The state child care records summarized here include 82 operations in Waco, including 62 licensed centers and 20 home-based operations. From 2023-10-10 through 2026-10-10, the records show 769 citations across all operation types. During that period, 57 licensed centers had at least one citation, and 5 licensed centers had no citations.
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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.
| Provider type | Providers |
|---|---|
| Licensed Centers | 62 |
| Licensed Child-Care Homes | 11 |
| Listed Family Homes | 4 |
| Registered Child-Care Homes | 5 |
| Risk weight | Citations |
|---|---|
| High | 245 |
| Medium High | 292 |
| Medium | 213 |
| Medium Low | 17 |
| Low | 2 |
| Unknown | 0 |
| Standard | Title | Citations | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 746.1205 | Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity | 34 | 22 |
| 746.1205 | Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for | 21 | 13 |
| 746.2421 | Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days | 18 | 15 |
| 746.1301 | Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training | 15 | 11 |
| 746.201 | Policies Comply with Rules | 13 | 13 |
| 745.641 | AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation | 12 | 10 |
| 746.1201 | Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control | 11 | 11 |
| 746.3407 | Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children | 11 | 6 |
| 746.603 | Children's Records Maintained | 11 | 9 |
| 746.901 | Required Personnel Records | 11 | 10 |
| ZIP | Providers |
|---|---|
| 76708 | 17 |
| 76710 | 14 |
| 76705 | 10 |
| 76706 | 9 |
| 76701 | 7 |
| 76704 | 7 |
| 76707 | 7 |
| 76712 | 7 |
| 76711 | 4 |
This standard covers caregivers staying close enough to children and keeping track of their activities through sight or hearing. Citations describe children left alone on a playground or in a classroom, and a child leaving the building for a parking lot toward a roadway.
This standard covers caregivers knowing how many children they are responsible for. Citations describe caregivers reporting a number of children that differed from the number present in their group.
This standard covers reviewing and updating written infant feeding instructions at regular intervals. Citations describe feeding instructions that had not been updated or lacked recent signatures.
This standard covers annual training requirements for employees, caregivers, and directors. Citations describe missing training on required topics and records that did not show completed annual training hours.
This standard covers policies that comply with child care rules. Citations describe parent handbooks missing policies or procedures about infant sleep, daily health checks, physical activity, and communication with the director.
This standard covers receiving notification of background check results before allowing a person to be present at the operation. Citations describe people present with pending background checks and a caregiver in a classroom without an active background check.
This standard covers employees and caregivers demonstrating competence, judgment, and self-control. Citations describe a caregiver repeatedly using a curse word during an altercation with a guardian, placing a child on a seat that was not appropriate for the child's age, and pulling a chair so that a seated child fell backward.
This standard covers marking cleaning supplies and toxic materials, storing them separately from food, and keeping them out of children's reach. Citations describe disinfectant wipes and spray stored where children could reach them, with supplies moved during inspections.
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.
Data as of October 10, 2026. Corrections and removal requests