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Childcare center · Waxahachie, TX
EverStar Academy of Discovery
A licensed child care center in Waxahachie, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 1401 FERRIS AVE, Waxahachie, TX 75165
County: Ellis County
Phone: (972) 937-8300
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 238 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1812675
Permit: Full Permit, issued October 28, 2025
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
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Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 20 inspections
- 6 investigations
- 1 assessment
- 8 citations from these visits (risk level: High 4, Medium High 3, Medium 1)
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 March 20, 2025 to October 22, 2026, newest first: 27 visits and 8 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.
October 22, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
October 8, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
October 1, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
September 24, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
September 10, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
August 31, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
August 27, 2026 · Investigation · 1 citation
746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 10, 2026 · Correction verified: September 24, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The operation failed to maintain the required child/caregiver ratio when the number of infants in care exceeded the number permitted for the caregivers providing supervision.
August 4, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
July 21, 2026 · Assessment · 1 citation
746.303(a)(4) - Report Change in Director
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: July 21, 2026 · Correction verified: July 22, 2026 · 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.
July 14, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
July 10, 2026 · Investigation · No citations
June 29, 2026 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.1613(a) - Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: June 30, 2026 · Correction verified: July 14, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
6 children under the age of 18 months where observed in a classroom where ratio was reduced by half for naptime.
June 26, 2026 · Investigation · 1 citation
746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: July 31, 2026 · Correction verified: August 4, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A caregiver used prohibited punishments by requiring children to do "wall sits", sit against the wall with their legs at a 90-degree angle.
April 30, 2026 · Inspection · 2 citations
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: May 14, 2026 · Correction verified: May 13, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Operation does not have a current fire inspection, last one expired January of 20226.
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: May 14, 2026 · Correction verified: May 19, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Operation does not have a current health inspection, the last one expired January 20206.
April 9, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
April 6, 2026 · Investigation · No citations
February 4, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
January 15, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
September 16, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
August 22, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
August 19, 2025 · Investigation · No citations
August 14, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
August 7, 2025 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.2428 - No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: August 7, 2025 · Correction verified: August 14, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A 3 month old infant was observed resting in their crib swaddled. This was corrected at inspection with the caregiver removing the swaddle.
August 5, 2025 · Investigation · 1 citation
746.2427(a) - AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: August 8, 2025 · Correction verified: August 14, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Based on statements obtained, it was determined that an infant under the age of 12 months was placed in a crib on their stomach and did not have a sleep exception form on file.
July 22, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
June 18, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
March 20, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
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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.