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Licensed child care center · public record

First United Methodist Church Child Development Center

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

7 state inspections, last 2 years
16 deficiencies on the state’s summary
15 high or medium-high risk
May 4, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued November 22, 2011
Capacity
132 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:00 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
1318508

Where

3501 E Elms Rd
Killeen, TX 76542

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 8
  • Medium-high 7
  • Medium 1
  • 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
April 21, 2026High746.2427(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: “Two children were observed sleeping face down. This was corrected when the caregiver rolled the children over on their backs.”
April 21, 2026
March 17, 2025High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “This is related to a DFPS investigation. The operation did not notify the parent that a child had been left outside of the operation.”
March 17, 2025
March 17, 2025Medium High746.4309 - Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Gates Locked
State’s note: “This is related to a DFPS investigation. A gate leading to the outside of the playground did not have a lock. The unlocked gate was accessible to children, allowing children the ability to exit the playground.”
March 17, 2025
March 17, 2025High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “This is related to a DFPS investigation. The operation failed to self-report an incident that placed a child at risk while in care.”
March 17, 2025
March 14, 2025High746.1205(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 a DFPS investigation, it was found that a child in care was left on the playground alone for less than 5 minutes.”
May 19, 2025
January 19, 2024Medium746.801(12) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report
State’s note: “Sanitation inspection expired 8/2023”
February 2, 2024
January 19, 2024Medium High746.5103 - Documentation of Fire Inspection
State’s note: “Fire inspection expired 7/2023”
February 2, 2024
December 8, 2023High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a caregiver used corporal punishments on the children in the classroom.”
January 16, 2024
December 8, 2023High746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “During a DPFS investigation, it was found that caregivers were yelling at children as a form of discipline.”
January 16, 2024
December 8, 2023Medium High746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a caregiver used corporal punishments on the children in the classroom.”
January 16, 2024
December 8, 2023High746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State’s note: “During an investigation there was sufficient evidence to support children were abused and neglected.”
January 16, 2024
June 1, 2023Medium High746.3407(5) - Sanitize Potty-Chairs
State’s note: “During the monitoring inspection it was observed that a potty chair had not be sanitized after the last use. This was corrected at inspection when the urine was disposed of and the potty chair was sanitized.”
At the inspection
January 20, 2023Medium High746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
State’s note: “During the inspection a child with a diagnosed allergy did not have a completed food allergy emeregency plan.”
January 25, 2023
January 20, 2023Medium High746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
State’s note: “During the inspection a caregiver was observed not washing her hands after diapering and another caregiver was observed not washing an infant's hands after diapering. This was corrected during the inspection, when both caregivers washed their's and the child's hands.”
January 20, 2023
July 26, 2022High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “The operation does not have a current fire inspection.”
August 23, 2022
December 14, 2021Medium High746.3805(b)(1) - Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
State’s note: “It was found that prescription medication was allowed into the operation to be administered in a child's cup.”
December 20, 2021

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected First United Methodist Church Child Development Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 7 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on May 4, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does First United Methodist Church Child Development Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 16: 8 high-risk, 7 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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