The Learning Academy of Waller
A licensed child care center in Waller, Texas 77484
40190 Highway 290 Business, Waller, Texas 77484. (936) 372-5955.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 40 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Waller County: 4
- 12 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 23 inspections on record
- 4-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?
40 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 30 child care providers in Waller County had 4.
23 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 5, 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 19, 2025
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 inspection on Sep 3, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Sep 3, 2025
9 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
40 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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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.
Dec 19, 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
“During the investigation, it was revealed that a caregiver left the children in the classroom unattended to take a restroom break.”
Oct 9, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“There is no loose fill around the stationary equipment that has a slide.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“CCR observed stationary equipment positioned less than six feet from the perimeter.”
Sep 17, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records
“The owner of the operation that transports the children’s records was not available during the inspection.”
Sep 3, 2025: inspection15 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
“The transporter left the operation and went outside, leaving the children unsupervised in the foyer area.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation does not have an updated fire inspection; the last fire inspection was on 5/21/2024.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“During the walk-through, CCR observed specks of dirt under the changing mats on the toddler diaper-changing table in the restroom.”
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Pest Extermination
“CCR observed active ant pile on the children’s playground.”
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Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
“CCR observed the diaper changing mats wear and tear and is no longer waterproof. Correction: A caregiver replaced the diaper changing mats.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“There is no loose fill around the stationary equipment that has a slide.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“One out of six children’s files were evaluated and is missing the emergency contact address.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Three infants feeding sheet for the month of July and August were not available during the inspection.”
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Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age
“CCR observed the children’s sleeping mats has wear and tear, and is no longer waterproof.”
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Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name
“CCR observed that the children’s sleeping mats were not labeled with their names or numbers.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“CCR observed stationary equipment positioned less than six feet from the perimeter.”
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Provide Parents With Copy of Policies
“Three out of six children’s files were evaluated, a copy of the operation policy agreement signed by a parent is missing from the files.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Three out of the six children’s files were evaluated, and a health statement is missing from each of them.”
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Required Personnel Records
“The owner of the operation that transports the children’s records was not available during the inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
“The director s transportation training was not in the file.”
Aug 25, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“I observed a caregiver assist a child with a training cup without washing their hands after diapering. The caregiver was also observed removing their gloves and was in the process of putting on another pair before washing their hands. The caregiver was corrected and went to wash their hands.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“During the inspection I observed a child’s hands were not washed after diapering.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - Hand-washing Sink in Diaper Changing Area
“The operation was found to not have a hand washing sink in the toddler room diaper changing area.”
Aug 14, 2025: inspection2 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
“Children were left unsupervised in the classroom.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“A caregiver was alone caring for 7 infants. The director was in a classroom caring for 11 children. Note: The infant classroom was brought into compliance when another staff person entered the infant classroom.”
Aug 7, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver counted in ratio has a pending background check. Note: The director had the caregiver to leave the operation.”
Jul 23, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“Two infants were observed sleeping in restrictive devices; highchair and a bouncer.”
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
“An infant was not removed from a restrictive device (highchair) after falling asleep.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The school age classroom had toys and other items scattered all of the classroom floor. There were also metal curtain rods and boxes with other items inside the classroom.”
Jul 17, 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
“Based on the information gathered from interviews with children and staff, there is sufficient information to support children was left in the classroom unsupervised.”
Dec 27, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child in care with a noted food allergy did not have a signed food allergy emergency plan.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“One child in care did not have emergency contact address information on file.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“Five staff did not have the required affidavit available for review.”
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Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation’s child-care program
“Two children enrolled in care did not have the required physician health statement available for review.”
Aug 20, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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Franchise Tax Delinquent
“Based on information obtained the Franchise Tax was involuntarily ended.”
Jun 13, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“Based on the DFPS investigation, caregivers are punishing children by making them stand and face the wall with their hands in the air.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
“Based on the information gathered from interviews, there is sufficient evidence to support a caregiver(s) allow children to remain in time out for longer than required.”
Jun 5, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
“Two infants was observed with bottles while crawling and moving on the floor. Note: This was corrected when the caregiver collected the bottles from the infants.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Three infants had expired feeding instructions. One infant did not have any feeding instructions available fore review.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The director did not have a current annual prodcut safety certification available for reveiw.”
Jun 1, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
“Two children was observed sitting in a highchair for time out. Note: This was corrected when the caregiver removed both children from the highchairs.”
22 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 12, 2023: inspection6 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“Operation does not have a current annual fire inspection for review.”
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Infant Care Area - Space to Walk Between Cribs, Cots or Mats
“The cribs in the infant were close together not allowing caregivers the space to walk between them.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
“An infant was asleep with a bottle in the crib. Note: This was correct at inspection when inspector asked the caregiver to remove the bottle from the crib.”
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Children Handwashing Before Eating
“Caregivers did not ensure that children washed their hands before eating. Note: Inspector asked the school age children if they washed their hands before eating, and the children said no. The inspector also asked a caregiver if their students washed their hands, and they said no.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“In the infant classroom, the TV was on and the 2 of the 5 infants were watching TV during nap time. 3 were sleeping. Corrected at inspection: It was dicsussed with director that children under the age of 2, are not allowed screen time. The director was instructed to have the caregivers to turn off the tv.”
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Screen Time Activities - May Supplement Activities Not Replace
“In the schoolers class, the children were engaged in screen time, that was not associated with a planned activity.”
Jan 24, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Hand-washing Sink
“The infant room does not have a hand washing sink.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“Two electrical outlets in the infant classroom did not have the plastic wall plates around the sockets. Wires were exposed.”
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Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram
“The emergency evacuation and relocation diagram did not have identified on it the designated location inside the building during sever weather and the meeting place outside.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“5 out of 6 children did not have emergency contact address information.”
Apr 8, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records
“A total of six operational staff were review. Six out six operational staff did not had personal records files completed upon the time of the inspection for review.”
Feb 14, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation does not have a current fire inspection completed as of the application inspection.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation does not have the health inspection completed as of the application inspection.”
Jan 24, 2022: inspection9 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“The applicant for the director position does not have a clear background check during the application inspection.”
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Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger
“The operation does not have a written policy for safe sleep for infant care during the application inspection.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation does not have a current fire inspection completed as of the application inspection.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation does not have the health inspection completed as of the application inspection.”
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Posting Requirements - Emergency and evacuation relocation diagram
“The operation does not have the emergency and evaluation relocation diagram posted for review for the application inspection.”
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Written Operational Policies - Suspension and Expulsion
“The operation does not have written policy dealing with suspension and expulsion during the application inspection.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
“The operation does not have the emergency preparedness plan evaluation diagram posted during the application process.”
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Liability Insurance Requirements - Have Coverage of at Least $300,000 For Each Occurrence of Negligence
“The operation does not have liability insurance at the time of the application inspection.”
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Written Activity Plans
“The operation does not have the written activity plan for all children ages inside the classroom during the application inspection.”
All 30 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Inspection | 15 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 25, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 104 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.
- 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 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 30 child care providers in Waller County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 40.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Childrens Learning Center Too | 5 |
| Grace Christian Academy | 2 |
| The Learning Academy of Waller This child care provider | 40 |
| Feels Like Home Childcare | 15 |
| Michaela Kennard | 1 |
| Kce Champions LLC @ Fields Store Elementary | 0 |
| Creative World Child Care & Preschool #2 | 15 |
| Gwendolyn Johnson | 0 |
| The Learning Tree | 8 |
| YMCA Afterschool@bryant Elementary | 4 |
| Met Early Head Start Waller County | 4 |
| Taylor’s Playhouse | 2 |
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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