Building Blocks
A licensed child care center in Hewitt, Texas 76643
213 Chama Dr, Hewitt, Texas 76643. (254) 495-3714.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 11 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in McLennan County: 6
- 5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 23 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?
11 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 132 child care providers in McLennan County had 6.
23 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 10, 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 inspection on Sep 4, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age, at the inspection on Jul 28, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Jul 28, 2026
2 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
11 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | 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 |
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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 Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Sep 4, 2026: inspection1 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
“A classroom of 8 two year old children was observed to be left unattended during nap time. A staff member returned and compliance for supervision was met.”
Jul 28, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“There was one 8 month old infant observed sleeping in a crib covered with a blanket. The blanket was removed immediately during inspection. An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC ?42.078.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The last fire inspection was observed to have been conducted in June of 2025. A fire inspection was scheduled during the inspection.”
Sep 15, 2025: 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
“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that adequate supervision was not provided when a child was able to walk out of the front door of the operation.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“A situation placing a child at risk was not reported to child care regulation within the required timeframe.”
Aug 25, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“It was observed that one staff member did not wash their hands before the next activity after a diaper change.”
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
“One bucket swing was observed on the outdoor playground. There was no protective surfacing observed in the use zone of the swing.”
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Written Operational Policies - Providing & Applying Insect Repellant and Sunscreen
“It was observed that the operation was using a community insect repellent without written parent permission.”
Dec 5, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“Six of eight children seated at a raised feeding table did not have the safety straps buckled on their seats. The children were buckled during the inspection.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Must Keep Hand on Child
“One caregiver was observed to walk away from the diaper changing table, leaving a child to retrieve diapering supplies.”
Jan 23, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 18, 2024, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2023, as required.”
12 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 25, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
“There were two caregivers who were unsure of who exactly they had during the walkthrough as far as how many children and their ages.”
Apr 20, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
“There was a caregiver who did not have current First Aid and CPR certification.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“There were seven children in care who did not have immunization records on file.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Written infant feeding instructions had not been updated since January 2023.”
Jan 11, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“There was one caregiver with a pending background check supervising children, and two caregivers supervising children with no background checks.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“During the inspection, children were left alone while eating. Children were left alone in the classroom, while their caregiver went to the office.”
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No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File
“An infant was observed swaddled in a bouncer and had just fallen sleep.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“There was one caregiver with eleven infants from ages 4 months to 16 months.”
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Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over
“One television was not anchored.”
Nov 10, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The health inspection has not been completed.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“There was a unsafe structure in the outside play area that poses a risk to children.”
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Handwashing Sink in Diaper-Changing Area
“There were no sinks in two of the diaper changing areas.”
All 29 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 20, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 22, 2023.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 59 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.
- 5 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
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 11.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Wooded Acres Montessori School LLC | 0 |
| Building Blocks This child care provider | 11 |
| Dream House Childcare | 0 |
| Gloria Weems | 0 |
| Leisa Ann Russell | Not given |
| Country Child Care | 0 |
| Little Rockets | 2 |
| Waco Child Development Center | 14 |
| Waco Child Development Infant | 5 |
| Marla Adams | 0 |
| Baylor Child Development Ctr | 4 |
| Connally Isd Child Care | 28 |
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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