Kingdom Kids Day Care & Academy

A licensed child care center in Waco, Texas 76710

2001 N Valley Mills Dr, Waco, Texas 76710. (254) 224-6372.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

18 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in McLennan County: 6
10 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
28 inspections on record
4-Star Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 18 deficiencies in 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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?

18 deficiencies cited in the last three years

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

28 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 7, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Aug 17, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on May 21, 2026

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 May 14, 2025

7 more rated High; all are listed below.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

18 deficiencies in 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

18 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023												Dec
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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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

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.

Aug 20, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies

Required Postings-Child’s Food Allergies

“One child had an allergy, and the information was stored in a folder in their classroom instead of posted in their classroom. This was corrected during the inspection when the child’s allergy plan was posted in the classroom.”

Rule 746.401(10). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 20, 2026.
Infant Daily Report - Infant’s Mood

“Several of the infants’ daily reports did not include the mood for the infants, and one infant’s daily report did not have a summary of daily activities.”

Rule 746.2431(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 27, 2026. Correction verified: Aug 27, 2026.
First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired

“The antiseptic wipes in the first aid kit had expired in 2025. This was corrected during the inspection when the wipes were disposed of and new wipes were placed in the first aid kit.”

Rule 746.4003(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 20, 2026.

Aug 17, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies

Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

“During a DFPS investigation, video shows a caregiver grabbing and pulling a child aggressively.”

Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 21, 2026. Correction verified: Oct 7, 2026.
Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games

“During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a caregiver was on their phone while caring for children.”

Rule 746.1203(3)(D). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 21, 2026. Correction verified: Oct 7, 2026.

May 21, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

“A caregiver stated they were unaware of how many children they were responsible for. This was corrected during the inspection when I counted the children and informed the caregiver that they had ten children in their class.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 21, 2026. Correction verified: May 26, 2026.

Sep 18, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

“One infant’s feeding instructions were last updated in July.”

Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 25, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 26, 2025.

May 14, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency

Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence found to determine that two children left their class, got outside the daycare, and were outside unsupervised for approximately six minutes.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 9, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 19, 2025.

Apr 6, 2025: report to the state5 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“During the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to determine that a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment when she reached into a bowl of food intended for children, ate some, and then served the children from the same bowl.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 6, 2025. Correction verified: May 12, 2025.
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children

“During the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to determine that a caregiver did not relate to children with respect and patience when the caregiver snatched a child’s cup of milk away and spoke to the children in an impatient, disrespectful tone.”

Rule 746.1201(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 6, 2025. Correction verified: May 12, 2025.
Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training

“During the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to determine that a caregiver disciplined two children by not letting them finish eating their meal after one of the children spilled a cup of milk.”

Rule 746.2805(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 6, 2025. Correction verified: May 12, 2025.
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

“During the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to determine that a caregiver roughly grabbed a child out of her chair and pulled her away from the table.”

Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 6, 2025. Correction verified: May 12, 2025.
Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games

“During the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to determine that a caregiver was using a cell phone while supervising children.”

Rule 746.1203(3)(D). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 6, 2025. Correction verified: May 12, 2025.

Feb 5, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

Medication No Longer Used

“There was expired medication and medication that children were no longer using stored in the office. This was corrected during the inspection when the medication was disposed of.”

Rule 746.3809. Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 5, 2025.

Nov 4, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“The operation’s last annual fire inspection was done on 10/3/23.”

Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 18, 2024. Correction verified: Nov 14, 2024.

Aug 30, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies

Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence found to determine that a child was able to get into a storage room that was secured from the inside with a block of wood before the child’s caregiver intervened.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 28, 2024. Correction verified: Nov 4, 2024.
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

“During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence found to determine that a caregiver used inappropriate discipline when she dragged a child to her, lifted him by one arm, and carried him across the room by one arm.”

Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 28, 2024. Correction verified: Nov 4, 2024.

Mar 7, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

Written Operational Policies - Animals

“The operation did not have a policy informing parents that an animal is present on the premesis.”

Rule 746.501(a)(17). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 14, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 11, 2024.

17 deficiencies older than three years

Nov 2, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

Maximum Height - Under Age 2

“The playscape, in the playground area, is designed for children 3 years old and older. During the inspection children 18 months to 2 years old were observed on the playscape. The Director placed another caregiver on the playground to assist with providing the children with alternate activities and the children were removed from the playscape.”

Rule 746.4607(b)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 2, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 10, 2023.

Sep 14, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency

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 the caregiver did not have the appropriate proximity to the children in order to intervene, during the times the children were biting. The ratio in the classroom was 4 to 1. At times, the classroom had 2 caregivers and biting was still occurring frequently.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 2, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 10, 2023.

Aug 15, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies

Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment

“Based on evidence obtained, it was determined a caregiver will tap children harshly on their shoulder with an open hand, when they do not follow directions given.”

Rule 746.2805(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 13, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 15, 2023.
Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Use Praise and Encouragement

“Based on the evidence obtained it was determined a Caregiver will yell at the children in the classroom when they do not listen to instruction and loses her patience.”

Rule 746.2803(4)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 13, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 15, 2023.

Aug 14, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies

AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited

“During an investigation, sufficient evidence was found that a child was abused.”

Rule 746.1201(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 8, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 15, 2023.
Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

“During an investigation, it was determined a child was hit on the thigh by the open hand of a caregiver.”

Rule 746.2805. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 8, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 15, 2023.

Dec 28, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

Children Handwashing After Outdoor Activities

“Observed children in care transition from outdoor play to nap time without washing hands prior to going to cots. This was corrected by the caregiver taking children to the restroom to wash hands.”

Rule 746.3417(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 28, 2022.

Nov 7, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies

Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

“Based on the information gathered during the investigation it was determined that the operation did not notify licensing of allegations that placed a child at risk”

Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 23, 2022. Correction verified: Dec 5, 2022.
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk

“Based on the information gathered during the investigation it was determined that the operation did not notify parents allegations that placed a child at risk.”

Rule 746.307(b)(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 23, 2022. Correction verified: Dec 5, 2022.

Oct 13, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies

Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

“During the inspection the infant bottles were not labeled. This was corrected by the caregiver labeling the bottles.”

Rule 746.2419(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 13, 2022.
Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal

“During the inspection the last fire marshal inspection was completed in July 2021.”

Rule 746.5101(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 30, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 21, 2022.
Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection

“During the inspection it was found that the last gas inpsection was completed in March 2020.”

Rule 746.5401. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 30, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 21, 2022.
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children’s Records

“During the inspection the children records were missing the following required documents: Immunizations and health statements”

Rule 746.801(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 27, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 27, 2022.
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

“During the inspection it was found that the personnel files were not being maintained and the following required documents were missing: date of hire, proof of pre-service exemption, orientation, high school diplomas, proof of trainings within the first 90 days.”

Rule 746.801(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 27, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 27, 2022.

Jan 10, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency

AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization

“Based on the information gathered during the investigation it was found that the operation did not notify licensing within the required timeframe of a child injured at the operation and going to the emergency room for medical care.”

Rule 746.305(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 18, 2022. Correction verified: Jan 18, 2022.

Nov 9, 2021: inspection2 deficiencies

Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised

“Observed infants sleeping in a room next to the infant playroom with a wall that blocks the view of infants sleeping and the caregiver was observed on the playroom side leaving the infants unspervised.”

Rule 746.2401(7). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 9, 2021. Correction verified: Nov 15, 2021.
Children’s Products- Annual Certification

“The operation did not have documentation that the consumer product safety had been reviewed with the required time frame.”

Rule 746.4135(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 12, 2021. Correction verified: Nov 15, 2021.

All 46 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Oct 7, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 5, 2026	Report to the state	Outcome pending
Sep 28, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Sep 24, 2026	Report to the state	Outcome pending
Aug 20, 2026	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Aug 17, 2026	Report to the state	2 deficiencies cited
Jun 29, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
May 26, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
May 22, 2026	Report to the state	Outcome pending
May 21, 2026	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
May 20, 2026	Report to the state	No violation found
Sep 18, 2025	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Jun 19, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
May 16, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
May 14, 2025	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
May 12, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Apr 6, 2025	Report to the state	5 deficiencies cited
Mar 27, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Mar 19, 2025	Report to the state	No violation found
Feb 5, 2025	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Nov 27, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Nov 18, 2024	Report to the state	No violation found
Nov 4, 2024	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Sep 3, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 30, 2024	Report to the state	2 deficiencies cited
Mar 7, 2024	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Feb 21, 2024	Report to the state	No violation found
Nov 10, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Nov 2, 2023	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Oct 12, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Sep 15, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Sep 14, 2023	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Sep 13, 2023	Report to the state	No violation found
Aug 17, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 15, 2023	Report to the state	2 deficiencies cited
Aug 14, 2023	Report to the state	2 deficiencies cited
Jul 31, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 6, 2023	Report to the state	No violation found
Jan 4, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Dec 28, 2022	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Nov 7, 2022	Report to the state	2 deficiencies cited
Nov 7, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 13, 2022	Inspection	5 deficiencies cited
Jan 10, 2022	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Nov 15, 2021	Inspection	No violation found
Nov 9, 2021	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued May 30, 2017.
Accepts state child care subsidies.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 50 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.
18 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 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 18.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 132 in McLennan County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Turtle Creek Kids	2
Kingdom Kids Day Care & Academy This child care provider	18
Elvia Turrubiartes	12
Infants 123	6
Lake Air YMCA of Central Texas	1
Eoac New Road Head Start/Early Head Start	17
Hillcrest YMCA of Central Texas	6
Mountainview YMCA of Central Texas	1
Parkdale YMCA of Central Texas	5
Crestview YMCA of Central Texas	1
Talitha Koum Nurture Center	14
Little Christian Academy III	8

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

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).
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).
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).
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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