Kids R Kids Learning Academy of China Spring
A licensed child care center in Waco, Texas 76708
10033 Parker Springs Dr, Waco, Texas 76708. (254) 836-5121.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 16 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in McLennan County: 6
- 7 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 15 inspections on record
- Not star-rated 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?
16 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 132 child care providers in McLennan County had 6.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 25, 2026: outcome pending.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Jun 1, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety, at the report to the state on Mar 27, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Mar 19, 2026
4 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
16 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: 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.
Jun 10, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“Two personnel files did not have the completed annual training hours on file for review. One caregiver completed 7 out of 24 hours and one caregiver completed 13 out of 24 hours.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child in care with a food allergy did not have a food allergy plan signed by a physician on file for review.”
Jun 1, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“It was determined through video footage, a caregiver grabbed a child’s arm inappropriately.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“A caregiver’s CPR/First Aid certification had expired.”
Apr 7, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
“An infant was observed sleeping with a bottle. The bottle was removed from the infant during the inspection.”
Mar 27, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety
“It was determined a child was able to get out of a gate from the playground area into an area that was not enclosed.”
Mar 19, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection. The last fire inspection was completed on 2/07/25.”
Mar 16, 2026: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“It was determined a caregiver pulled a child’s hair and had the child kick himself as a form of discipline.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“Based on the evidence, it was determined a caregiver utilized humiliation while disciplining a child in front of the victim’s peers.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“The operation did not report the incident to Child Care Regulation within the required time frame.”
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Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
“The operation did not have a copy an incident report for review.”
Dec 5, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“A caregiver’s transportation training was last completed in April of 2024. The caregiver completed the training during the inspection.”
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Fire Extinguishers Serviced
“A fire extinguisher in a transportation vehicle was observed to have last been serviced in July of 2024 and was observed to be below the required fill level. The Director replaced the fire extinguisher with a properly filled and serviced fire extinguisher during the inspection.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“There were 6 infants in care that did not have updated infant feeding instructions on file for review.”
Feb 4, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The operation did not have the following policies included in the operational policy: *Infant Safe Sleep *Hearing/Vision Screening *Promotiion of indoor/outdoor Activitiy -benifits, duration, type, setting, recommended *Insect Repellant *Reviewing Minimum Standards and inspection form *Contacting Child Care Regulation, DFPS Website *Preventing Abuse/Neglect *Employee Vaccinations Gang Free Zone”
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“The caregiver who will be completing the transportation did not have transportation completed for review.”
All 20 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Report to the state | Outcome pending |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 3, 2025.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 258 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?
- Not star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: ELD).
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 16.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Deanna Horn | 0 |
| Champion Zone LLC | 2 |
| Eoac Mitchell Avenue Head Start/Early Head Start | 1 |
| Champion Zone LLC | 5 |
| Jessica Rose | Not given |
| Gloria’s Angels Learning Academy | 52 |
| Babes N Tots Creative Academy North LLC | 22 |
| Cortney Casper | 0 |
| Cflc 2 LLC | 9 |
| Eoac Brazos Early Head Start | 6 |
| Kids R Kids Learning Academy of China Spring This child care provider | 16 |
| Sunshine Sprouts Academy | 6 |
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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