Little Nest CDC LLC
Licensed Center in Amarillo, Texas. License #1534146, issued October 6, 2014.
- Address
- 1400 Sw 10th Ave, Amarillo, TX 79101
- Phone
- (806) 373-0974
- Licensed capacity
- 131 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:45 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- littlenestcdc.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
Openings
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In effect since February 1, 2025. From the state's provider report of June 2, 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 4,589 standards at Little Nest CDC LLC between October 13, 2021 and August 25, 2026 and recorded 27 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 | 4 | 476 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 437 | 0 |
| Personnel | 4 | 587 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 140 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 357 | 2 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 5 | 60 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 451 | 2 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,478 of those standards. The remaining 111, including 22 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.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 49 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 25, 2026, and 27 citations.
- 10High
- 10Medium High
- 5Medium
- 2Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 27. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High July 17, 2026 Correction verified August 25, 2026
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
A caregiver did not know the number of children they were responsible for which led to a child being left unsupervised outside.
- High July 17, 2026 Correction verified August 25, 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 child was left unsupervised on the playground for 19 minutes.
- Medium October 10, 2024 Correction verified November 7, 2024
746.307(c): Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, the operation has failed to properly notify parents of minor injuries their children receive while in care.
- High March 26, 2024 Correction verified April 26, 2024
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
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation a child was able to leave the classroom on their own on two separate occasions in one day. On one occasion, one caregiver did not have auditory or visual awareness of the child which allowed the child to leave the classroom. One another occasion, another caregiver failed to have adequate physical proximity to the child which prevented them from being able to intervene appropriately.
- Medium October 13, 2023 Correction verified October 27, 2023
746.701(2): Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Illness Requiring Hospitalization
An incident/illness report was not completed when a child was hospitalized. **This was corrected at inspection when it was completed by the staff at inspection.
- High October 13, 2023 Correction verified October 27, 2023
746.2419(3): Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop Bottles
Bottle propping was observed for a younger child when the caregiver used a blanket to prop the bottle for the child during feeding time.
- Medium High October 13, 2023 Correction verified October 27, 2023
746.3301(f)(1): Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking water available at every snack, mealtime, and during and after active play
Children were observed having meal and snack without water being available during these times by staff.
- Medium High October 11, 2023 Correction verified November 20, 2023
746.3415(4): Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver did not wash hands after wiping a child's nose.
- Medium High September 14, 2023 Correction verified September 22, 2023
746.3415(4): Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
One staff member was observed at inspection conducting diaper changes but did not wash her hands after changing a diaper. Additionally, the young infant did not have their hands cleaned with an individual wipe after their diaper change.
- Medium High July 25, 2023 Correction verified July 31, 2023
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Multiple classrooms have outlets that require outlet covers. Some outlets have automatic internal locks but these outlets did not have those and did not have outlet covers. Additionally, the barrier to the swing set on the playground has posts that have risen up and have created trip hazards. Three classrooms have cords extending down from a shelf that has the potential to pull items down if a child was to tug on the extended cord. The outlet covers were replaced at inspection and the hanging cords were removed.
- Medium High July 25, 2023 Correction verified July 31, 2023
746.1205(a)(3): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
Multiple caregivers did not have information to show each child's age in the classrooms they using during morning arrival at the start of the day. One caregiver did not know the names of each of the children she was responsible for. Another caregiver has an incomplete list and did not have all of the children she was responsible for listed and did not know the age of the youngest in her group.
- Medium High July 25, 2023 Correction verified July 31, 2023
746.3417(3): Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
Multiple children were observed having their diaper changed but did not have their hands washed after. In another classroom, a caregiver was observed wiping the noses of multiple children and did not wash her hands at all.
- High July 25, 2023 Correction verified July 31, 2023
746.2426(a)(1): Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
An infant was observed at inspection asleep in a restrictive device.
- High July 25, 2023 Correction verified July 31, 2023
746.2411(2)(E): Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Minimum Height of 22 Inches from Top of Railing to Mattress Support at Lowest Level
A bassinet was observed at inspection as sleep equipment for a 6 month old infant. The manufacturer instructions specifies this sleep equipment is for 0-5 month olds. Additionally, a bassinet of 11.5 inches in height from the sleep surface to the top of the rail does not meet the play yard guidelines of at least 22 inches required.
- Medium High July 25, 2023 Correction verified July 31, 2023
746.3505(e): Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
Multiple diaper changes were observed and the diaper changing surface was not sanitized in between diaper changes sessions or at the end of the diaper changes.
- Medium High July 25, 2023 Correction verified August 15, 2023
746.4907(d): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
The younger children playground requires additional loose fill in the use zone of the kids trax slide. The amount of loose fill in the use zone various from 0-3 inches but does not have the required 6 inches of loose fill in the use zone. The spring based teeter totter also requires 6 inches of loose fill and various from 0-4 inches of loose fill. The swing set additionally requires 6 inches of loose fill and varies from 0-4 inches of loose fill in the use zone.
- High May 25, 2023 Correction verified June 22, 2023
746.613(a): Required Immunizations
One children's records when reviewed did not have current immunizations in the file.
- High August 22, 2022 Correction verified November 2, 2022
746.1201(5): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
Evidence obtained during the investigation confirms staff at the operation had suspicions of children in care being Abused and Neglected outside the daycare and did not make a report to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
- Medium July 7, 2022 Correction verified July 7, 2022
746.801(1): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Records
Two children in care did not have admission information available for review at inspection.
- Medium Low July 7, 2022 Correction verified July 21, 2022
746.4801: Definition- What does Licensing mean by the term ?use zone??
During the walkthrough, a tire was observed in the use zone of the swings, which were also being used by children, therefore the use zone was not free of hazards.
- High July 6, 2022 Correction verified August 3, 2022
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a child was left unsupervised outside on the playground area. The caregiver responsible for the child was not aware that the child was left in the playground area until after arriving to the classroom and therefore, did not have physical proximity. The caregiver was not aware of the child's ongoing activities and did not have auditory or visual awareness of the child, and there was no staff present on the playground responsible for the child.
- High July 6, 2022 Correction verified August 3, 2022
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, the operation failed to report a situation that placed a child at risk within the required of 48 hours of the incident occurred. A child was left unsupervised in the playground area without any staff supervision and main caregiver was not aware of the child's ongoing activities.
- Medium High June 24, 2022 Correction verified July 7, 2022
746.3317(6): Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders
A classroom was observed with all the children having their snack directly on the table and there was no sanitary holder between the snack and the table - such as a napkin or plate.
- Medium Low June 24, 2022 Correction verified July 7, 2022
746.4801: Definition- What does Licensing mean by the term ?use zone??
During the walkthrough, three tires were observed stacked one on top of another and they were underneath a swing, therefore, the use zone of the swing was not free of hazards.
- Medium June 9, 2022 Correction verified July 21, 2022
746.701(1): Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization
Based on the evidence obtained, the ouch report did not have all of the same required information as the Child Care Regulation Incident/Illness Report Form as it was lacking a date of when the incident occurred as well as parent signature on the form for when a child was injured and required medical treatment for the injury.
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