Temple Childrens Academy
A licensed child care center in Temple, Texas 76502
4242 Hartrick Bluff Rd, Temple, Texas 76502. (254) 327-4747.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bell County: 2
- 5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 12 inspections on record
- Not star-rated Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 237 child care providers in Bell County had 2.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Nov 3, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on May 13, 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 inspection on Nov 12, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Nov 12, 2025
2 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
6 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
May 13, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“During the investigation, this minimum standard was found deficient. Information gathered through interviews and documentation determined that a caregiver lifted a child by one arm/hand, resulting in a nursemaid?s elbow injury while the child was in care. The caregiver?s actions did not demonstrate appropriate judgment in ensuring the child?s safety and well-being”
Nov 12, 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
“One child was observed to be unattended in a hallway during the inspection. The child was taken back to their classroom by the director.”
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“One classroom was observed to have toilet cleaner in an unlocked cabinet accessible to children in the classroom. The cleaning products were moved to another location during the the inspection.”
Jul 22, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“There was sufficient evidence found during the DFPS investigation to show that good judgement was not used when one staff member used a crib to transport toddler aged children to another classroom for non-emergency purposes.”
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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 DFPS investigation to show that adequate supervision was not provided when a toddler aged child fell out of a crib.”
Dec 19, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Infant Handwashing - Raised to Sink
“Classrooms were observed not raising children to the sink to wash hands with soap and water.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 13, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 13, 2025.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 187 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.
- 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 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?
- Not star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: ELD).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 237 child care providers in Bell County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Temple Childrens Academy This child care provider | 6 |
| Sabrina?s Family Childcare | 0 |
| Floralba’s Childcare Home | 0 |
| St Francis Episcopal School | 0 |
| Extreme Cheer & Tumble | 3 |
| A + Learning Academy | 9 |
| Little Einstein’s Academy | 3 |
| Primrose School of Temple | 13 |
| Because We Care Learning Academy | 9 |
| Little Loves Learning Academy | 17 |
| Sonya Pearson | Not given |
| The Ark Learning Center | 8 |
| Kids R Kids of West Temple | 32 |
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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