Oak Lawn Baptist Day Care Center
A licensed child care center in Waco, Texas 76705
2105 Behrens Cir, Waco, Texas 76705. (254) 799-7841.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 10 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in McLennan County: 6
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 9 inspections on record
- 4-Star 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?
10 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 Dec 19, 2025: 4 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Dec 19, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information, at the inspection on Dec 19, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments, at the report to the state on Nov 17, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
10 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. 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.
Dec 19, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The parent handbook was missing policies for daily health checks and an infant safe sleep policy.”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
“The bus binder did not have children’s medical treatment authorization forms. This was corrected during the inspection when copies of medical treatment authorization forms for the children who ride the bus were created and added to the bus binder.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child who had a diagnosed food allergy did not have a completed allergy plan on file.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“The operation had two Epi-Pens for a child, and one of them was expired. This was corrected when the expired Epi-Pen was sent home with the child’s parent.”
Nov 17, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments
“During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence found to determine that a caregiver did not have the physical ability to meet the needs of the group they were caring for.”
Mar 19, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“There was a 16-month-old in a classroom where the oldest child was 3 years old. This was corrected during the inspection when the 16-month-old was moved to the infant classroom.”
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Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
“Two classrooms did not have an evacuation diagram posted. This was corrected during the inspection when copies of the evacuation diagram were printed and posted in the rooms.”
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Children’s Records Maintained
“Out of the six children’s records reviewed, one was missing hearing and vision screening results and another was missing school information, permission to ride the bus from school, and a statement from the parent that hearing and vision screening results were on file with the school.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Out of six staff files reviewed, one was missing a notarized affidavit, one was missing proof of education, and three were missing a statement that they attended orienation with an overview of abuse and neglect policies. Two of the caregivers signed orientation statements during the inspection.”
May 8, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Infant Care Area - Not Used as a Passageway
“An infant classroom was observed to be used as a passgeway for older children, parents and staff during the inspection.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 7, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“There was a bucket of inscect repellant that read ‘keep out of reach of children’ in the 4-year-old classroom that was accessible to children.”
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Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Anchoring devices Below Level of Playing Surface
“The rocking equipment on the playgrounds were not anchored properly on any of the playgrounds. Photos were taken.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“The borders around the loose fill on the school age playground are warpped and falling a part creating tripping hazards. There is a play structure on the toddler playground that is not put together per the manufacturer instructions- the missing pieces were set aside on the playground and the children were climbing on them. The director moved the loose pieces. There are tires on the school age and toddler playgrounds as well as at the entrance of the school age playground. Photos were taken.”
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Medication Authorization - Parent May Not Authorize in Excess of Label Directions or Child’s Health-Care Professional Directions
“A child’s parent has instructed the operation to administer 2 mL of a medication that requires a doctors note for the age of the child.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“The operation added rocking equipment on all playgrounds in May and shifted the equipment which has caused none of the equipment to maintain proper use zones.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| May 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 31, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 14, 1986.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 130 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
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 10.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Oak Lawn Baptist Day Care Center This child care provider | 10 |
| Connally Isd Child Care | 28 |
| Young Expression Day Care LLC | 16 |
| Akkis Little Angel Academy | 22 |
| Akkis Little Angel Infant Academy | 21 |
| La Vega YMCA of Central Texas | 0 |
| Blessed Beginnings | 12 |
| Thelma Rhodes | 1 |
| We Teach Each One Childcare | 5 |
| Woodrow Logan Head Start Eoac | 9 |
| Lil Doodlebugs Childcare Center | 16 |
| Greater Waco Early Education Center | 23 |
| Wsgbc Day Care Center | 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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