Opportunity School
Opportunity School is a licensed child care center in Amarillo, TX, licensed for up to 97 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1998. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 13 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 7 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (3 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. 14% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 4 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #31 of 59 centers in Amarillo and better than 59% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
The director and the employee that transports children only have 30 minutes of transportation training on file.
Operation is deficient due to the condition of the variance that states that parents must be notified in writing of the mixed age groups. The operation did not have any copies of this written notification on file.
One caregiver's first aid/CPR training is expired.
Multiple containers of cleaning products were in a cabinet that was accesible to children.
The operation failed to report a communicable disease to licensing.
The last fire inspection conducted was on 6/3/2021.
Three caregivers did not have the following trainings available for review during the inspection: abuse and neglect, building and physical safety, food allergies, SIDS and shaken baby, hazardous materials, and emergency preparedness. Two of the caregivers did not have training available for administering medication.
About this center
Common questions
Does Opportunity School take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Opportunity School’s hours?
7:30 AM to 5:45 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Opportunity School accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Opportunity School cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Opportunity School 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 Opportunity School had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Feb 6, 2024: “Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Opportunity School compare with other daycares in Amarillo?
It is tied for #31 of 59 centers in Amarillo 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 Opportunity School last inspected?
Sep 22, 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 531425 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.