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Childcare center · Waco, TX

St Francis Kindergarten and Nursery

A licensed child care center in Waco, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).

Program details

Program type: Licensed child care center

Address: 612 N 3RD ST, Waco, TX 76701

County: Mclennan County

Phone: (254) 753-5565

Licensed to serve: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School

Licensed capacity: 150 children

State ID (HHSC operation number): 15433

Permit: Full Permit, issued March 17, 1987

On corrective action (HHSC): No

On adverse action (HHSC): No

Corrective action and adverse action are formal steps Texas HHSC can take on a permit. The official record explains any that apply.

View the official record on Texas HHSC's child care search (or search operation number 15433 on the search page).

Inspection history

From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026

  • 6 inspections
  • 2 citations from these visits (risk level: High 2)

A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.

Below is every visit in the state's files from December 8, 2021 to March 26, 2026, newest first: 14 visits and 7 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.

  1. March 26, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

  2. March 19, 2026 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child's safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child's on going activity

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: March 19, 2026 · Correction verified: March 26, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      A child was observed walking into the office without supervision and caregivers were unaware he had walked away.. In another incident children were observed transitioning inside without proper supervision, as a caregiver was observed walking to get a child who had walked off, leaving the children in the middle of the line were unsupervised. The children in the end of the line were supervised by a second caregiver, however she could not see the children in the middle of the line.

  3. March 11, 2026 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child's safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child's on going activity

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: March 11, 2026 · Correction verified: March 19, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      A child was observed to have walked out of a classroom and walk outside with another group without a caregiver supervising the child during the transition.

  4. June 12, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  5. September 24, 2024 · Inspection · No citations

  6. December 11, 2023 · Inspection · No citations

  7. February 7, 2023 · Inspection · No citations

  8. March 15, 2022 · Inspection · 2 citations

    • 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: March 25, 2022 · Correction verified: March 21, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      One child in care did not have a food allergy plan on file.

    • 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: March 25, 2022 · Correction verified: March 18, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      One child in care did not have a copy of their immunization record on file.

  9. March 1, 2022 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: March 1, 2022 · Correction verified: March 9, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      There was no caregiver observed in a 4 year old classroom during nap time.

  10. February 18, 2022 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep

      Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: February 18, 2022 · Correction verified: February 25, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      A caregiver was observed putting her hand on a child's head and telling the child to go back to sleep. Naptime had started at 12:00pm and the caregiver was observed after 1:00pm telling the child to go to sleep.

  11. February 17, 2022 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · No citations

  12. December 17, 2021 · Inspection · No citations

  13. December 15, 2021 · Inspection · No citations

  14. December 8, 2021 · Investigation · 1 citation

    • 746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 15, 2021 · Correction verified: December 17, 2021 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      A child was observed placed in a classroom with no other caregiver present and the caregiver who placed the child in there walked out and closed the door.

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Sources

All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.

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