Licensed child care center · public record
EverStar Academy of Discovery
Waxahachie, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
20 state inspections, last 2 years
8 deficiencies on the state’s summary
7 high or medium-high risk
October 22, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued October 28, 2025
- Capacity
- 238 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:30 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
- 1812675
Where
1401 Ferris Ave
Waxahachie, TX 75165
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 27, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “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.” |
| July 21, 2026 | Medium High | 746.303(a)(4) - Report Change in Director State’s note: “The operation failed to notify Child Care Regulation of a director change after the previous director was no longer serving in that role as of April.” |
| June 29, 2026 | Medium | 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 State’s note: “6 children under the age of 18 months where observed in a classroom where ratio was reduced by half for naptime.” |
| June 26, 2026 | High | 746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment State’s note: “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 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “Operation does not have a current fire inspection, last one expired January of 20226.” |
| April 30, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “Operation does not have a current health inspection, the last one expired January 20206.” |
| August 7, 2025 | High | 746.2428 - No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File State’s note: “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 | High | 746.2427(a) - AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant State’s note: “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.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 22, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 8, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 1, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 24, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 10, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 31, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 27, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- August 4, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 21, 2026 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- July 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 10, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 29, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 26, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- April 30, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 9, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected EverStar Academy of Discovery?
Texas HHSC's file lists 20 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 22, 2026. 7 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does EverStar Academy of Discovery have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 8: 4 high-risk, 3 medium-high-risk, 1 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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