St Marys Child Development Center
A licensed child care center in West, Texas 76691
507 W Spruce St, West, Texas 76691. (254) 826-7043.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 14 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in McLennan County: 6
- 7 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 17 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?
14 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 132 child care providers in McLennan County had 6.
17 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 18, 2026: no violation found.
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 report to the state on Aug 4, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment, at the report to the state on Aug 4, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk, at the report to the state on Aug 4, 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
14 deficiencies in 6 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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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.
Aug 4, 2026: report to the state4 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
“It was determined during the time of the incident two children were sent back to their classroom from the restroom without a caregiver walking them or present for supervision.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“It was determined a caregiver popped a child on their stomache during a diaper change.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“Based on the evidence it was determined the operation did not notify the parent immediately about the incident until the following day.”
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Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
“The operation had not completed an incident report for the incident and had not provided the parent with a copy of an incident report.”
Jan 7, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child with a diagnosed food allergy, did not have a food allergy plan on file for review.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Two children in care did not have immunization records on file for review.”
Sep 12, 2024: report to the state1 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
“It was determined that proper supervision was not maintained while children were playing on the playground and a child was able to get out of a fence on the playground, into an unfenced area.”
Mar 20, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions
“The child safety alarm was tested for the transportation vehicle and it was not observed to be working correctly.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation did not have a current health inspection on file.”
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Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
“The operation did not have the latest inspection form posted. The last inspection form posted was from 2022.”
Jan 11, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“There was a caregiver that did not have in person CPR training with utilization of a manikin.”
Nov 16, 2023: report to the state3 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“During an investigation there was sufficient evidence to support a child was neglected.”
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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
“During an investigation, it was found that caregivers did not supervise a child in care when the child was left outside without adult supervision.”
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“During an investigation it was found that children under the age of 5 years old were playing in an area that was not fenced in.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 17, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“There was 1 classroom that was out of ratio. The classroom had 7 children with one caregiver in the room, while the other caregiver was throwing the trash away. The other caregiver came back into the classroom to bring the deficiency into compliance.”
Apr 11, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“It was determined the operation did not notify Child Care Regulation within 48 hours as required. The incident occurred on 3/29/23 and Child Care Regulation was not notified until 4/11/23.”
Apr 2, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Hitting with Hand or Instrument
“It was determined during the interviews that a caregiver inappropriately disciplined a child by popping the child on the bottom, swatting at his hand and yanking the child off the table.”
All 24 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 27, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 13, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 27, 2007.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 125 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 14.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Heavenly Harvest | 10 |
| Robins Nest Child Care West | 36 |
| Karen K Paris | Not given |
| St Marys Child Development Center This child care provider | 14 |
| Country Child Care | 0 |
| Little Rockets | 2 |
| Waco Child Development Center | 14 |
| Waco Child Development Infant | 5 |
| Marla Adams | 0 |
| Baylor Child Development Ctr | 4 |
| Connally Isd Child Care | 28 |
| Deanna Horn | 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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