State records list 157 operations, with 85 licensed centers and 72 home-based operations. From 2023-10-10 through 2026-10-10, the records show 698 citations across all operation types. During that window, 61 licensed centers had at least one citation, and 24 licensed centers had no citations. The inspection narratives describe what inspectors observed or found, and some also describe corrections made during the inspection.
Provider totals and citation counts include all providers, including providers omitted from listings for personal-name privacy or suppression requests.
Citations dated October 10, 2023 to October 10, 2026.
Go to the Texas HHSC public child care search page (link below).
Search for the daycare by name or location to find its listing.
Open the operation details page and the inspection and compliance history page. DaycareList provider pages link to both pages.
Read the citations listed for the operation, noting the risk weight assigned to each standard and whether the citation was corrected at the inspection.
Read the narrative in each citation record to see what the inspector found.
Compare the dates of inspections and citations over the years covered by the state records.
Ask the provider questions about specific citations you read in the record.
Report errors on a DaycareList page through the corrections page. DaycareList data is refreshed from the state through the Texas Open Data Portal; the state's own record is authoritative.
Reading records
deficiency (citation)
A finding that a minimum standard was not met during an inspection, investigation, or assessment.
risk levels
HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight of High, Medium High, Medium, Medium Low, or Low.
corrected at inspection
A citation record may show whether the deficiency was fixed at the time of the inspection.
correction date
The date shown on a citation record for when the correction was made.
correction verified
A citation record may show a date the correction was verified.
technical assistance
A citation record may show whether technical assistance was given.
inspection vs investigation vs assessment
Records published by the state include inspections, investigations, and assessments, along with the deficiencies cited during them.
three-year window
The period DaycareList uses when counting citations in its provider summaries. The state online records cover about the last five years.
minimum standards
The rules operations must follow. For centers they are in Texas Administrative Code Title 26, Chapter 746; for licensed and registered homes, Chapter 747. The governing statute is Texas Human Resources Code Chapter 42.
This standard covers maintenance of buildings, grounds, and equipment. Citations in Killeen records describe stained carpets and walls, trash on bathroom floors, toilets needing cleaning, and a trash can missing its lid.
This standard covers caregivers staying close enough to children to see or hear their activities and supervise them. Citations in Killeen records describe caregivers leaving children unattended in classrooms and a child remaining on the playground without a caregiver.
This standard covers employees’ and caregivers’ competence, judgment, and self-control. Citations in Killeen records describe a caregiver holding a child down so the child could not move and a staff member yelling at other staff in front of children.
This standard covers keeping floors, ceilings, and walls clean and in repair. Citations in Killeen records describe stained classroom carpets, a door needing cleaning, and dust on ceiling tiles.
This standard covers keeping areas children use free from hazards. Citations in Killeen records describe peeling paint, depressions in walls, and electrical cords within children’s reach.
This standard covers washing children’s hands after toileting or diapering. Citations in Killeen records describe children whose hands were not washed after using the toilet or having a diaper changed.
This standard covers caregivers being present and able to step in when children need help. Citations in Killeen records describe caregivers leaving rooms while children were sleeping or resting, leaving no caregiver with them.
This standard covers the number of children assigned to each caregiver. Citations in Killeen records describe classrooms with more children per caregiver than the rule allowed, with some narratives documenting corrections when additional caregivers arrived or children moved to another room.
This guide's text was drafted automatically, checked against the state records by a second automated reviewer, and spot-checked by hand; all counts are computed directly from the state data. It may contain errors. The official state record is authoritative. Records reflect only deficiencies published by the state after due process. This page does not rate or rank providers.