The Big Red Barn Learning Center
Licensed Center in Amarillo, Texas. License #1809417, issued July 16, 2025.
- Address
- 2226 Se 27th Ave, Amarillo, TX 79103
- Phone
- (806) 477-9435
- Licensed capacity
- 133 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-05:30 AM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips, Night Care.
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 November 18, 2025. From the state's provider report of October 26, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
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 4,544 standards at The Big Red Barn Learning Center between January 13, 2025 and July 15, 2026 and recorded 15 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 | 495 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 451 | 0 |
| Personnel | 4 | 637 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 144 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 360 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 76 | 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 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 234 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 90 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 202 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 1 |
The table adds up to 4,500 of those standards. The remaining 44, including 13 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.
Changes we have recorded
Texas HHSC publishes the register as it stands today and overwrites it, so nothing in the state's own data shows that a figure used to be different. We compare the register against the previous day's copy and keep what moved. We have been doing that since October 24, 2026.
- November 4, 2026Days “Mon,Wed,Thu,Fri” to “Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri”
Each date is the day we first saw the new value, not the day the program changed anything or the day the state recorded it. A change made in February can appear in the register in May. We do not know which, so we do not say.
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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 22 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on July 15, 2026, and 15 citations.
- 2High
- 11Medium High
- 2Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 15. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High March 13, 2026 Correction verified March 17, 2026
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The operation was not clean and maintained. There were mouse feces and urine in all rooms of the building, in and on shelves, cubbies, the floor, and around food.
- Medium High March 13, 2026 Correction verified March 17, 2026
746.201(9): Complying with Laws and Rules
The permit holder did not complete the tasks specified by the Health Department, that were due 3/12/26 by 3:30 PM. This included cleaning, sanitizing, and having working sinks.
- Medium March 13, 2026 Correction verified March 17, 2026
746.4403(a): Handwashing Sink in Diaper-Changing Area
The operation did not have working sinks in the diaper changing areas in multiple rooms.
- Medium High March 6, 2026 Correction verified April 16, 2026
746.305(a)(4): Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
A child was diagnosed with a communicable disease and licensing was not notified.
- Medium High March 6, 2026 Correction verified April 16, 2026
746.307(d): Parental Notification of Communicable Disease
A child in care was diagnosed with a communicable disease and parents were not notified.
- Medium High February 19, 2026 Correction verified March 3, 2026
746.3421(a): Infant Handwashing - Individual Cloth
The infants were not getting hands washed after diapering.
- Medium High February 18, 2026 Correction verified March 20, 2026
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
There were mice droppings and urine on the shelving, along walls, in the kitchen, storage areas, and the classrooms. Additionally, there were mice droppings found in the toy cubbies that children play with, and in cubbies where children's personal belongings are kept.
- High February 18, 2026 Correction verified March 20, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Staff did not demonstrate good judgement when they did not replace the lids on the snack totes in the kitchen, and a mouse was found in one of the totes, and the mouse had eaten into the snacks in the tote.
- Medium High February 18, 2026 Correction verified March 20, 2026
746.1203(3)(D): Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
It was found during the investigation that staff are using their cell phone for personal use while supervising children.
- Medium High February 18, 2026 Correction verified March 20, 2026
746.3427: Pest Extermination
Staff set sticky traps and bate traps with baking soda and cornmeal throughout the daycare and are not certified in pest control.
- High January 9, 2026 Correction verified March 13, 2026
746.5625(a): Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
the vehicle that was purchased does not have the safety alarm installed in it.
- Medium High August 12, 2025 Correction verified August 19, 2025
746.1609: Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
The class had exceeded the goups size. There was 12 children and the maximum group size is 10.
- Medium High August 6, 2025 Correction verified August 19, 2025
746.1605(1): Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
There was a 17 month old infant in the class with a 5 year old, which exceeds the 18 month gap.
- Medium High May 7, 2025 Correction verified May 20, 2025
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
The infant class was out of ratio by one and the preschool class was over by 2 children.
- Medium May 7, 2025 Correction verified May 20, 2025
746.5205(4): Documentation of Drills
The drill form was damaged and not avaliable for review.
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.
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