Crystals Childcare & Preschool, LLC.
Crystals Childcare & Preschool, LLC. is a licensed child care center in Midland, TX, licensed for up to 250 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2017. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 32 times and investigated 16 reports. Inspectors recorded 44 citations, 10 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (9 of 44). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. 2% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #70 of 76 centers in Midland and better than 18% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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A child had a food allergy plan in the file indicating a severe reaction. However the child's name and allregy plan was not posted in the kitchen where food is prepared. This was corrected at inspection when the director posted the allergen and the child's name in the kitchen.
This standard was found to be out of compliance when a child was able to reach adult scissors resulting severe injury to a child.
This standard was found to be out of compliance when a caregiver did not see and was unable to intervene before a child was seriously injured.
A classroom did not have any outdoor play time in the morning.
A caregiver hired April 2024 does not have all required hours of training. @4 hours of preservice were completed but only 19 hours of annual training hours were completed. by April 2025. The caregiver lacks 5 hours of training.
A two-year-old child does not have a current immunization record. The record has one immunization given at birth.
The director has not renewed the infant trainings for SIDS, Shaken Bay Syndrome, and Early childhood brain development.
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. The operation staff failed to communicate with a parent of an incident involving their child.
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. It was determined that caregivers have been observed working on clerical duties while children are out of control in the classroom, not noticing children being picked up or supervising what children are doing.
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. Observation of the classrooms determined that the children are often at free play with little caregiver interaction. Children are often out of control.
One 3-year-old child is missing 34th Dtap, 2nd Hep A, and 3rd Hib vaccines. One 4-year-old child has an incomplete vaccine record (only last vaccines on file).
One child's admission form does not have areas of authorization for emergency care or authorization for filed trips filled out.
One new employee hired 6/24/24 was left alone with children but has not completed at leat 8 hours of preservice traiing.
A child with a listed food allergy on the admission form does not have a food allergy plan at the center.
Four employees hire June 2023 have not completed all 24 hours of annual training in addition to their 24 hours of preservice. Two caregivers have completed 18 hours. One caregiver has completed 15 hours and the fourth caregiver has completed 20 hours.
One child has a listed food allergy on their admission form but there is not a food allergy plan in the the child's file.
The class was getting ready for a filed trip. Two children were out in the hallway getting their shoes on without supervision.
The children's products form has nnot been updated since 2022.
A child was left sleeping alone in the classroom for 10 minutes in September 2023.
The operation failed to report to CCR of a situation placing a child at risk when a caregiver left a child alone in a classroom for 10 minutes in September 2023.
A child who turned 4 years of age June 2023 did not have a vision/hearing screening result in their file.
Toddlers under three and two years of age were served whole slices of peaches that were not cut into smaller pieces.
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. The staff have given children food identified on their food allergy list despite parent requests, documentation at admission, and having the food allergy posting in the classrooms and where food is prepared.
Two new employees left alone with children have not completed at least eight hours of preserve training.
Four employees do not have proof pf background check letters in their files stating they are eligible to be present at the operation.
A caregiver did not wash her hands after changing a diaper and removing the gloves.
A caregiver left the clorox cleaning wipes on a shelf under the diapering table, accessible to children. A child was at the shelf.
A child's hands were not washed after the diaper change.
This standard was evaluated and was found to be out of compliance. The fire extinguisher was not mounted securely in a bracket, out of reach of children, at the time of the incident, and was a cause of injury.
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. Staff did not actively supervise the children. Both caregivers in the room had their backs to the children involved in the incident.
Toddler worm climbers on the playground were placed on concrete surface. Five toddlers were actively climbing the equipment. This was corrected at inspection when the director removed the equipment from the playground.
The playground loose-fill was an inch deep and not as 6 inches deep as required.
The first aid kit in the transportation van was missing tweezers and scissors.
The operation did not notify child care regulation of the lack of water in the building due water line/plumbing issues.
A caregiver left alone with children has completed on line CPR/First Aid certification. A second caregiver left alone with children has not completed CPR/First Aid certification in pediatric cardiopulmonary.
The center did not have running water in the building. Staff and children were not using soap and water to wash hands. Staff relied on hand sanitizer after toileting, and diaper changing.
The children's products form was not updated sine 2019. This was corrected at inspection when the director renewed the form.
This standard was reevaluated and is still out of compliance. On child still does not have a health statement.
All staff completed CPR training on line without use of a manikin for hand son training and practice.
A caregiver left eight toddlers alone in the classroom for 30 seconds to open the front door for a staff.
Emergency evacuation diagram is not posted in the classrooms or other rooms children use through out the day. This was corrected at inspection when the director posted the evacuation diagrams in all rooms children use.
Training certificates have been signed by the same person without experience or knowledge in the training topics. Trainer credentials are not listed on the certificates.
The director does not have 30 hours of annual training completed for the previous year.
Two children do not have health statements. One child does not have parent address on the admission form.
About this center
Common questions
Does Crystals Childcare & Preschool, LLC. take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Crystals Childcare & Preschool, LLC.’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Crystals Childcare & Preschool, LLC. accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Crystals Childcare & Preschool, LLC. cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Crystals Childcare & Preschool, LLC. 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 Crystals Childcare & Preschool, LLC. had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 10 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jan 14, 2026: “Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Crystals Childcare & Preschool, LLC. compare with other daycares in Midland?
It is #70 of 76 centers in Midland by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 18% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Crystals Childcare & Preschool, LLC. last inspected?
May 27, 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 1665976 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.