Eoac Johnette Hicks Early Head Start Center
A licensed child care center in Waco, Texas 76706
510 S 12th St, Waco, Texas 76706. (254) 754-5641.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in McLennan County: 6
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 12 inspections on record
- Not 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?
0 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 132 child care providers in McLennan County had 6.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 6, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
9 visits on record, nothing cited. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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2 deficiencies older than three years
Dec 14, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“During an investigation, it was determined caregivers did not demonstrate good judgment or self-control when they handled children in an unsafe manner.”
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“During an investigation, it was determined that caregivers were using inappropriate discipline by harshly grabbing and carrying children by their arms and/or legs.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 19, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 20, 2002.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
- Capacity: 136 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.
- 7 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 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 0.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Little Rockets | 2 |
| Waco Child Development Center | 14 |
| Waco Child Development Infant | 5 |
| Rr Learning Center | 23 |
| This Little Piggy Academy | 9 |
| Melanie Bowman | 3 |
| Mary Turnage | 1 |
| Caring for Kids | 1 |
| Amber Pfeiffer | 12 |
| Grow With Us Home Daycare | 3 |
| Bells Hill YMCA of Central Texas | 1 |
| Eoac Johnette Hicks Early Head Start Center This child care provider | 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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