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Children's Orchard Academy on Hillside

9175 Hillside Rd, Amarillo, TX 79119 · Randall County
5 high-risk citations in last 12 months

Children's Orchard Academy on Hillside is a licensed child care center in Amarillo, TX, licensed for up to 238 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2025. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 23 times and investigated 12 reports. Inspectors recorded 10 citations, 9 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (4 of 10). 6 citations came in the last 12 months, including 5 high-risk. 10% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 5 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #33 of 59 centers in Amarillo and better than 58% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 58%of 9,147 Texas licensed centers, comparing risk-weighted citations per inspection. About typical
#33 of 59 centers in Amarillo
9High risk
0Medium High risk
1Medium risk
0Medium Low risk
0Low risk
10 citations from 23 inspections and 10 reports since Oct 1, 2021 · 6 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 22, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 22, 2026 · Inspection · no citationSep 18, 2026 · Inspection · no citationSep 9, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 4, 2026 · Inspection · no citationSep 3, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 20, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJul 17, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJul 14, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 18, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundJun 16, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 18, 2026 · Inspection · no citationFeb 8, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 9, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJan 6, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 5, 2026 · Inspection · no citationDec 3, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 1, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 20, 2025 · Inspection · no citationSep 24, 2025 · Inspection · no citationSep 23, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 16, 2025 · Inspection · no citationSep 12, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 25, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 14, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 13, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 18, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 20, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 2, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 28, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 25, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 31, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 18, 2024 · Inspection · no citationOct 31, 2024 · Inspection · no citationSep 27, 2024 · Inspection · no citation
Citation foundNo citation

What inspectors cited most

Supervision4
Caregiver conduct2
Records & paperwork1
Health & medication1
Background checks1
Other standards1

Citations, newest first

HighSep 3, 2026Found during an investigationRecords & paperwork
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk §746.305(a)(6)
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a report was not made by the operation regarding a situation that placed a child at risk with being left unsupervised.
Correction verified Sep 22, 2026
MediumSep 3, 2026Found during an investigationHealth & medication
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent §746.707
An incident report was written on 8/28/2026 after a situation that places a child at risk but was not shared or signed by the parent within 2 days of the incident.
Correction verified Sep 9, 2026
HighSep 3, 2026Found during an investigationSupervision
Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity §746.1205(a)(4)
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a child was unaccounted for about 10 minutes after their classroom transitioned out of the cafeteria and back to their classroom.
Correction verified Sep 22, 2026
HighJul 14, 2026Found during an investigationSupervision
Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity §746.1205(a)(4)
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, staff were not aware of a child's on-going activity and did not have visual or auditory awareness of the child, as a child was in a classroom for approximately fourteen minutes by themselves before they were found by staff.
Correction verified Aug 20, 2026
HighJun 18, 2026InspectionBackground checks
AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone §745.621(a)(2)
An individual that had a prior eligible background check was inactivated on 06/17/2026 and has continued to be present at the operation without an eligible background check at the operation. The individual is currently inactive and requires a new background check submission to be present at the operation. The individual left the operation during the inspection.
Corrected during the visit
HighJun 16, 2026Found during an investigationSupervision
Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity §746.1205(a)(4)
Children were left the classroom unattended and were unsupervised in the halls and office.
Correction verified Jul 17, 2026
HighSep 12, 2025Found during an investigationCaregiver conduct
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling §746.2805(3)
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver would discipline by grabbing children by the arm in a rough manner.
Correction verified Oct 20, 2025
HighAug 13, 2025Found during an investigationCaregiver conduct
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling §746.2805(3)
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver has grabbed multiple children by the arm in a rough manner when disciplining.
Correction verified Sep 16, 2025
HighAug 13, 2025Found during an investigationOther standards
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety §746.1205(a)(5)
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, an incident occurred where children were repeatedly climbing on shelves during nap time in the classroom and the caregiver failed to intervene. The caregiver sat on the ground instead of removing the children from the shelves to ensure their safety. The caregiver doesn’t attempt to redirect the children until after a child falls off the shelf and lands onto another child laying on their nap mat resulting in the other child crying.
Correction verified Sep 16, 2025
HighApr 25, 2025Found during an investigationSupervision
Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity §746.1205(a)(4)
A child walks out of the classroom and down the three halls without supervision, while the caregiver was changing a diaper in the diapering pod. Staff was unable to see and unaware he left the room.
Correction verified May 20, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity238 children
Ages servedInfant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours06:30 AM-06:30 PM
DaysMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Licensed sinceFeb 7, 2025
DirectorTammy Lunini
Phone8063186194
State operation #1803308

Common questions

Does Children's Orchard Academy on Hillside take infants?

Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.

What are Children's Orchard Academy on Hillside’s hours?

6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.

Does Children's Orchard Academy on Hillside accept child care subsidies?

Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.

How much does Children's Orchard Academy on Hillside cost?

Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Orchard Academy on Hillside for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Panhandle area, which includes Amarillo, is $32.20 a day for infants, $31.20 a day for toddlers and $30.20 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).

Has Children's Orchard Academy on Hillside had any serious violations?

Inspectors recorded 9 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 3, 2026: “Report Situation Placing Children at Risk.” Each one is listed in full above.

How does Children's Orchard Academy on Hillside compare with other daycares in Amarillo?

It is #33 of 59 centers in Amarillo by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 58% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).

When was Children's Orchard Academy on Hillside last inspected?

Sep 22, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.

Licensed centers nearby

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 1803308 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.