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Waco Child Development Infant

A licensed child care center in Waco, Texas 76706

613 S 9th St, Waco, Texas 76706. (254) 753-5981.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.

The last 24 months 5 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean5
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Texas’s risk levels
Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
Licence status
Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

5 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 132 child care providers in McLennan County had 6.

10 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 15, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Smoke-Detection System, at the report to the state on Feb 18, 2026

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

5 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.

5 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 NovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each deficiency, in Texas’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

Feb 18, 2026: report to the state3 deficiencies
  • Smoke-Detection System

    “Three smoke detectors in the building were observed to be beeping and in need of batteries during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.5311(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 20, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 5, 2026.

  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “There were multiple maintenance deficiencies observed on the two outdoor areas of the operation. There were active ant piles observed, bags of mulch, bird waste, water hoses accessible, a broken gate, broken toy storage and miscellaneous broken items observed.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 6, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 5, 2026.

  • Child/Caregiver Ratio - 12 or Fewer Children

    “There was one caregiver observed in a classroom with 8 infants ages 10 months to 19 months old. An additional caregiver was added to the classroom during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.1701. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 20, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 5, 2026.

May 22, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “Observed piles of leaves, with large sticks and a small amount of trash in the leaves on the back playground. I spoke to the director about getting the playground cleaned up for use.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 24, 2024. Correction verified: May 28, 2024.

Feb 16, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
  • Notification of Changing Address or Location

    “Director failed to notify CCR within 2 days of change in location of services.”

    Rule 746.301(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 16, 2024.

12 deficiencies older than three years
Mar 3, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
  • Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    “The fire inspection was past due.”

    Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 10, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 8, 2023.

Apr 14, 2022: inspection11 deficiencies
  • Required Immunizations

    “Two out of six children files reviewed were not current on immunizations or did not have a record for review at the this inspection.”

    Rule 746.613(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2022. Correction verified: Apr 26, 2022.

  • Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required

    “Out of five staff files reviewed, three caregivers did not have current required training certificates available at the time of inspection.”

    Rule 746.1309(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2022. Correction verified: Apr 26, 2022.

  • Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.

    “Two of out of the five records reviewed did not have current CPR and First Aid training.”

    Rule 746.1315(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2022. Correction verified: Apr 27, 2022.

  • Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Crib

    “There were several cribs that had a crib mattress and a foam mat. This was corrected at inspection when the foam mat was removed. Several crib mattresses were torn. This was corrected at inspection when the mattresses were replaced with new ones.”

    Rule 746.2409(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 14, 2022.

  • Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets

    “The crib mattresses covers were not snug.”

    Rule 746.2409(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 18, 2022. Correction verified: Apr 28, 2022.

  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “The back playground is in need of a deep clean. Sand box has green sand and grass growing in the sand, bird feces was observed on some of the materials.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2022. Correction verified: Apr 26, 2022.

  • Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded

    “The air conditioning units were accessible to children and did not have proper safe guards to prevent access.”

    Rule 746.3701(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2022. Correction verified: Apr 26, 2022.

  • Medication Authorization - Signed and Dated

    “One child who receives a breathing treatment daily did not have a medication authorized signed and available for review at the time of inspection.”

    Rule 746.3803(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 18, 2022. Correction verified: Apr 26, 2022.

  • Medication Records - Date, Time and Amount Given

    “The operation did not have records available for review to determine when the child was given medication.”

    Rule 746.3805(c)(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 18, 2022. Correction verified: Apr 26, 2022.

  • Fire Extinguishers Serviced

    “There were two fire extinguishers that had expired as of March 2022.”

    Rule 746.5307(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2022. Correction verified: Apr 26, 2022.

  • Documented Annual Training- Required Content

    “Out of five caregiver training files reviewed two caregivers did not have current training certificates available for review at the time of inspection.”

    Rule 746.1309(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2022. Correction verified: Apr 26, 2022.

All 12 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 15, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 5, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Feb 20, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Feb 18, 2026Report to the state3 deficiencies cited
Apr 15, 2025InspectionNo violation found
May 22, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Apr 30, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Feb 16, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Mar 3, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Apr 28, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Apr 14, 2022Inspection11 deficiencies cited
Dec 3, 2021Report to the stateNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 22, 1988.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler.
  • Capacity: 45 children.
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

  • No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
  • 2 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

Who does the caring?

  • Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.

Who owns it?

  • Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.

How is it rated?

  • Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 132 child care providers in McLennan County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 5.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 132 in McLennan County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Little Rockets2
Waco Child Development Center14
Waco Child Development Infant This child care provider5
Rr Learning Center23
This Little Piggy Academy9
Melanie Bowman3
Mary Turnage1
Caring for Kids1
Amber Pfeiffer12
Grow With Us Home Daycare3
Bells Hill YMCA of Central Texas1
Eoac Johnette Hicks Early Head Start Center0

What the record doesn’t say

  • Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
  • Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
  • Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.

Sources

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Oct 30, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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