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First Academy

Taylor, 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
23 deficiencies on the state’s summary
20 high or medium-high risk
July 16, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued August 8, 2018
Capacity
136 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-04:30 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
1670758

Where

2500 Mallard Ln
Taylor, TX 76574

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 11
  • Medium-high 9
  • Medium 3
  • 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
July 16, 2026Medium High746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
State’s note: “1 children did not have updated immunization records and a third record was needing clinic information.”
July 24, 2026
July 17, 2025Medium High746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
State’s note: “The last fire drill was conducted 10/3/2024. This was corrected during the inspection when a fire drill was conducted.”
At the inspection
July 17, 2025Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The annual sanitation inspection was not conducted. It was last conducted on 1/17/24.”
August 7, 2025
July 17, 2025Medium High746.5205(2) - Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar year
State’s note: “The operation has not conducted severe weather or lock down drills in the past calendar year. This was corrected during the inspection when a severe weather drill was conducted.”
At the inspection
August 21, 2024High746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
State’s note: “The fire extinguisher in the vehicle was not secured.”
August 23, 2024
August 21, 2024Medium746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
State’s note: “The Children's Product Cerfication form was not certified annually. The last certification date was 8/1/23. This was corrected when the director completed and signed a new Children's Product Certification form.”
At the inspection
August 21, 2024Medium High746.3805(b)(1) - Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
State’s note: “Medication listed on a child's food allergy emergency plan was not in its original box labeled with the child's name.”
August 28, 2024
August 21, 2024High746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
State’s note: “The transportation vehicle is not equipped with a safety alarm.”
August 30, 2024
August 21, 2024High746.2401(6) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
State’s note: “Three infants had clips attached to their pacifiers while sleeping in their cribs. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the clips from the pacifiers.”
November 14, 2024
August 21, 2024High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “One caregiver was present without an eligible background check. The caregiver left the operation during the inspection.”
August 21, 2024
February 16, 2024Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “Information obtained during the investigation shows that a copy of the incident report was not provided to parents.”
February 22, 2024
February 16, 2024High746.1205(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: “Information obtained during the investigation shows that a child was left unsurpervised in a classroom.”
February 20, 2024
December 8, 2023High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “One caregiver did not know how many children were present in the classroom.”
December 8, 2023
December 8, 2023High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “One caregiver was present with an inactive status on their background check. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver left.”
December 8, 2023
December 6, 2023High746.1205(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: “It was found during a self-reported investigation that a child was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately one minute.”
January 3, 2024
September 25, 2023High746.3701(9) - Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
State’s note: “A mop bucket with dirty mop water was observed next to a toilet in a bathroom used by children. This was corrected at inspection when the mop bucket was removed.”
At the inspection
May 8, 2023Medium High746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
State’s note: “The operation did not report to Licensing within the required 2 days when they were made aware a child required treatment from a medical professional after being in care. This was corrected at inspection when the operation stated their plan to notify licensing within the required time frame when they are notified a child receives medical treatment relat…”
At the inspection
May 8, 2023High746.1205(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 that a child was not supervised appropriately when the child gained access to an item that was not labeled for the child's age group.”
May 9, 2023
May 8, 2023High746.2501(5) - Care Requirements for Toddlers - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
State’s note: “During an investigation, it was found that children under the age of three years old used items labeled for use for children three years and older. This was found corrected during the investigation inspection, when it was observed that the items had been removed from the classrooms with children under the age of three.”
May 9, 2023
November 18, 2021Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “The operation did not have written feeding instruction for 2 infants. The feeding instructions of 3 children did not indicate the number of ounces to feed the children.”
November 19, 2021
November 18, 2021Medium High746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
State’s note: “The operation has not obtained the fire inspection for 2021, as the last fire inspection was conducted on 11/16/2020.”
December 2, 2021
November 18, 2021Medium High746.5403(b) - Gas Leak Inspection - Liquid Propane
State’s note: “The operation has not obtained the gas inspection every 2 years as required.”
December 2, 2021
November 18, 2021Medium High746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
State’s note: “The slide on a hill that's being used on the playground is not marked off 6 feet around has no surfacing material to prevent fall injuries. There were also gaps around the slide area that are tripping and entanglement hazards.”
December 9, 2021

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected First Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 16, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does First Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 23: 11 high-risk, 9 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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