A Precious 1 Child Care
A Precious 1 Child Care is a licensed child care center in Midland, TX, licensed for up to 44 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2006. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 19 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 31 citations, 7 of them high-risk, most often for staff ratios (9 of 31). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. 29% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #74 of 76 centers in Midland and better than 13% of licensed centers statewide.
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A Caregiver who was supervising 2-6 year old children stepped out of the classroom to open the front door leaving the children unattended.
A caregiver had 21 children by herself. Specified age group is 4. Over ratio by 3 Corrrected at inspection when another caregiver arrived.
The operation did not have a recent Children's Product Certification. The last certification was on 11/25/2024. Corrected at inspection when the Director filled up the Children's Product Certification Form and posted it.
Fire Drills for the months of May and June 2026 were not done. Last Fire Drill was on 4/21/2026.
The Director who was supervising the school age children stepped out of the classroom to open the front door leaving the children unattended.
Documentation for the Fire Drill, Shelter in Place and Severe Weather was not available for review.
Children younger than two years old were having screen time. Corrected at inspection when the caregiver switch off the television.
Director has not completed 30 clock hours of annual training.
A caregiver has not completed the required 24 clock hours of annual training.
An infant was sleeping in a restrictive device which was inside the crib. Corrected at inspection when the caregiver removed the restrictive device and laid the infant on the crib.
Infants were combined with older children and the oldest child in the group is 21 months older than the youngest child. Corrected at inspection when the toddlers went back to their classroom
A child did not have an updated immunization record available for review. Corrected at inspection when the parent sent an updated immunization record to the Director,
Four caregivers did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.
There was no documentation available for review for emergency drills.
The operation did not have a recent Children's Product Certification available for review. Corrected at inspection when the Director filled up a new form.
The Toddler Class had the TV on while having lunch. Corrected at inspection when the Director asked the caregiver to turn off the TV.
Operation does not have a current fire inspection.
Two caregivers did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.
There were 28 children in a classroom with only one caregiver. The oldest child was 6 years old and the youngest child was 7 months old.
There were 28 children with only one caregiver in a classroom. Oldest child is 6 years old and youngest child is 7 months old . The oldest child is more than 18 months older than the youngest child. Corrected at inspection when the Director arrived with another caregiver and the school age children and infants went to their classrooms.
There were 2 infants asleep in their cribs unsupervised in the infant room. Corrected at inspection when a caregiver arrived.
A new employee with direct access to children did not have a cleared initial background check. Background check is still pending. Corrected at inspection when the employee was asked to leave the operation.
The television was on in the infant room. Corrected at inspection when the caregiver switched it off.
A caregiver did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.
The operation has not included the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity in the operational policies. Corrected at inspection when the Director amended the operational policies to include indoor and outdoor physical activity.
A 3 months old infant was asleep in a crib with a blanket. Corrected at inspection when the blanket was removed.
There was no additional employee or caregiver in the building during naptime. Corrected at inspection when another caregiver arrived.
The operation did not do a fire drill for the month of January 2022.
There were 3 naptime groups. There was no additional employee or caregiver present in the building during naptime. Corrected at inspection when the Director arrived.
Director has not completed the required 30 hours of annual training.
During naptime a classroom with eleven children did not have a caregiver present.
About this center
Common questions
Does A Precious 1 Child Care take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are A Precious 1 Child Care’s hours?
7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does A Precious 1 Child Care accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does A Precious 1 Child Care cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask A Precious 1 Child Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Permian Basin area, which includes Midland, is $32.40 a day for infants, $31.40 a day for toddlers and $30.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has A Precious 1 Child Care had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 7 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 21, 2026: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does A Precious 1 Child Care compare with other daycares in Midland?
It is #74 of 76 centers in Midland by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 13% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was A Precious 1 Child Care last inspected?
Jul 28, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 861006 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.