Ms Idas Child Care Center
A licensed child care center in Waco, Texas 76704
1511 E League St, Waco, Texas 76704. (254) 753-0195.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 37 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in McLennan County: 6
- 8 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 20 inspections on record
- Not 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?
37 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 132 child care providers in McLennan County had 6.
20 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 25, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Mar 12, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Mar 11, 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 Mar 11, 2026
5 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
37 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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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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.
Aug 25, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“One caregiver was missing training in abuse and neglect, another caregiver was missing SIDs and shaken baby training and building and physical premises training, and a third caregiver was missing training in SIDs and shaken baby, emergency preparedness, communicable diseases, adminstering medications, food allergies, and building and physical premises safety.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training
“The director was missing training in abuse and neglect.”
Jun 26, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“The loose-fill at the bottom of the slide had been displaced.”
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Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
“There was no evacuation diagram posted in the pre-k room. This was corrected during the inspection when a copy of the evacuation diagram was posted.”
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Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play Opportunities
“The infant schedule did not include two outdoor play opportunities or 60 minutes of outside time.”
May 7, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employee Required
“Two caregivers were required to watch the toddler and pre-k classes at naptime, and there was no additional caregiver in the building. This was corrected during the inspection when the director and another caregiver returned to the operation.”
Mar 12, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“There was a can of Lysol spray left on a bookshelf within reach of children. This was corrected during the inspection when the bottle was moved to a shelf out of reach.”
Mar 11, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“A caregiver stated that they had nine children when there were children in the classroom. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was informed that they had ten children.”
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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 caregiver stepped out of their room to open the front door and left their class briefly unsupervised. Another caregiver was sitting in an office adjacent to the classroom instead of in the classroom, leaving their class unsupervised. These were corrected when both caregivers returned to their respective classrooms.”
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“There was a bottle of Clorox wipes left on a bookshelf in the pre-k class within the reach of children. This was corrected during the inspection when the bottle was moved to a shelf out of reach.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“A caregiver did not wash an infant’s hands before putting the infant down after a diaper change. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was reminded about handwashing and the caregiver lifted the infant up to the sink to wash their hands.”
Mar 10, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“One of the infant caregivers briefly stepped out of the infant room, leaving six infants with one caregiver. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver returned to the infant room.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The ramp down to the playground had broken boards on one side of the railing, and there was a loose board on the shed that had exposed nails.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“One of the slides on the playground had loose-fill that had compacted and was not six inches deep. There were also two small slides, a seated merry-go-round, and a piece of bouncing equipment that did not have any loose-fill.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“One infant who was still on formula didn’t have feeding instructions updated for February or March.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The CPSC form was last signed in October 2024.”
Oct 3, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The parent handbook was missing parents right information, procedures for accomodating children with special needs, procedures for employee vaccinations, a policy about daily health checks, information on the benefits of physical activity, a plan for indoor physical activity to occur when children can’t go outside, information on how parents can review minimum standards online, and policies for applying insect repellant and sunscreen.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
“There were no playground checklists available for review.”
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Posting Requirements - List entitled “Current Employees”--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
“The operation did not have a list of employees posted where parents could view it.”
Apr 25, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“The infants in the infant room were watching television. This was corrected during the inspection when the television was turned off.”
Apr 14, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“A 5-month-old infant was sleeping in the crib with a burp cloth. This was corrected during the inspection when the burp cloth was removed from the crib.”
Apr 8, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
“The infant caregivers and the director did not have training in SIDS, shaken baby, and early childhood brain development for 2024.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“There were two caregivers with a group of 13 children whose specified age was 18-23 months. One of the caregivers briefly left the classroom, leaving the group out of ratio. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver returned to the classroom.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“There was TV playing in the infant room. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregivers were informed that screen time can’t be used for children under two and the TV was turned off.”
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First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
“Some antibiotic and anti-itch cream in the first aid kit had recently expired. This was corrected during the inspection when the creams were disposed of.”
Oct 8, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“Of the four infants who were still on breastmilk or formula, two did not have feeding instructions on file and one had feeding instructions that were last updated in August.”
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First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
“The first aid kit was missing tweezers, gloves, and a first aid guide.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The operation did not have a signed children’s product certification form verifying that the director had reviewed the children’s product recall list. This was corrected during the inspection when the director confirmed that she is subscribed to the recall emails and signed a certification form.”
May 14, 2024: inspection9 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
“A child was sent to the bathroom without being accompanied by a caregiver. This was corrected during the inspection when the child returned to the classroom and the caregiver was informed that children cannot be sent to the bathroom alone.”
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“There were a bottle of Clorox wipes sitting on a shelf within the reach of children. This was corrected during the inspection when the wipes were moved to a shelf out of the reach of children.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“Out of the four staff files reviewed, one caregiver was missing 15 out of 24 hours of annual training, one was missing training in preventing emergencies due to allergies, one was missing training in preventing abuse and neglect, and one was missing training in preventing abuse and neglect, SIDS/Shaken Baby Syndrome, early childhood brain development, emergency preparedness, preventing emergencies due to allergies, building and physical premises safety, and handling hazardous materials.”
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Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“Uncovered outlets were observed in the pre-k room. This was corrected during the inspection when outlet covers were placed on the outlets.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“There was a slide under five feet tall with no loose-fill in the use zones.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“One infant’s written feeding instructions had not been updated since March.”
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Children’s Records Maintained
“Out of the four children’s records reviewed, two were missing health statements, two needed updated immunization records, and one was missing hearing and vision screening results.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
“There were no playground maintenance checklists available for review. This was corrected during the inspection when the director conducted a check of the playground and completed a playground maintenance checklist.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Out of the four staff files reviewed, four were missing proof of background check requests, one was missing a photo ID, and one was missing a copy of her GED.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Nov 8, 2021: inspection3 deficiencies
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Pre-service Training for Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months
“During the inspection there was no documentation of a infant caregiver having the required pre-service trainings for caring for children under 24 months.”
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
“A slide and a rocking plane was observed on the playground without loose fill.”
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Documentation of Drills
“During the inspection the last fire drill was documented in March 2021. This was corrected during the inspection by a fire drill being condcuted.”
All 21 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| May 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 7, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| May 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 14, 2024 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 29, 1999.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
- Capacity: 25 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
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 37.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Doris Miller Community Center | 16 |
| Faith Academy Child Care | 42 |
| Hines YMCA of Central Texas | 1 |
| Mentoring Alliance-Rapoport Primary | 0 |
| Ms Idas Child Care Center This child care provider | 37 |
| Kids Are People Too Daycare | 10 |
| Future Minds | 21 |
| 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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