Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool
2215 N Midland Dr Ste 4a, Midland, TX 79707
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School · Monday–Friday
8 critical, 4 serious findings across 60 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Nov 7, 2025.
40 inspections · 20 investigations in 36 months · source checked Sep 16, 2026
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State facts · provider details pendingSubsidies not accepted in state listing
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- Meals providedListed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careListed
- After-school careListed
- Transportation to/from schoolListed
- Drop-in careListed
- Part-time careListed
- Field tripsListed
- Skill classesListed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedListed
- Accepts child care subsidiesNot accepted
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Licensed capacity: 112 children. This is not the number of open places.
Programs & learning
Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
School Age Care,Before School Care,Accredited,Meals Provided ,After School Care,Snacks Provided,Drop-In Care,Skill Classes,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.
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07:30 AM-05:30 PM
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Services & accommodations
- Meals providedListed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careListed
- After-school careListed
- Transportation to/from schoolListed
- Drop-in careListed
- Part-time careListed
- Field tripsListed
- Skill classesListed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedListed
- Accepts child care subsidiesNot accepted
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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, 4 serious findings across 60 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Nov 7, 2025.
Last 36 months · window starts Sep 15, 2023
3 standard(s) appear on multiple visits: 746.5101(a) (4 visits); 746.1309(a) (4 visits); 746.201(11) (4 visits). This is a match of standard identifiers, not a judgment about identical circumstances.
State verification published Nov 7, 2025.
Conditions between visits, current staffing, and day-to-day quality. A correction plan is not verification.
100 visits in our data; 0 unmatched findings. Publication and processing can lag events.
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Operation does not have a current fire inspection. Last inspection done was 8/21/2024.
State verification published Nov 7, 2025.
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.
Inspection history is one input into your decision, not a guarantee of safety or a rating of care quality. How to read this record.
- 2026
- Jun 3, 2026 to Jun 5, 20264 inspections and 4 investigationsNo findingsShow
- Jun 5, 2026 inspection
- Jun 5, 2026 inspection
- Jun 5, 2026 inspection
- Jun 5, 2026 inspection
- Jun 3, 2026 complaint investigation
- Jun 3, 2026 complaint investigation
- Jun 3, 2026 complaint investigation
- Jun 3, 2026 complaint investigation
- 2025
- Nov 7, 2025Inspection2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Operation does not have a current fire inspection. Last inspection done was 8/21/2024.
Correction verified Nov 7, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
3 caregivers did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.
Correction verified Nov 20, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1309(a).
- Nov 7, 2025Inspection2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Operation does not have a current fire inspection. Last inspection done was 8/21/2024.
Correction verified Nov 7, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
3 caregivers did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.
Correction verified Nov 20, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1309(a).
- Nov 7, 2025Inspection2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Operation does not have a current fire inspection. Last inspection done was 8/21/2024.
Correction verified Nov 7, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
3 caregivers did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.
Correction verified Nov 20, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1309(a).
- Nov 7, 2025Inspection2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Operation does not have a current fire inspection. Last inspection done was 8/21/2024.
Correction verified Nov 7, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
3 caregivers did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.
Correction verified Nov 20, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1309(a).
- Mar 19, 2025 to Nov 3, 20254 inspections and 8 investigationsNo findingsShow
- Nov 3, 2025 self-reported incident
- Nov 3, 2025 self-reported incident
- Nov 3, 2025 self-reported incident
- Nov 3, 2025 self-reported incident
- Mar 21, 2025 inspection
- Mar 21, 2025 inspection
- Mar 21, 2025 inspection
- Mar 21, 2025 inspection
- Mar 19, 2025 complaint investigation
- Mar 19, 2025 complaint investigation
- Mar 19, 2025 complaint investigation
- Mar 19, 2025 complaint investigation
- 2024
- Jun 21, 2024 to Dec 20, 202412 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Dec 20, 2024 inspection
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- Dec 20, 2024 inspection
- Oct 17, 2024 inspection
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- Jun 21, 2024 inspection
- Jun 21, 2024 inspection
- Jun 21, 2024 inspection
- Jun 21, 2024 inspection
- Jun 11, 2024Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity
There were 59 children in care. Over capacity by 2. Corrected at inspection when 2 children were picked up.
Correction verified Jun 21, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.201(11).
- Jun 11, 2024Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity
There were 59 children in care. Over capacity by 2. Corrected at inspection when 2 children were picked up.
Correction verified Jun 21, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.201(11).
- Jun 11, 2024Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity
There were 59 children in care. Over capacity by 2. Corrected at inspection when 2 children were picked up.
Correction verified Jun 21, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.201(11).
- Jun 11, 2024Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity
There were 59 children in care. Over capacity by 2. Corrected at inspection when 2 children were picked up.
Correction verified Jun 21, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.201(11).
- Feb 15, 2024 to Jun 6, 202412 inspections and 8 investigationsNo findingsShow
- Jun 6, 2024 complaint investigation
- Jun 6, 2024 complaint investigation
- Jun 6, 2024 complaint investigation
- Jun 6, 2024 complaint investigation
- Apr 29, 2024 inspection
- Apr 29, 2024 inspection
- Apr 29, 2024 inspection
- Apr 29, 2024 inspection
- Apr 25, 2024 self-reported incident
- Apr 25, 2024 self-reported incident
- Apr 25, 2024 self-reported incident
- Apr 25, 2024 self-reported incident
- Feb 20, 2024 inspection
- Feb 20, 2024 inspection
- Feb 20, 2024 inspection
- Feb 20, 2024 inspection
- Feb 15, 2024 inspection
- Feb 15, 2024 inspection
- Feb 15, 2024 inspection
- Feb 15, 2024 inspection
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- 2023
- May 12, 2023 to Jun 1, 20238 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Jun 1, 2023 inspection
- Jun 1, 2023 inspection
- Jun 1, 2023 inspection
- Jun 1, 2023 inspection
- May 12, 2023 inspection
- May 12, 2023 inspection
- May 12, 2023 inspection
- May 12, 2023 inspection
- May 9, 2023Complaint 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
While a caregiver was changing another child's diaper and her back was turned from the other children in care, a child scratched another child several times.
Correction verified Jun 1, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- May 9, 2023Complaint 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
While a caregiver was changing another child's diaper and her back was turned from the other children in care, a child scratched another child several times.
Correction verified Jun 1, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- May 9, 2023Complaint 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
While a caregiver was changing another child's diaper and her back was turned from the other children in care, a child scratched another child several times.
Correction verified Jun 1, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- May 9, 2023Complaint 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
While a caregiver was changing another child's diaper and her back was turned from the other children in care, a child scratched another child several times.
Correction verified Jun 1, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Jan 13, 2023 to Jan 13, 20234 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Jan 13, 2023 inspection
- Jan 13, 2023 inspection
- Jan 13, 2023 inspection
- Jan 13, 2023 inspection
- Jan 3, 2023Inspection2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
A caregiver was answering a call on her personal phone in the nap room.
Correction verified Jan 13, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(6).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
3 children did not have updated immunization records available for review.
Correction verified Jan 13, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.613(b).
- Jan 3, 2023Inspection2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
A caregiver was answering a call on her personal phone in the nap room.
Correction verified Jan 13, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(6).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
3 children did not have updated immunization records available for review.
Correction verified Jan 13, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.613(b).
- Jan 3, 2023Inspection2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
A caregiver was answering a call on her personal phone in the nap room.
Correction verified Jan 13, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(6).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
3 children did not have updated immunization records available for review.
Correction verified Jan 13, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.613(b).
- Jan 3, 2023Inspection2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
3 children did not have updated immunization records available for review.
Correction verified Jan 13, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.613(b).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
A caregiver was answering a call on her personal phone in the nap room.
Correction verified Jan 13, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(6).
- 2022
- Jul 13, 2022 to Jul 13, 20224 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Jul 13, 2022 inspection
- Jul 13, 2022 inspection
- Jul 13, 2022 inspection
- Jul 13, 2022 inspection
- May 9, 2022Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
A caregiver did not wash her hands after changing a child's diaper. Corrected at inspection when the caregiver washed her hands.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3415(4).
- May 9, 2022Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
A caregiver did not wash her hands after changing a child's diaper. Corrected at inspection when the caregiver washed her hands.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3415(4).
- May 9, 2022Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
A caregiver did not wash her hands after changing a child's diaper. Corrected at inspection when the caregiver washed her hands.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3415(4).
- May 9, 2022Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
A caregiver did not wash her hands after changing a child's diaper. Corrected at inspection when the caregiver washed her hands.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3415(4).
- Mar 18, 2022Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operation has not included the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity in the operational policies.
Correction verified Mar 24, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(18).
- Mar 18, 2022Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operation has not included the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity in the operational policies.
Correction verified Mar 24, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(18).
- Mar 18, 2022Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operation has not included the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity in the operational policies.
Correction verified Mar 24, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(18).
- Mar 18, 2022Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operation has not included the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity in the operational policies.
Correction verified Mar 24, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(18).
- Feb 16, 2022 to Mar 11, 20224 inspections and 4 investigationsNo findingsShow
- Mar 11, 2022 complaint investigation
- Mar 11, 2022 complaint investigation
- Mar 11, 2022 complaint investigation
- Mar 11, 2022 complaint investigation
- Feb 16, 2022 inspection
- Feb 16, 2022 inspection
- Feb 16, 2022 inspection
- Feb 16, 2022 inspection
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Facts from the license
- Permit
- Full Permit, issued Jul 28, 2022
- Capacity
- 112 children (licensed maximum, not openings)
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM · Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Subsidies
- Not accepted
- County
- Midland
- Website
- tenderstepsdaycare.com
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Contact & location
2215 N Midland Dr Ste 4a, Midland, TX 79707
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.