First Friends Preschool at Tbc
1601 W Interstate 40, Amarillo, TX 79109
Pre-Kindergarten, School · Monday–Friday
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8 critical findings across 36 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Mar 4, 2026.
28 inspections · 8 investigations in 36 months · source checked Sep 16, 2026
The everyday details
State facts · provider details pendingSubsidies not accepted in state listing
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- Meals providedNot listed
- Snacks providedNot listed
- Before-school careNot listed
- After-school careNot listed
- Transportation to/from schoolListed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careListed
- Field tripsListed
- Skill classesNot listed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedNot listed
- Accepts child care subsidiesNot accepted
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- Annual materials fee
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Licensed capacity: 64 children. This is not the number of open places.
Programs & learning
Pre-Kindergarten,School
Part Time Care,Transportation to/from School ,Field Trips
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State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
A typical day
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08:30 AM-02:30 PM
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Services & accommodations
- Meals providedNot listed
- Snacks providedNot listed
- Before-school careNot listed
- After-school careNot listed
- Transportation to/from schoolListed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careListed
- Field tripsListed
- Skill classesNot listed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedNot listed
- Accepts child care subsidiesNot accepted
Languages spoken and interpreter availability not provided.
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Entrance, restroom, and classroom accessibility details not provided.
Individual accommodations, specialist access, and staff training not provided.
People, policies & environment
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Individual qualifications, CPR, and first-aid training not provided.
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Parent updates and conference policies not provided.
Authorized pickup and visitor procedures not provided.
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Evidence, with the follow-through.
Provider descriptions, prices, and photos never change this record. Every finding below comes from published state evidence.
8 critical findings across 36 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Mar 4, 2026.
Last 36 months · window starts Sep 15, 2023
1 standard(s) appear on multiple visits: 746.1205(a)(4) (8 visits). This is a match of standard identifiers, not a judgment about identical circumstances.
State verification published Apr 13, 2026.
Conditions between visits, current staffing, and day-to-day quality. A correction plan is not verification.
64 visits in our data; 0 unmatched findings. Publication and processing can lag events.
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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 where supervision was not maintained according to the definition.
State verification published Apr 13, 2026.
Inspection record
Visits available in our Texas data, newest first. Visits with findings are shown in full; runs of clean visits are folded into one line. Findings are quoted from the inspector's report with the Texas risk level beside our severity.
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- 2026
- Mar 5, 2026 to Apr 13, 20268 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Apr 13, 2026 inspection
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- Mar 5, 2026 inspection
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- Mar 5, 2026 inspection
- Mar 4, 2026Complaint investigation1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
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 where supervision was not maintained according to the definition.
Correction verified Apr 13, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Mar 4, 2026Complaint investigation1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
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 where supervision was not maintained according to the definition.
Correction verified Apr 13, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Mar 4, 2026Complaint investigation1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
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 where supervision was not maintained according to the definition.
Correction verified Apr 13, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Mar 4, 2026Complaint investigation1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
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 where supervision was not maintained according to the definition.
Correction verified Apr 13, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- 2025
- Apr 25, 2025 to Nov 19, 202512 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Nov 19, 2025 inspection
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- May 6, 2025 inspection
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- Apr 25, 2025 inspection
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- Apr 25, 2025 inspection
- Apr 23, 2025Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
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 left unsupervised for a brief amount of time in their classroom while the rest of the class transitioned to the playground.
Correction verified May 6, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Apr 23, 2025Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
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 left unsupervised for a brief amount of time in their classroom while the rest of the class transitioned to the playground.
Correction verified May 6, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Apr 23, 2025Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
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 left unsupervised for a brief amount of time in their classroom while the rest of the class transitioned to the playground.
Correction verified May 6, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Apr 23, 2025Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
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 left unsupervised for a brief amount of time in their classroom while the rest of the class transitioned to the playground.
Correction verified May 6, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Jan 29, 2025 to Jan 29, 20254 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Jan 29, 2025 inspection
- Jan 29, 2025 inspection
- Jan 29, 2025 inspection
- Jan 29, 2025 inspection
- 2024
- Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 20244 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Mar 27, 2024 inspection
- Mar 27, 2024 inspection
- Mar 27, 2024 inspection
- Mar 27, 2024 inspection
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- 2023
- Apr 25, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
The personnel file for the last complete annual training year was lacking the health and safety topics listed under 746.1311(e).
Correction verified May 15, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1311(e).
- Apr 25, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
The personnel file for the last complete annual training year was lacking the health and safety topics listed under 746.1311(e).
Correction verified May 15, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1311(e).
- Apr 25, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
The personnel file for the last complete annual training year was lacking the health and safety topics listed under 746.1311(e).
Correction verified May 15, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1311(e).
- Apr 25, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
The personnel file for the last complete annual training year was lacking the health and safety topics listed under 746.1311(e).
Correction verified May 15, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1311(e).
- 2022
- Sep 26, 2022 to Sep 26, 20224 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Sep 26, 2022 inspection
- Sep 26, 2022 inspection
- Sep 26, 2022 inspection
- Sep 26, 2022 inspection
- Aug 24, 2022Inspection2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Documentation of Drills
Fire drills have not been documented during the months of January, February, or May 2022. Carbon monoxide and smoke detector checks were not documented January-May 2022. A monthly building maintenance checklist has not been documented for January-May 2022. Four lock down drills were not completed for the year 2021-2022.
Correction verified Sep 26, 2022. Standard 746.5205(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
The health inspection has not been conducted since 6/8/2021. The fire inspection has not been conducted since 3/23/2021.
Correction verified Sep 12, 2022. Standard 746.3401(a).
- Aug 24, 2022Inspection2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Documentation of Drills
Fire drills have not been documented during the months of January, February, or May 2022. Carbon monoxide and smoke detector checks were not documented January-May 2022. A monthly building maintenance checklist has not been documented for January-May 2022. Four lock down drills were not completed for the year 2021-2022.
Correction verified Sep 26, 2022. Standard 746.5205(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
The health inspection has not been conducted since 6/8/2021. The fire inspection has not been conducted since 3/23/2021.
Correction verified Sep 12, 2022. Standard 746.3401(a).
- Aug 24, 2022Inspection2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
The health inspection has not been conducted since 6/8/2021. The fire inspection has not been conducted since 3/23/2021.
Correction verified Sep 12, 2022. Standard 746.3401(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Documentation of Drills
Fire drills have not been documented during the months of January, February, or May 2022. Carbon monoxide and smoke detector checks were not documented January-May 2022. A monthly building maintenance checklist has not been documented for January-May 2022. Four lock down drills were not completed for the year 2021-2022.
Correction verified Sep 26, 2022. Standard 746.5205(4).
- Aug 24, 2022Inspection2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Documentation of Drills
Fire drills have not been documented during the months of January, February, or May 2022. Carbon monoxide and smoke detector checks were not documented January-May 2022. A monthly building maintenance checklist has not been documented for January-May 2022. Four lock down drills were not completed for the year 2021-2022.
Correction verified Sep 26, 2022. Standard 746.5205(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
The health inspection has not been conducted since 6/8/2021. The fire inspection has not been conducted since 3/23/2021.
Correction verified Sep 12, 2022. Standard 746.3401(a).
- Mar 31, 2022 to Apr 20, 20228 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Apr 20, 2022 inspection
- Apr 20, 2022 inspection
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- Apr 20, 2022 inspection
- Mar 31, 2022 inspection
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- Mar 31, 2022 inspection
- Mar 31, 2022 inspection
- Mar 30, 2022Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
A child was left in the building unsupervised for approximately two minutes.
Correction verified Apr 20, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(4).
- Mar 30, 2022Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
A child was left in the building unsupervised for approximately two minutes.
Correction verified Apr 20, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(4).
- Mar 30, 2022Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
A child was left in the building unsupervised for approximately two minutes.
Correction verified Apr 20, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(4).
- Mar 30, 2022Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
A child was left in the building unsupervised for approximately two minutes.
Correction verified Apr 20, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(4).
- 2021
- Oct 21, 2021 to Oct 21, 20214 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Oct 21, 2021 inspection
- Oct 21, 2021 inspection
- Oct 21, 2021 inspection
- Oct 21, 2021 inspection
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Facts from the license
- Permit
- Full Permit, issued Jan 13, 2000
- Capacity
- 64 children (licensed maximum, not openings)
- Ages
- Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 08:30 AM-02:30 PM · Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Subsidies
- Not accepted
- County
- Potter
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Contact & location
1601 W Interstate 40, Amarillo, TX 79109
State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
State records and provider information have separate sources. Provider claims do not establish independently verified care quality. Missing data is not evidence of an issue-free record.