Licensed child care center · public record
Cadence Academy Preschool
Temple, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
25 state inspections, last 2 years
36 deficiencies on the state’s summary
31 high or medium-high risk
September 18, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued June 10, 2004
- Capacity
- 250 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 839345
Where
519 Guy Dr
Temple, TX 76504
Deficiencies by risk level
The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.
Citations on the record
Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected. Showing the newest 25 of 36.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering State’s note: “A caregiver did not wash the hands of a child after diapering.” |
| July 13, 2026 | Medium | 746.901 - Required Personnel Records State’s note: “Observed 10 caregiver files, 3 did not have proof of education. I spoke with the operation about getting the proof of education for each caregiver.” |
| July 8, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “Once caregiver who administered first aid to a child in care did not have current first aid training.” |
| July 8, 2026 | Medium | 746.701(1) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization State’s note: “An incident report form was not given to the child's parent on the day of the injury. It was sent the following week. I spoke with the director about ensuring that incident reports are given to parents right away. This was corrected when the incident report was emailed to the parent on the inspection date.” |
| July 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering State’s note: “A caregiver did not wash the hands of a child after diapering.” |
| July 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2909(3) - Arrangement of Napping Equipment -Provides Sufficient Walking and Work Space State’s note: “The nap mats did not have enough walking space between them to prevent other children from touching.” |
| July 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner State’s note: “The kitchen and 3 classrooms had garbage cans without lids, exposing the children to the inner contents and the walls either need to be painted or covered in area where there is peeling paint or the start of repairs.” |
| May 29, 2026 | High | 746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual State’s note: “A caregiver in care grabbed a child aggressively by the arm to take the child to the office.” |
| May 29, 2026 | Medium | 746.1507(1) - Determining Child/Caregiver Ratios - Basis State’s note: “A caregiver in care left another caregiver out of ratio when the caregiver took a child to the office. The caregiver was left with 37 children and the ratio for that age group is 26 children to 1 teacher.” |
| May 14, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “Observed dried food on the trashcans in some of the classrooms, there was also spilled liquid that has dried on the wall behind the trashccans. There was old banana's in the kitchen that had gnats over them, one of the banana's was open. The banana's were thrown away.” |
| May 14, 2026 | Medium High | 746.605(15) - Required Admission Information-Child's allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan State’s note: “During an investigation it was found that a child with a food allergy did not have a completed food allergy form.” |
| April 27, 2026 | High | 745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone State’s note: “Observed a caregiver at the operation that does not have a cleared background check. This was corrected when the caregiver left the operation.” |
| April 26, 2026 | High | 746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual State’s note: “During an investigation video footage was obtained showing a caregiver grabbing a child roughly and placing the child in the bathroom.” |
| April 26, 2026 | High | 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 State’s note: “A child was left out on the play porch without a caregiver supervising for around 2-3 minutes.” |
| March 7, 2026 | Medium High | 746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation a child was injured that required medical attention and the operation did not report the injury to licensing within 48 hours. An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC ?42.078.” |
| March 7, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “The operation manipulated a door with magnets that allowed the door to remain cracked open, which resulted in a child being able to open and close the door repeatedly and get seriously injured by the door. The operation previously had other children be injured by the same doors.” |
| February 6, 2026 | High | 746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device State’s note: “An infant was observed asleep in a restricted device. This was fixed when the caregiver took the infant out of the restricted device.” |
| February 4, 2026 | High | 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 State’s note: “During an investigation, it was found a child was able to leave the classroom without the caregivers knowing and go down the hallway unsupervised.” |
| November 26, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “One classroom stated that they had 13 children but only had 12 children in care.” |
| November 25, 2025 | Medium High | 746.201(5) - Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report State’s note: “During an investigation it was found that two allegations of prohibited punshiments were reported to the operation but was not reported to Child Care Regulation.” |
| November 25, 2025 | Medium High | 746.2807 - Employees Discipline Own Children State’s note: “A caregiver disciplined their own child by hitting the child on their hand. The caregiver no longer works at the operation.” |
| November 25, 2025 | High | 746.2805(6) - Prohibited Punishments - Using Harsh, Abusive or Profane Language State’s note: “During an investigation it was found that a caregiver cursed in front of children at the operation.” |
| October 2, 2025 | High | 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “During a walk through of the operation, there were cleaning supplies, Odo Ban and shaving cream in a cabinet that was unlocked and in the reach of the children in care. This was corrected when the items were moved to a locked closet.” |
| October 2, 2025 | High | 746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle State’s note: “Observed the operation using a rental vehicle to transport children that does not have a child safety alarm. I spoke to the operation about putting in a variance until they are able to have their own vehicle out of the shop.” |
| October 2, 2025 | High | 746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher State’s note: “Observed 3 vehicles used for transportation. One vehicle did not have a fire extinguisher at all and the other two had expired fire extinguishers. One expired in June 2023 and the other expired in May 2023.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 18, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 12, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 24, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 13, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 8, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- July 6, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 3, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 11, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 1, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 29, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- May 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 14, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Cadence Academy Preschool?
Texas HHSC's file lists 25 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 18, 2026. 14 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Cadence Academy Preschool have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 36: 15 high-risk, 16 medium-high-risk, 5 medium-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.
Is this a rating?
No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.
About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.
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