Central Texas Childrens Center
A licensed child care center in Temple, Texas 76502
2000 Marlandwood Rd, Temple, Texas 76502. (254) 778-6785.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 34 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bell County: 2
- 17 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 41 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?
34 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 237 child care providers in Bell County had 2.
41 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 13, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on May 4, 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 report to the state on Apr 15, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Apr 15, 2026
14 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
30 deficiencies in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
May 9, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“During the investigation, the operation was found in deficient with this Minimum Standard.”
May 4, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“During inspection it was observed children utilizing bingo dauber markers.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“During inspection it was observed children in screen time.”
Apr 15, 2026: report to the state3 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
“During the investigation, observed video footage showing caregivers not properly supervision during outdoor playtime.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“During the investigation, observed video footage where a caregiver used inappropriate discipline, when placing her right arm around a child’s neck while in care.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“During the investigation found sufficient evidence that the operation did not report, an incident putting a child at risk.”
Apr 14, 2026: report to the state6 deficiencies
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Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
“The director was aware that a gate on the playground was not in working order but did not have the gate repaired. The director was aware of an incident where a child left the operation unsupervised and was also aware of an incident of inappropriate discipline and did not report either situation to child care regulation”
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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 did not supervise a child in care when the child was able to leave the operation and walk two buildings down and was found by a bystander.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“During a DFPS investigation it was found that a caregiver grabbed a child?s arm and also got into the child?s face verbally in an inappropriate manner.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“The operation did not notify licensing when a child was able to leave the operation unsupervised and wonder away from the daycare.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
“The operation director was aware of a broken gate latch but did not make sure the gate was locked so that children were not able to exit out of the broken gate.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“The operation did not complete the incident form within 48 hours of a child who was placed at risk when the child was able to wonder away from the operation unsupervised.”
Mar 31, 2026: 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
“During the inspection the operation was not appropriately supervising when a caregiver was assisting children using the bathroom and another caregiver stepped out of the classroom leaving the other children in the classroom unattended. This was corrected at inspection when a qualified caregiver was able to assist in the classroom and then another caregiver was added to the classroom to continue assisting.”
Feb 24, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety
“Based on evidence from video footage, a caregiver did not intervene timely when a child was biting another child and received multiple bite marks.”
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“Based on the information received the incident was not reported to Child Care Regulation by the operation.”
Oct 29, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Required Immunizations
“Observed 8 children records and one child did not have an updated immunization record on file.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“Observed a broken toy with sharp edges outside on the playground and a broken toilet seat in one of the bathrooms. The broken toy was removed from the playground area.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
“The building grounds checklist had not been completed and there was no documentation showing when the last checklist was completed.”
Sep 30, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“Observed 3 classrooms who did not know how many children they were caring for. One caregiver had to count the kids to know how many they had.. In another classroom two caregivers stated that they had 6 children but had 5 children. In a third classroom two caregivers did not know how many children they had. One caregiver stated that there were 6 kids, the other teacher said 8 kids and there were only 7 children in the room.”
Aug 26, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“An infant was observed to be asleep in their crib with a bib around their neck. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the bib.”
Jul 25, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety
“A video was observed showing one child biting another child. The caregivers were not able to intervene because they were on their phones.”
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“Observed on live camera stream that 3 caregivers were on their phones during naptime while caring for children. This was corrected when licensing spoke with the caregivers observed on their phones and the phones were put away.”
Jul 25, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“On camera I Observed a caregiver pick up a child and forcefully sit a child down on a teacher chair with the teacher.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“Three classrooms had pealing drywall and had baseboards that were falling or missing. There was an outdoor playground that is not currently being used but is part of the capacity that had piles of items that were needing to be thrown away like old toys. There were also metal steaks that hold the border of the playground together that were sticking up and could be a tripping hazard. I spoke with the director regarding these concerns.”
Jul 17, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“During the investigation, it was found that a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment or self-control when the caregiver held onto a child by one arm when the child tried to drop to the floor and then set the child roughly in a chair.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children
“During the investigation, it was found that a caregiver handled a child roughly instead of interacting with the child in a positive manner.”
Jan 23, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“A 5 month old did not have any monthly feeding records in her folder. Infant was enrolled in September 2024.”
Jan 29, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
“Obsesrved an infant sitting in a high chair without straps being used. The straps were behind the infant. The child was straped in during the inspection.”
Jan 22, 2024: 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
“Observed a infant sleeping in a crib with a stuffed animal small blankie and burp cloth in the crib. Both of the items were removed from the crib during the inspection.”
Jan 19, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 18, 2024, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2023, as required.”
Nov 28, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“Observed one caregiver who did not have preservice training completed. They are past their 90 days and only completed 5 hours.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
“The infant room was using the same sink to wash hands and to wash bottles. I spoke to the caregivers and directors about cross contamination.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Gas Inspection Report
“Observed the last gas inspection done in 5/2021 and is needing to be completed again in 5/2023”
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Required Personnel Records
“Observed 5 staff files, 2 staff were missing photo ID’s, 3 were missing proof of education, and one was missing a notarized affidavit.”
20 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 7, 2023: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments
“During an investigation it was found that caregivers do not feel they are properly trained on children with disabilities.”
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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 in care was not supervised appropriately by the caregiver, resulting in the child being kicked, hit and stepped on by other children in care.”
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Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report
“During an DFPS investigation, it was discovered that a caregiver used prohibited punishment and the operation did not report the incident to licensing.”
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Discipline - Appropriate to Child’s Level of Understanding
“During a DFPS investigation it was found that a caregiver used discipline that was not appropriate to the child’s level of understanding.”
Sep 27, 2023: 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
“Observed a caregiver in the bathroom changing diapers, another child was in the hallway under the small slide. The caregiver could not visably see the child as there is a wall between where the caregiver was and the child. The child had access to the hallways which lead to outside and other parts of the operation. This was corrected when the child went back into the bathroom.”
Sep 25, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Pre-service Training- Supervision and Safety
“Observed a caregivers file and the operaiton was not able to provide a copy of supervsion training for this caregiver”
Sep 25, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
“There were two caregivers with conditions on their background checks that stated that they could not be left alone with the children in care, and both caregivers had been caring for children without another cleared background checked adult in the classroom. This has been corrected as both caregivers no longer work at the operation.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“Observed on video a caregiver grabbing a child by the ankle and pulling the child back to their mat.”
Sep 22, 2023: report to the state5 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
“Observed a caregiver not supervising children properly. The caregiver was observed to be speaking with a parent when a book shelf fell on a child in care. Another child had to tell the caregiver what had happened before the bookshelf was taken off the child.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“It was found that caregivers did not have specific trainings for supervision or preservice training. This was corrected, as the caregiver no longer works at the operation.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“It was found that a classroom of 2 year old children had 13 children and one caregiver when the injury to a child occurred. This was corrected when specified age groups were demonstrated to the caregiver who has mixed aged children.”
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Employee Handwashing Before Eating or Handling Food
“A caregiver administered medication to a child without washing their hands first. This was corrected when I spoke to the director/person in charge about proper handwashing.”
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Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
“There was no incident report for review.”
Oct 17, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File
“During a walk-through of the childcare facility, a 2-month-old infant was observed swaddled in a crib. There was no Infant Sleep Exception/Health Care Professional Recommendation form on file for review.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
“During a walk-through of the childcare facility, infant bottles and a bowl was observed sitting in the hand-washing sink. The infant bottles and bowl was immediately removed from the hand-washing sink when addressed, bringing the facility into compliance.”
Sep 6, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training
“Based on information obtained during an investigation, it was found that a form of prohibited punishment was used with a child in care during naptime when a caregiver placed a blanket over a child’s face and brushed the child’s eyes resulting in the caregiver poking the child’s eye.”
Aug 15, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“The School Age classroom was observed watching a movie and playing on their tablets during rest time. The caregiver turned off television and picked up the tablets during the inspection.”
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Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Never Allow Toddlers to Sleep or Walk With Bottles and Training Cups
“A child was observed sleeping with a training cup during naptime. The training cup was taken away from the child during the inspection.”
Aug 12, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
“The operation had a portable air conditioning unit that had a bucket where the water drained into that was accessible to the children in care.”
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Report Unsafe Facility Occurrence
“It was determined the operation did not notify Child Care Regulation of the air conditioner unit that stopped working, which effected 2 classrooms at the operation.”
All 62 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 9, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 4, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Report to the state | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 30, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Report to the state | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 27, 1987.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 105 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.
- 20 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 237 child care providers in Bell County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 34.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Central Texas Childrens Center This child care provider | 34 |
| Sabrina?s Family Childcare | 0 |
| Floralba’s Childcare Home | 0 |
| St Francis Episcopal School | 0 |
| Extreme Cheer & Tumble | 3 |
| A + Learning Academy | 9 |
| Little Einstein’s Academy | 3 |
| Primrose School of Temple | 13 |
| Because We Care Learning Academy | 9 |
| Little Loves Learning Academy | 17 |
| Sonya Pearson | Not given |
| The Ark Learning Center | 8 |
| Kids R Kids of West Temple | 32 |
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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