Kid’s Quest Childcare & Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Killeen, Texas 76542
501 W Stan Schlueter Loop Ste 102, Killeen, Texas 76542. (254) 681-5371.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years Middle in Bell County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 10 inspections on record
- 2-Star 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?
1 deficiency cited in the last three years
The middle of the 237 child care providers in Bell County had 2.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Nov 21, 2025: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation, at the report to the state on Nov 20, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2024. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | Nov |
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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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Nov 20, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
“During the DFPS investigation, it was found that the director knew about the incident and did not report it to licensing.”
10 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 19, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Operation Open to Parents At All Times
“During the investigation it was found that parents are encouraged to drop off and pick up their children outside and not enter into the building.”
Jun 8, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“During the monitoring inspection it was found that a child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have an emergency plan available for review at the operation.”
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
“During the monitoring inspection it was observed that there was no loose fill under the spring rockers in the playground area.”
Jul 27, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Arrangement of Napping Equipment -Provides Sufficient Walking and Work Space
“Children were observed sleeping without sufficient walk and work spaces for caregivers between each child. This was corrected during the inspection when the children were moved to have adequate spacing between them.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“Two infants did not have infant feeding instructions.”
Apr 5, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
“A caregiver was observed leaving a classroom of infants while conducting other tasks.”
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“Two infants were observed sleeping in restrictive devices. The infants were removed from the devices during the inspection.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“A classroom of 21 children was found to be out of child/caregiver ratio for the ages of children in the classroom. To meet compliance, the children were split between two classrooms durng the inspection.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“A television with a cartoon playing was turned on in a classroom of infants under two years of age. The screen was turned off during the inspection.”
Jan 27, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Two of seven child files were observed to be missing health statements from a physician.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 27, 2016.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 66 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 4 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 Nov 5, 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: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 237 child care providers in Bell County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 1.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Faith’s First Steps Home Daycare | 0 |
| Extreme Cheer -N- Tumble | 0 |
| Petra Ann Wilson | 0 |
| Creation of Life | 2 |
| Kimberly Davis | 0 |
| Kid’s Quest Childcare & Learning Center This child care provider | 1 |
| Lil Fox’s Den Child Development Center, LLC | 1 |
| Brain Builders Learning Center | 2 |
| Mary Jones | Not given |
| Reeces Creek YMCA | 0 |
| Asymca Alice W. Douse | 0 |
| Cedar Valley YMCA | 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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