Licensed child care center · public record
Handprints Child Care 7 LLC dba Handprints Academy
Waco, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
11 state inspections, last 2 years
22 deficiencies on the state’s summary
18 high or medium-high risk
October 29, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued January 30, 2017
- Capacity
- 205 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 05:30 AM-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
- 1604536
Where
120 Woodhew Dr
Waco, TX 76712
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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training State’s note: “One of the three personnel files reviewed was lacking the 24 hours of the required annual training hours for previous full training period.” |
| April 6, 2026 | Medium | 746.611(b) - Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission State’s note: “Three of the 11 children's files reviewed were lacking the required physician signed health statemnt.” |
| April 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “There were 3 toilets observed to be out of order or not functioning properly during the inspeciton. One sink was observed to be unable to drain. The operation stated that a work order has been submitted.” |
| April 6, 2026 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “It was observed that the last fire inspeciton was conducted 3/6/25. The operation scheduled and paid for the the fire inspection on 4/2/26.” |
| April 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(6)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training State’s note: “It was found that the director was lacking the required 30 hours of annual training.” |
| April 6, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “One caregiver stated that there were about 15 children present in their classroom during the inspection. It was observed that there were 11 children present in the classroom.” |
| October 23, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3415(7) - Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids State’s note: “One caregiver was observed wiping the nose of a child. The caregiver did not wash their hands after.” |
| October 23, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “One caregiver stated that they had 12 children outside on the playground. There were 11 children present.” |
| September 26, 2025 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that staff did not demonstrate good judgement when children were permitted to place cardboard boxes over their heads.” |
| December 12, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “One classroom was observed to have damage to the wall paneling causing a small opening. This classroom and one other classroom were observed to have paint peeling from the walls as well as vinyl peeling from cabinets in the classroom.” |
| August 2, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(1)A - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation State’s note: “Inspection of 7 employees folders. 2 employees folders showed incomplete hours of required training.” |
| July 16, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(1)A - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation State’s note: “Inspection of 2 employees folders showed incomplete hours of required training. Training is not in a central accessible location in order to view.” |
| July 2, 2024 | Medium Low | 746.901(1) - Required Personnel Records - Dates of Employment State’s note: “Inspection of 2 employees folders showed incomplete employment information. Employment information is not in a central accessible location in order to view.” |
| July 2, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(1)A - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation State’s note: “Inspection of 2 employees folders showed incomplete hours of required training. Training is not in a central accessible location in order to view.” |
| July 2, 2024 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “Playground with slides did not have 6" of loose fill.” |
| July 2, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5307(b) - Fire Extinguishers Serviced State’s note: “Two buses out of 3, had fire extinguishers that had not been serviced since 11/2021. Fire extinguishers are to be inspected monthly that they are still in the "green" and serviced or recharged yearly.” |
| February 8, 2024 | High | 746.1205(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: “caregiver was photographed by a parent asleep while children were awake and in his care.” |
| October 18, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3701(5) - Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe State’s note: “The wooden train (play equipment) outside had splitting wood with sharp edges and exposed screws posing a safety hazard to children.” |
| September 14, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training State’s note: “24 hours of annual training was not complete for caregivers.” |
| September 14, 2022 | Medium | 746.901 - Required Personnel Records State’s note: “Two staff records out of ten observed were not complete. Education qualifications and affidavits were missing.” |
| September 14, 2022 | Medium | 746.611(a)(3) - Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement State’s note: “Two children out of ten children's files observed did not have health statements on file.” |
| September 14, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1301(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing State’s note: “There was one caregiver who did not have pediatric first aid certification and had unsupervised access to children in care.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 29, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Pending
- July 1, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 30, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- May 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 25, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- April 30, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 6, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 2, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- December 4, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 30, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 23, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 26, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- May 29, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 28, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 17, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Handprints Child Care 7 LLC dba Handprints Academy?
Texas HHSC's file lists 11 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 29, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Handprints Child Care 7 LLC dba Handprints Academy have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 22: 5 high-risk, 13 medium-high-risk, 3 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-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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