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Doris Miller Community Center

Waco, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

3 state inspections, last 2 years
19 deficiencies on the state’s summary
14 high or medium-high risk
August 4, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued August 28, 2019
Capacity
153 children
Ages served
School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 03:00 PM-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
1686183

Where

1020 Elm Ave
Waco, TX 76704

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 5
  • Medium-high 9
  • Medium 5
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
August 4, 2026Medium High744.3561(b) - Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
State’s note: “The computer lab, arts and crafts room, and gym did not have evacuation diagrams posted.”
August 11, 2026
August 4, 2026Medium High744.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees - 15 clock hours Annual Training for Caregivers & Site Directors
State’s note: “Out of the eight files reviewed, five staff were missing training in some of the required annual training topics.”
August 18, 2026
August 4, 2026Medium744.301(2) - Notification of Change in Space
State’s note: “The operation had started using a cafeteria in a second building on the property and also stopped using the two upstairs rooms without notifying Child Care Regulation. This was corrected during the inspection when Child Care Regulation was notified of the changes in the operation's space and the new space was measured.”
At the inspection
August 4, 2026Medium High744.605(16)(A) - AP Required Admission Information - Child able to swim competently
State’s note: “The eight admission forms reviewed did not have information on whether or not each child was able to swim competently or had any conditions that would require them to be provided with a life jacket.”
August 11, 2026
August 4, 2026High745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
State’s note: “One of the volunteers present did not have a background check. This was corrected during the inspection when the volunteer was sent home.”
At the inspection
September 25, 2025Medium High744.301(4) - Notification of Addition of Swimming Pool
State’s note: “The operation did not notify Child Care Regulation when the community center swimming pool was finished and the children in care started using it. This was corrected during the inspection when the director notified CCR that they had started using the swimming pool.”
At the inspection
September 25, 2025Medium744.3113(b) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
State’s note: “The last playground checklist was completed in July 2025.”
October 2, 2025
September 25, 2025High744.3817(a)(6) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
State’s note: “The first aid kits in two of the vans were missing scissors. This was corrected during the inspection when scissors were added to the first aid kits.”
At the inspection
December 3, 2024Medium High744.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees - 15 clock hours Annual Training for Caregivers & Site Directors
State’s note: “One caregiver was missing 2.5 hours of annual training.”
January 10, 2025
December 3, 2024Medium High744.1301(a)(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees - Pre-Service
State’s note: “One caregiver's pre-service training was not in the topics required.”
January 10, 2025
December 3, 2024High744.501(21) - Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans
State’s note: “The parent handbook was missing an emergency preparedness plan.”
December 10, 2024
December 3, 2024Medium744.901 - Required Personnel Records
State’s note: “Out of four staff files reviewed, one was missing proof of education, one was missing a notarized employment affidavit, one was missing proof of a background check request, one was missing a photo ID, and one was missing a statement that he attended orientation with an overview of the operation's abuse and neglect policy.”
January 29, 2025
December 3, 2024Medium744.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information
State’s note: “Out of eight children's files reviewed, all of them were missing permission to walk or ride a bus from school and one was missing a statement from the parents that immunizations and hearing/vision screening results were on file with their school.”
January 10, 2025
January 4, 2024High744.3817(a)(6) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
State’s note: “One of the three vehicles that the operation uses for transportation did not have a first aid kit in it. This was corrected at inspection when the director placed a first aid kit in the vehicle.”
At the inspection
January 4, 2024Medium High744.1315(a) - Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site director Training in Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing and Choking.
State’s note: “One caregiver had expired first aid and CPR training.”
January 12, 2024
January 4, 2024High744.3817(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
State’s note: “Two of the three vehicles that the operation uses for transportation did not have a fire extinguisher, and the needle on the fire extinguisher in the third vehicle was in the red.”
January 11, 2024
April 14, 2022Medium744.701(1) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization
State’s note: “During the inspection the incident reports for children involved in an vehicle accident was not available for review during the inspection.”
April 21, 2022
April 14, 2022Medium High744.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered during the inspection it was found that parents of the children involved in vehicle accident did not received a signed copy of a incident report.”
April 18, 2022
April 14, 2022Medium High744.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered during the investigation it was determined that the operation vehicle was involved in a accident and one child received an injury that was evaluated by a medical profession. This was corrected during the inspection by explaining to the director the reasons and how to report injuries/incidents to licensing.”
At the inspection

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Doris Miller Community Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 4, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Doris Miller Community Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 19: 5 high-risk, 9 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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