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The Center Day Camp
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 (school-age program)
Address: 1115 COLUMBUS AVE, Waco, TX 76701
County: Mclennan County
Phone: (254) 754-7971
Licensed to serve: School
Licensed capacity: 140 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1651438
Permit: Full Permit, issued November 29, 2017
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 1651438 on the search page).
Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 5 inspections
- 2 assessments
- 8 citations from these visits (risk level: High 5, Medium High 1, Medium 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 June 6, 2022 to June 24, 2026, newest first: 9 visits and 12 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.
June 24, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
June 15, 2026 · Inspection · 3 citations
744.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know how many children responsible for
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 15, 2026 · Correction verified: June 24, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
There were 2 classrooms that were unaware of the number of children in their group. In one group a caregiver stated she had 15 and it was determined she had 14. In another group a caregiver stated she had 6 children and it was determined she had 7 children in their care.
744.1205(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: June 15, 2026 · Correction verified: June 24, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
There were 2 groups of children observed transitioning into the snack room and the caregivers were observed to have walked in first while there were still children walking behind the caregivers.In another incident a caregiver was observed to have stepped out of her classroom to watch children put away their belongings on a shelf, that was in a separate classroom, there was only the 1 caregiver present to supervise both groups of children.
745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 15, 2026 · Correction verified: June 19, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A person with an inactive background was observed with access to children. The person was asked to leave during the inspection by the person in charge.
June 12, 2026 · Assessment · 1 citation
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 12, 2026 · Correction verified: June 15, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A person with a pending background check was observed having access to the children in care.
June 4, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
July 17, 2025 · Assessment · 1 citation
744.501(18) - Written Operational Policies - Procedure for Parents Review of Policies
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: July 31, 2025 · Correction verified: July 31, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.
June 4, 2025 · Inspection · 2 citations
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 4, 2025 · Correction verified: June 11, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A person with a pending background check was observed caring for a group of children. The person was sent home during the inspection by the operation.
744.501(18) - Written Operational Policies - Procedure for Parents Review of Policies
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: July 7, 2025 · Correction verified: June 27, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The operational policy did not have a section for the following: parent rights, procedures for inclusive care, employee vaccinations, emergency preparedness, procedures for parents to participate and immunization requirements.
June 4, 2024 · Inspection · 1 citation
744.2669 - Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 25, 2024 · Correction verified: June 18, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
There were 2 children with documented food allergies and there were no food allergy plans on file for review.
June 6, 2023 · Inspection · 2 citations
744.2669 - Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 20, 2023 · Correction verified: June 16, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
There was one child in care with food allergy and the child did not have a food allergy plan on file.
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Risk level: High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
There was one person with a pending background check that was observed supervising a group of children. The person was sent home during the inspection, bringing the deficiency into compliance.
June 6, 2022 · Inspection · 2 citations
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 6, 2022 · Correction verified: June 6, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
There were 4 persons, that had a "pending" background check, observed supervising a group of children. There was 1 person with no background check submitted that was observed supervising a group of children. The persons were sent home during the inspection and other staff was brought in to maintain ratio and group sizes.
744.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: July 1, 2022 · Correction verified: June 30, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.
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Sources
- HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data: program details.
- HHSC CCL Inspection Investigation Assessment Data: visit dates and types.
- HHSC CCL Non-Compliance Data: citations, risk levels, corrections and inspector's notes.
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.