Midland College Helen L Greathouse Childrens Center
Licensed Center in Midland, Texas. License #211553, issued April 1, 1986.
- Address
- 3600 N Garfield St, Midland, TX 79705
- Phone
- (432) 685-4574
- Licensed capacity
- 85 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- midland.edu/services-resourc
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Field Trips.
The state records conditions on this permit . What these mean.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 3-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since August 27, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 16, 2026.
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 3,746 standards at Midland College Helen L Greathouse Childrens Center between January 24, 2022 and April 29, 2026 and recorded 21 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 | 475 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 331 | 2 |
| Personnel | 2 | 313 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 230 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 181 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,691 of those standards. The remaining 55, including 18 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.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 40 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on April 30, 2026, and 21 citations.
10 of those visits began with Midland College Helen L Greathouse Childrens Center 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.
- 12High
- 5Medium High
- 2Medium
- 2Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 21. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium February 26, 2026 Correction verified March 3, 2026
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Infant feeding instructions for infants in the classroom, under 12 months have not been updated since October 2025 and December 2025. Two children just started table food this month (February) and one 10 month old infant is not yet on table food.
- High February 18, 2026 Correction verified March 26, 2026
746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver pushed a child down while redirecting the child.
- High November 6, 2025 Correction verified December 10, 2025
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
This standard was found to be out of compliance when a caregiver grabbed and held a child by their clothing and dragged the child inside.
- High November 6, 2025 Correction verified December 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
This standard was found to be out of compliance when a child was able to leave outside unnoticed and remain unsupervised for 13 minutes.
- Medium High July 3, 2024 Correction verified August 27, 2024
746.2803(4): Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. It was found that staff take shoes away from children when they do not listen to instruction or redirection.
- High July 3, 2024 Correction verified August 27, 2024
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. It was found that caregivers argued using foul language in the presence of children.
- Medium High July 3, 2024 Correction verified August 27, 2024
746.1203(3)(D): Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. It was found that caregivers have used cell phones and smart watches for personal use while supervising children.
- High October 11, 2022 Correction verified December 7, 2022
746.2805(8): Prohibited Punishments - Placing Child in Locked or Dark Room
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver left a child in the bathroom, turned off the lights and closed the door for nine seconds on two occasions in the same day.
- Medium High September 1, 2022 Correction verified September 29, 2022
746.1203(6): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. One staff was tending to a child in the bathroom while the second caregiver cleaned a table. The children were not supervised while playing by an open door that lead to the playground. A child went out the door alone.
- High September 1, 2022 Correction verified September 29, 2022
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. A child left the classroom via an open door and was on the playground alone for three minutes.
- High September 1, 2022 Correction verified September 29, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A door leading to the playground was left propped open without a door guard. While the caregivers tended to children's toileting needs and cleaning of the classroom, a child went out the door onto the playground.
- High April 26, 2022 Correction verified May 16, 2022
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver left a child out on the playground alone for 45 seconds.
- High April 19, 2022 Correction verified May 16, 2022
746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. An infant caregiver pulled, yanked, dragged, and pushed infants by the arm. The caregiver also carried infants by the arms across the room and threw one infant onto a padded play area.
- High April 19, 2022 Correction verified May 16, 2022
746.2805(4): Prohibited Punishments - Hitting with Hand or Instrument
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. An infant caregiver slapped infants' hands, arms, and mouth in response to infants getting into a cabinet, other prohibited areas, and when an infant tried to take off their own bow.
- Low April 14, 2022 Correction verified April 19, 2022
746.603(a)(6): Children's Records - Vision and Hearing Screening
This standard was reevaluated and remains out of compliance. One child still does not have a vision and hearing screening.
- Medium April 4, 2022 Correction verified April 14, 2022
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
On child did not have immunizations in their file.
- High April 4, 2022 Correction verified April 14, 2022
746.3317(7): Food Service and Preparation Requirement - No Foods That Present Choking Risk
The two and three year old children were served canned pear slices that were not cut up to prevent choking. This was corrected at inspection.
- Medium High April 4, 2022 Correction verified April 14, 2022
746.3505(b): Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant's Hands
In two separate classrooms, the caregivers did not wash the infant and toddler hands after diapering.
- Low April 4, 2022 Correction verified April 14, 2022
746.603(a)(6): Children's Records - Vision and Hearing Screening
Five children's files out of 10 children's files reviewed, did not have vision and hearing screening results in the files. Four children's screenings were produced during inspection. One child still does not have vision and hearing in the file.
- Medium High March 29, 2022 Correction verified April 14, 2022
746.307(b)(1): AP Parental Communication - Injury Requires Treatment by Health Care Professional or Hospitalization
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. The operation did not notify the parent right away when a child hit their head hard on concrete.
- High March 3, 2022 Correction verified April 4, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment when she took a picture of two children in care, out of the view of the classroom video and sent it to her friend.
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About this record
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