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Bright Minds Academy at Golden Pond

Licensed & activeAges Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, SchoolUp to 136 children

7601 Golden Pond Pl Bldg 4, Amarillo, TX 79121

Safety record

7 findings across 12 inspections

4 were rated high or medium-high risk. All were marked corrected. Texas HHSC inspections since 2022.

Supervision & ratiosMedium riskCorrectedJun 5, 2023
Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving: The background check validation list has not been validated and there were individuals listed that have been terminated from the operation for abouth a month, which is longer than seven days of them leaving.
Health records & medicationMedium-high riskCorrectedJun 5, 2023
Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan: A child in care who had a listed diagnosed food allergy did not have a complete food allergy in file when reviewed as it was missing the doctor signature.
Supervision & ratiosHigh riskCorrected

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Texas HHSC inspections, report investigations and assessments since October 2017, updated daily.

Date	Inspection	Result	Evidence
Feb 24, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	Verified
Nov 6, 2025	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	Verified
Mar 3, 2025	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	Verified
Mar 19, 2024	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	Verified

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Date	Code	Severity	Status	Finding (source text)
Jun 5, 2023	§745.651(1) Supervision & ratios	Medium risk	Corrected	Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving: The background check validation list has not been validated and there were individuals listed that have been terminated from the operation for abouth a month, which is longer than seven days of them leaving.
Jun 5, 2023	§746.605(16) Health records & medication	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan: A child in care who had a listed diagnosed food allergy did not have a complete food allergy in file when reviewed as it was missing the doctor signature.
May 4, 2023	§746.1205(a)(4) Supervision & ratios	High risk	Corrected	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, the staff were unaware of the on-going activities and lacked auditory and visual awareness of a child they were responsible for when the child left the classroom to the outdoor space area. The door closed behind the child after entering the outdoor space. Additionally, the child was discovered by another staff member whom made the caregivers responsible for this child, aware that the child was missing.
Jun 23, 2022	§746.3407(12) Supervision & ratios	High risk	Corrected	Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children: In two classrooms at the operation, bottles of bleach spray are in cabinets that are accessible to children.
Jun 23, 2022	§746.605(11) Fire safety & emergency drills	Medium risk	Corrected	Required Admission Information - Physician Information: Four of the ten children's records reviewed did not have a completed section regarding the name, address, or phone number of their physician or emergency care facility.
Jan 5, 2022	§746.1203(4) Supervision & ratios	High risk	Corrected	Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children: Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver did not supervise a child when the child left the classroom and into the main hallway as the caregiver did not have auditory or visual awareness and also was not aware of the child's activities.
Jan 5, 2022	§746.301(2) Supervision & ratios	Medium risk	Corrected	Notification of Change in Space: Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, the operation has been using a building that has not been approved or permitted by Child Care Regulation for staff functions/trainings and for children to participate in physical activities when the weather is cold outside.

Date

Code

Severity

Status

Finding (source text)

Jun 5, 2023

§745.651(1)

Supervision & ratios

Medium risk

Corrected

Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving: The background check validation list has not been validated and there were individuals listed that have been terminated from the operation for abouth a month, which is longer than seven days of them leaving.

Jun 5, 2023

§746.605(16)

Health records & medication

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan: A child in care who had a listed diagnosed food allergy did not have a complete food allergy in file when reviewed as it was missing the doctor signature.

May 4, 2023

§746.1205(a)(4)

Supervision & ratios

High risk

Corrected

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, the staff were unaware of the on-going activities and lacked auditory and visual awareness of a child they were responsible for when the child left the classroom to the outdoor space area. The door closed behind the child after entering the outdoor space. Additionally, the child was discovered by another staff member whom made the caregivers responsible for this child, aware that the child was missing.

Jun 23, 2022

§746.3407(12)

Supervision & ratios

High risk

Corrected

Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children: In two classrooms at the operation, bottles of bleach spray are in cabinets that are accessible to children.

Jun 23, 2022

§746.605(11)

Fire safety & emergency drills

Medium risk

Corrected

Required Admission Information - Physician Information: Four of the ten children's records reviewed did not have a completed section regarding the name, address, or phone number of their physician or emergency care facility.

Jan 5, 2022

§746.1203(4)

Supervision & ratios

High risk

Corrected

Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children: Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver did not supervise a child when the child left the classroom and into the main hallway as the caregiver did not have auditory or visual awareness and also was not aware of the child's activities.

Jan 5, 2022

§746.301(2)

Supervision & ratios

Medium risk

Corrected

Notification of Change in Space: Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, the operation has been using a building that has not been approved or permitted by Child Care Regulation for staff functions/trainings and for children to participate in physical activities when the weather is cold outside.

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Primrose of Amarillo Southwest Amarillo, 79119	Child care center	—	232	No records	—	0.4 km
Children's Orchard Academy on Hillside Amarillo, 79119	Child care center	—	238	No records	—	2.6 km
Treehouse Childrens Academy Amarillo, 79109	Child care center	—	222	No records	—	2.7 km
Happy Days Childcare and Preschool Amarillo, 79109	Child care center	—	148	No records	—	2.9 km
Two Little Feet Amarillo, 79109	Child care center	—	74	No records	—	3.0 km
ABC Learning Center 1 Amarillo, 79109	Child care center	—	200	No records	—	3.5 km

Source	Record	Facts	Evidence	Effective	Retrieved
Texas HHSC Operations TX	1309557	name, type, status, capacity, ages, hours, address, phone, subsidies	Verified	—	Nov 5, 2026
us_census_geocoder US	7601 GOLDEN POND PL BLDG 4\|A…	location Census Geocoder Exact match: 7601 GOLDEN POND PL, AMARILLO, TX, 79121	Verified	—	Nov 5, 2026
tx_twc_subsidy_providers TX	1676411	tx_rising_star_rating, accepts_cc_subsidy	Verified	May 11, 2026	Nov 6, 2026
tx_twc_ccs_facilities TX	row-5uq2_5w37_hfsd	monthlyamtpaid, accrdstatus, prekstandard, headstart	Historical	Jun 1, 2024	Nov 6, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905825103		Verified	Feb 24, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905825102		Verified	Nov 6, 2025	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905825101		Verified	Mar 3, 2025	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905825100		Verified	Mar 19, 2024	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905825099		Verified	Jun 5, 2023	Nov 5, 2026

Bright Minds Academy at Golden Pond

7 findings across 12 inspections

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Bright Minds Academy at Golden Pond

7 findings across 12 inspections

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