First Academy
A licensed child care center in Taylor, Texas 76574
2500 Mallard Ln, Taylor, Texas 76574. (512) 352-3668.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 15 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Williamson County: 3
- 8 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 16 inspections on record
- 3-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?
15 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 467 child care providers in Williamson County had 3.
16 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 16, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Aug 21, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers, at the inspection on Aug 21, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher, at the inspection on Aug 21, 2024
5 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
15 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Jul 16, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“1 children did not have updated immunization records and a third record was needing clinic information.”
Jul 17, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The annual sanitation inspection was not conducted. It was last conducted on 1/17/24.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The last fire drill was conducted 10/3/2024. This was corrected during the inspection when a fire drill was conducted.”
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Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar year
“The operation has not conducted severe weather or lock down drills in the past calendar year. This was corrected during the inspection when a severe weather drill was conducted.”
Aug 21, 2024: inspection6 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“One caregiver was present without an eligible background check. The caregiver left the operation during the inspection.”
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“Three infants had clips attached to their pacifiers while sleeping in their cribs. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the clips from the pacifiers.”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“The fire extinguisher in the vehicle was not secured.”
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
“The transportation vehicle is not equipped with a safety alarm.”
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Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date
“Medication listed on a child’s food allergy emergency plan was not in its original box labeled with the child’s name.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The Children’s Product Cerfication form was not certified annually. The last certification date was 8/1/23. This was corrected when the director completed and signed a new Children’s Product Certification form.”
Feb 16, 2024: 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
“Information obtained during the investigation shows that a child was left unsurpervised in a classroom.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“Information obtained during the investigation shows that a copy of the incident report was not provided to parents.”
Dec 8, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“One caregiver was present with an inactive status on their background check. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver left.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“One caregiver did not know how many children were present in the classroom.”
Dec 6, 2023: 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 found during a self-reported investigation that a child was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately one minute.”
8 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 25, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
“A mop bucket with dirty mop water was observed next to a toilet in a bathroom used by children. This was corrected at inspection when the mop bucket was removed.”
May 8, 2023: report to the state3 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
“During an investigation it was found that a child was not supervised appropriately when the child gained access to an item that was not labeled for the child’s age group.”
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Care Requirements for Toddlers - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“During an investigation, it was found that children under the age of three years old used items labeled for use for children three years and older. This was found corrected during the investigation inspection, when it was observed that the items had been removed from the classrooms with children under the age of three.”
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“The operation did not report to Licensing within the required 2 days when they were made aware a child required treatment from a medical professional after being in care. This was corrected at inspection when the operation stated their plan to notify licensing within the required time frame when they are notified a child receives medical treatment related to incidents in care.”
Nov 18, 2021: inspection4 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The slide on a hill that’s being used on the playground is not marked off 6 feet around has no surfacing material to prevent fall injuries. There were also gaps around the slide area that are tripping and entanglement hazards.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The operation has not obtained the fire inspection for 2021, as the last fire inspection was conducted on 11/16/2020.”
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Gas Leak Inspection - Liquid Propane
“The operation has not obtained the gas inspection every 2 years as required.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“The operation did not have written feeding instruction for 2 infants. The feeding instructions of 3 children did not indicate the number of ounces to feed the children.”
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 8, 2023 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 8, 2018.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 136 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 6 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 31, 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 467 child care providers in Williamson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 15.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Taylor Isd Child Development Center | 6 |
| Ernestine Gayton Valdez | Not given |
| First Academy This child care provider | 15 |
| Tamara Alcoser | 0 |
| Bright Steps TX LLC | 7 |
| Alicia Jonse | Not given |
| Little Ducklings Learning Center | 4 |
| Trinity Child Development Center | 3 |
| Harris Ross Head Start | 19 |
| St Paul Lutheran Child Development Center | 6 |
| Community Montessori School | 9 |
| Christ Lutheran Learning Ctr | 1 |
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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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