections
One short message each time Texas HHSC records an inspection here, saying that it happened and linking to the record. We do not tell you what the inspector found: a finding without whether it was corrected is misleading, and that pair belongs on the page rather than split across an email.
We ask for nothing but the address, and we send a confirmation first. Your list is never shown to this program, never sold, and every message has a link to stop. An inspection is routine: programs are visited on a schedule and after a complaint, and a visit is not a finding.
State inspection record
HHSC records 35 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 29, 2026, and 28 citations.
7 of those visits began with Guidance Preparatory Academy reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 15High
- 6Medium High
- 7Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 28. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium June 16, 2026 Correction verified July 17, 2026
746.2421(a): Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
Two infant feeding instructions were not signed by the parents.
- Medium High June 16, 2026 Correction verified July 7, 2026
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
One childs EpiPen is expired.
- Medium June 16, 2026 Correction verified July 7, 2026
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
One childs exemption request on file has expired.
- Medium June 16, 2026 Correction verified July 7, 2026
746.2417(1): Activities for Infants - Outdoor Play Daily
It was determined that the younger infants have not being going outside.
- Medium June 16, 2026 Correction verified July 7, 2026
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Two staff are missing required training topics and hours for the last full year.
- High May 28, 2026 Correction verified July 7, 2026
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
A caregiver did not follow name to face procedures when transitioning from the outside playground to the classroom. As a result, a child was left outside on the playground unsupervised for approximately 4 to 5 minutes.
- High April 15, 2026 Correction verified May 28, 2026
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
Two caregivers did not follow procedures of name to face for all children when transitioning from the classroom to the outside playground. As a result, a child was left inside the classroom unsupervised for approximately 11 minutes.
- High April 15, 2026 Correction verified May 28, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
An employee did not use good judgment when management was not immediately notified of an incident that occurred.
- Medium High January 7, 2026 Correction verified March 4, 2026
746.2501(4): Care Requirements for Toddlers - Holding and Comforting
Based on information gathered during the investigation and a review of video footage, a caregiver failed to provide comfort to a toddler who was visibly upset during drop‑off times.
- High October 30, 2025 Correction verified November 10, 2025
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
During morning dropout toddler walked out of the Two A classroom due to the door being left open by a parent dropping off.
- High October 22, 2025 Correction verified November 17, 2025
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Based on information gathered through the course of the investigation, it is determined that children at the operation have been inappropriately grabbed by caregivers.
- Medium High October 21, 2025 Correction verified December 5, 2025
746.1203(3)(D): Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
Based on information gathered during the investigation, it is determined that caregivers have been using their personal devices while caring for children.
- High October 21, 2025 Correction verified December 5, 2025
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, a caregiver did not demonstrate competency by ensuring the Pre-B schedule was followed and children in care were fed before being instructed to lie down for naptime.
- Medium High October 21, 2025 Correction verified December 5, 2025
746.3303: Nutrition and Food Service - Meal and Snack Schedule
Based on information gathered during the inspection, children in care went more than 3 hours without a meal or snack.
- High October 9, 2025 Correction verified November 10, 2025
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Based on information gathered during the investigation, a caregiver has inappropriately grabbed children in the toddler classroom.
- High October 9, 2025 Correction verified November 10, 2025
746.2805(5): Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
Based on information gathered during the investigation, a toddler caregiver has been observed yelling in the children's faces.
- High October 9, 2025 Correction verified November 10, 2025
746.2805(1): Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Based on information gathered during the investigation, it is determined that a toddler caregiver hit a child's hand while in care, and has hit children's hands in the past.
- Medium High October 9, 2025 Correction verified November 10, 2025
746.2803(4): Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
Based on video footage reviewed and information gathered from interviews, a caregiver positioned a toddler in front of a chair when they were not listening. The caregiver then sat down in the chair with their legs enclosing the child beneath them.
- High September 11, 2025 Correction verified October 23, 2025
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver inappropriately handled a child while in care.
- Medium May 30, 2025 Correction verified July 9, 2025
746.501(a)(3): Written Operational Policies - Exclusion Criteria
Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it is determined that the operation has allowed children with a fever to remain in care. When children are sent home with a fever, they are not required to remain out of care until 24 hours symptom-free.
- High May 30, 2025 Correction verified July 9, 2025
746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it is determined that caregivers in the operation?s 1B, 2A, 2C, and 3B classrooms have been witnessed inappropriately grabbing and pulling children. One caregiver was observed pulling a child up off the floor by the collar of their shirt.
- Medium May 30, 2025 Correction verified July 9, 2025
745.651(1): Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
Based on information gathered during the investigation, the operation has two subjects with active background checks who have not been employed there for over 7 days.
- High May 30, 2025 Correction verified July 9, 2025
746.1003(1): Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it is determined that approximately since May of 2024, the director and assistant director have been knowledgeable of multiple ongoing concerns of minimum standards violations at the operation that places children at risk.
- Medium High May 30, 2025 Correction verified July 9, 2025
746.3501(1): Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
Based on information gathered, it is determined that an infant/toddler caregiver has frequently not promptly changed children?s diapers resulting in diaper rashes and dried poop being found on them by other caregivers.
- Medium May 30, 2025 Correction verified July 9, 2025
746.707: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Based on information gathered, no incident report was created for an incident involving a child being placed out the back door of the classroom and being left outside with no direct supervision. The incident reported was not created as of 6/25/2025.
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