Embassy Ministries
Embassy Ministries is a licensed child care center in Odessa, TX, licensed for up to 110 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2018. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 19 times and investigated 7 reports. Inspectors recorded 11 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for staff ratios (2 of 11). None of them came in the last 12 months. 9% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #19 of 44 centers in Odessa and better than 59% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Caregiver did not complete the 24 hours of preservice training before being counted in ratio.
Children's files did not have the health statement.
2nd caregiver left classroom leaving the other caregiver out of ratio with12 two year olds.
Caregiver did not know the number of children present when asked by licensing.
Caregiver at operation did not have correct qualifications.
Multiple children's files did not have the admission date available.
Multiple staff files did not have the current CPR/First Aid card for review.
Child was outside of classroom in hallway unsupervised in time out.
Operation did not have a current certification of the product safety sheet.
Upon my arrival there was a can of lysol on a desk where children were walking and was accessable.
After breakfast children in the 18-24 month class, washed hands with a wipe. Children this age should be washing hands with soap and water.
About this center
Common questions
Does Embassy Ministries take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Embassy Ministries’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 Embassy Ministries accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Embassy Ministries cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Embassy Ministries for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Permian Basin area, which includes Odessa, 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 Embassy Ministries had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 15, 2024: “Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Embassy Ministries compare with other daycares in Odessa?
It is tied for #19 of 44 centers in Odessa by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 59% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Embassy Ministries last inspected?
Feb 9, 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 1661028 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.