Licensed child care center · public record
Columbus Avenue Baptist Church
Waco, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
13 state inspections, last 2 years
13 deficiencies on the state’s summary
10 high or medium-high risk
October 14, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued November 5, 1985
- Capacity
- 189 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-05:45 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 116453
Where
1300 Columbus Ave
Waco, TX 76701
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2026 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “There were 9 infants in care that did not have updated infant feeding instructions on file for review.” |
| August 21, 2026 | High | 746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance State’s note: “It was determined the operation has served a child with a diagnosed and documented food allergy, food that contains the ingredient, twice within a month time frame. The Director did not ensure all protocols for children with food allergies are being followed in order to reduce the risk to the children in care with food allergies.” |
| August 21, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3301(i) - Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child State’s note: “It was determined the operation served food that contained an ingredient a child in care has an allergy to.” |
| July 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional State’s note: “The operation did not have a food allergy plan for a child who had a documented sensitivity the physician instructed not to give to the child.” |
| July 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3301(i) - Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child State’s note: “It was determined a child had a documented sensitivity to cinnamon by a physician and the child was given food with cinnamon..” |
| June 29, 2026 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “It was determined a child had an incident that required medical attention and the operation did not report the incident to Child Care Regulation within the required time frame.” |
| April 22, 2026 | Medium | 746.3606(2) - Child Who Was Ill May Return to Care With Statement from Health-Care Professional That Child No Longer Ill State’s note: “Based on the preponderance of evidence it was determined the operation allowed a child who exhibited symptoms of illness, return to care and the operation did not obtain a physician's note.” |
| February 11, 2026 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “It was determined the operation did not report the incident to Child Care Regulation within the required time frame.” |
| February 11, 2026 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “It was determined a caregiver pulled a child in care by their ear.” |
| February 11, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3301(i) - Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child State’s note: “It was determined 2 caregivers served a child food that they were allergic too.” |
| November 21, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training State’s note: “There was 1 caregiver that had only completed 10 of 24 hours, another caregiver had only completed 16 of 24 hours, another caregiver completed 8 out of 24 hours of annual training.” |
| November 21, 2025 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “There were 6 infants in care that did not have updated infant instructions on file.” |
| February 10, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games State’s note: “It was determined a caregiver would use their cellphone while children are in care.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 13, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Pending
- October 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 29, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- September 29, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- September 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 18, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- August 24, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 21, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- July 8, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 6, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- July 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 29, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- April 23, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 22, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Columbus Avenue Baptist Church?
Texas HHSC's file lists 13 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 14, 2026. 8 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Columbus Avenue Baptist Church have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 13: 4 high-risk, 6 medium-high-risk, 3 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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