# St Matthews Episcopal Day School

St Matthews Episcopal Day School is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Pampa, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 125 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 727 W Browning Ave, Pampa, TX 79065

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 125
- License/permit: 129790
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (806) 665-0703

- Hours: 07:30 AM-05:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: yes
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=96685

## Inspection record
13 findings across 21 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-06-17 to 2026-10-01); 11 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-08-14 — Sanitation & hygiene, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-08-18: Annual Sanitation Inspection: The most recent annual sanitation inspection was completed in May 2025 and is past due. (§746.3401(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3401-a))
- 2025-09-02 — Sanitation & hygiene, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-09-03: Annual Sanitation Inspection: The annual health inspection was last conducted more than 12 months prior. (§746.3401(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3401-a))
- 2025-09-02 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Correction verified 2025-09-05: Director Annual Training - Additional required topics: The director was lacking additional training hour topics for the following topics: communicable disease including immunization training, building and premise safety and storing and disposing of hazardous materials. (§746.1311(e); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1311-e))
- 2025-09-02 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-09-03: Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training: Transportation training within the last 12 months is needed for the director. (§746.1301(a)(7)(A); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1301-a-7-a))
- 2022-11-17 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Low risk, Correction verified 2022-12-02: Electronic Records-Available During Business Hours: The training certificates for the director was not available for review at inspection. (§746.805(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-805-3))
- 2022-08-17 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2022-12-13: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children: Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver left a group of children she was solely responsible for unsupervised to complete additional caregiver duties outside of the classroom. (§746.1203(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1203-4))
- 2022-08-17 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2022-12-13: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited: Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, if was found that abuse occurred in the operation. (§746.1201(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-4))
- 2022-08-17 — Other, High risk, Correction verified 2022-12-13: Prohibited Punishments - Hitting with Hand or Instrument: Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, it was found that a caregiver hit a child with some form of instrument causing bruising. (§746.2805(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805-4))
- 2022-06-20 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-07-08: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional: Two food allergy plans were reviewed at inspection that was lacking a medical professional signature. One additionally was lacking information regarding symptoms. (§746.3819; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3819))
- 2022-06-20 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-07-08: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: One classroom was observed to have one caregiver with 9 children during nap time. The specified age group of the children in care was 12-17 months which is a limit of 5 children of that age group to one caregiver. (§746.1601; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1601))
- 2022-06-20 — Sanitation & hygiene, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-07-08: Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering: Multiple children were observed having their diapers changed and the children did not have their hands washed after. Staff additionally did not wash their hands. Staff used hand sanitizer instead when a hand washing sink was readily available. (§746.3417(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3417-3))
- 2022-06-20 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-07-08: Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained: Three playground areas that require loose fill did not have adequate amounts of loose fill within the entire use zone. Some areas had less than 2 inches where it requires 6 inches of loose fill. The slide exits, under the swings and near steps is where the loose fill is lacking the most. (§746.4907(d); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4907-d))
- 2022-06-17 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization: An injury occurred at the operation on 6/15/22 that required medical treatment. A report by the operation was not made to child care regulation within 2 days. The incident report signed by the parent and director on 6/15/22 stated that the child received medical treatment on 6/15/22. This was corrected at inspection with an employee of the operation making a self report to child care regulation on 6/20/22. (§746.305(a)(2); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-305-a-2))

## Nearby programs
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## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 96685 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=96685
- us_census_geocoder record 727 W BROWNING AVE|PAMPA|TX|79065 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 129790 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=129790
- tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-f35d_5cjr_h8mk (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=129790

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Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-96685 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.
