Baylor Child Development Ctr
A licensed child care center in Waco, Texas 76701
315 Washington Ave, Waco, Texas 76701. (254) 710-4373.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in McLennan County: 6
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 9 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 132 child care providers in McLennan County had 6.
9 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 23, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Dec 12, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Sep 4, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization, at the inspection on Nov 7, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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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.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Dec 12, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“It was determined a child was left alone in a classroom for approximately 3 minutes.”
Sep 4, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation’s last fire inspection was completed in August of 2024.”
Nov 7, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“6 children’s files reviewed did not have authorization for medical emergency care.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“There were 2 caregivers that did not have Affidavit Form 2912 on file for review.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Apr 13, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A person with a “pending” background check was observed in a classroom. The person was removed from the classroom to bring the deficiency into compliance.”
Apr 12, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“It was determined a child was left unsupervised in a classroom for approximately a minute.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“It was determined a child was left unsupervised in a classroom on 3/28/23 and it was not reported to Child Care Regulation properly until 4/12/23. The Director emailed notification on 3/28/23 to CCR Representative who was on leave.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Assessment | No violation found |
| May 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 12, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 3, 1996.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 95 children.
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 A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
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 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Baylor Child Development Ctr This child care provider | 4 |
| The Center Day Camp | 8 |
| Children First Learning Center | 7 |
| St Francis Kindergarten and Nursery | 2 |
| Waco Montessori School | 2 |
| Columbus Avenue Baptist Church | 13 |
| St Pauls Day Care | 2 |
| Country Child Care | 0 |
| Little Rockets | 2 |
| Waco Child Development Center | 14 |
| Waco Child Development Infant | 5 |
| Marla Adams | 0 |
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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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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