Noahs Ark Preschool and Parents Day Out
A licensed child care center in Waco, Texas 76710
4901 Lake Shore Dr, Waco, Texas 76710. (254) 776-6310.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 12 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in McLennan County: 6
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 9 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?
12 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 Apr 27, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Sep 24, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
12 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. 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.
Apr 8, 2026: inspection6 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“One caregiver was missing 11 hours of training for the 2024 to 2025 training year, and two other caregivers were missing several of the required training topics.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“There were no fire drills or checks of the smoke detectors and fire extinguishers recorded for this year. This was corrected during the inspection when a fire drill was conducted and the smoke detectors and fire extinguishers were checked.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Two infants who were still on formula or breastmilk had feeding instructions that had not been updated since February.”
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Posting Requirements - Activity Plans for each group of children in the child care center
“One of the classrooms did not have a schedule or lesson plan posted.”
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Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name
“Several mats were not labeled with the children’s names.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
“There were no playground checklists for this year available for review.”
Aug 26, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
“The children had only graham crackers and water for afternoon snack.”
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
“There was a slide and a swing on the infant playground that did not have any loose-fill or surfacing in the use zones. This was corrected when the equipment was removed from the playground.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“There was medication stored at the operation for a child who no longer attends.”
Sep 24, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
“Childcare Weather Watch charts and information on abuse and neglect were posted in the classrooms; however, the parent handbook was missing policies for preventing and responding to abuse and neglect, the DFPS website and abuse/neglect hotline, criteria for when weather is too extreme for children to play outside, and a plan for physical activity to occur indoors when weather does not permit outdoor play.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Out of six staff files reviewed, all of the caregivers were missing training in emergency preparedness and five of them were missing training in communicable diseases, food allergies, building and physical premises safety, and hazardous materials.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Out of eight staff files reviewed, one did not have proof of education or a statement that she had attended orientation with an overview of the center’s policy on abuse and neglect on file.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Nov 15, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
“A caregiver responsible for infants did not have the required annual safe sleep trainings.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“It was found that the director was missing 19 out of the required 30 annual tranings hours.”
Sep 14, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“During the investigation it was found that a caregiver was thumping some of the children as a form of correcting their behavior. Caregiver was let go and is no longer present at the preschool. Incident was self reported and appropriate forms of discipline were observed at the inspection.”
Feb 8, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
“During the inspection a caregiver washed hands in a sink that was being utilized for cleaning bottles. This was corrected during the inspection by the bottles being removed and the sink sanitized.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 18, 1986.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 109 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.
- 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 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 132 child care providers in McLennan County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 12.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Noahs Ark Preschool and Parents Day Out This child care provider | 12 |
| 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 | 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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