Little Christian Academy III
A licensed child care center in Waco, Texas 76710
601 Towne Oaks Dr, Waco, Texas 76710. (254) 741-6980.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in McLennan County: 6
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 9 inspections on record
- 4-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?
8 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 Oct 23, 2026: outcome pending.
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 4, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Dec 9, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | Nov |
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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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Nov 4, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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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 door. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver returned to their room.”
Sep 15, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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AP Parental Communication - Sign or Symptoms Requiring Hospitalization
“During the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence found to determine that a child’s parent was not notified when a mosquito bite on the child’s face that had occurred at home became swollen and required medical attention.”
Dec 9, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The parent handbook was missing policies for doing morning health checks, applying sunscreen, and information on staff vaccinations.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Out of five staff files reviewed, three were missing annual training in abuse and neglect and the required content topics.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Four infants who were still on formula or breastmilk had feeding instructions that were not updated monthly.”
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Children’s Records Maintained
“Out of the ten children’s files reviewed, eight were missing a date of admission, one was missing emergency contact information, one needed an updated immunization record, two were missing permission to ride the bus from school, and one was missing a statement that immunizations and hearing/vision screening results were on file at the child’s school.”
Jan 5, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“There was a cracked toy and a torn mat with exposed foam on the playground area. This was corrected when the director removed both items from the playground.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
“The director had tested the operation’s carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors monthly, but had not recorded the dates of the tests for August through December. This was corrected during the inspection when the director filled out the dates of the tests for those months.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Jun 17, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“A classroom with children ages 12 months to 16 months had one caregiver and 9 infants. This was corrected when another caregiver came into the room.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | Inspection | Outcome pending |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 7, 2004.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 99 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.
- 3 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 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 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Turtle Creek Kids | 2 |
| Kingdom Kids Day Care & Academy | 18 |
| Elvia Turrubiartes | 12 |
| Infants 123 | 6 |
| Lake Air YMCA of Central Texas | 1 |
| Eoac New Road Head Start/Early Head Start | 17 |
| Hillcrest YMCA of Central Texas | 6 |
| Mountainview YMCA of Central Texas | 1 |
| Parkdale YMCA of Central Texas | 5 |
| Crestview YMCA of Central Texas | 1 |
| Talitha Koum Nurture Center | 14 |
| Little Christian Academy III This child care provider | 8 |
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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