Children First Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Waco, Texas 76701
2004 Barnard St, Waco, Texas 76701. (254) 714-1889.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in McLennan County: 6
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 9 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?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 132 child care providers in McLennan County had 6.
9 inspections on record. The latest, on Mar 11, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 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 |
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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 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Mar 11, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“There was 1 infant in care that did not have updated infant feeding instructions on file.”
Mar 10, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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AP Report a Child In Care Showing Signs and Symptoms of Illness Requiring Hospitalization
“It was determined the operation did not report to Child Care Regulation within the required time frame.”
Sep 26, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employees Required
“There was not an additional person in the facility during naptime. All caregivers present were counted in ratio.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“There was 1 child with a documented food allergy and there was not a Food Allergy Plan on file for review.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The last documented fire drill was completed in July 2024.”
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First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
“In the first aid kit there were expired antiseptic wipes. The Director threw the wipes away during the inspection.”
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Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
“The Operational Policy was reviewed and the following sections were not observed in the handbook: Parent Rights, Infant Safe Sleep, Hearing/Vision Screening, Policy Changes, Insect Repellant/Sunscreen, Employee Vaccinations and Gang Free Zone.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Jan 25, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“There were 2 caregivers that did not have a current CPR/First Aid on file.”
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Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
“There were 2 children in care that did not have a health care statement on file.”
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Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
“There were 2 caregivers that did not have a high school diploma on file.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 15, 1999.
- 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.
- 1 report 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 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Baylor Child Development Ctr | 4 |
| The Center Day Camp | 8 |
| Children First Learning Center This child care provider | 7 |
| St Francis Kindergarten and Nursery | 2 |
| Waco Montessori School | 2 |
| Columbus Avenue Baptist Church | 13 |
| St Pauls Day Care | 2 |
| Country Child Care | 0 |
| Little Rockets | 2 |
| Waco Child Development Center | 14 |
| Waco Child Development Infant | 5 |
| Marla Adams | 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 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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