Licensed child care center · public record
Noahs Ark Preschool and Parents Day Out
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
16 deficiencies on the state’s summary
8 high or medium-high risk
April 27, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued August 18, 1986
- Capacity
- 109 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-04:00 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
- 188226
Where
4901 Lake Shore Dr
Waco, TX 76710
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 8, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training State’s note: “One caregiver was missing 11 hours of training for the 2024 to 2025 training year, and two other caregivers were missing several of the required training topics.” |
| April 8, 2026 | Medium | 746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records State’s note: “There were no playground checklists for this year available for review.” |
| April 8, 2026 | Medium | 746.4503(b) - Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name State’s note: “Several mats were not labeled with the children's names.” |
| April 8, 2026 | Medium | 746.401(5) - Posting Requirements - Activity Plans for each group of children in the child care center State’s note: “One of the classrooms did not have a schedule or lesson plan posted.” |
| April 8, 2026 | Medium High | 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes State’s note: “There were no fire drills or checks of the smoke detectors and fire extinguishers recorded for this year. This was corrected during the inspection when a fire drill was conducted and the smoke detectors and fire extinguishers were checked.” |
| April 8, 2026 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “Two infants who were still on formula or breastmilk had feeding instructions that had not been updated since February.” |
| August 26, 2025 | Medium | 746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used State’s note: “There was medication stored at the operation for a child who no longer attends.” |
| August 26, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3301(b) - Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns State’s note: “The children had only graham crackers and water for afternoon snack.” |
| August 26, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing State’s note: “There was a slide and a swing on the infant playground that did not have any loose-fill or surfacing in the use zones. This was corrected when the equipment was removed from the playground.” |
| September 24, 2024 | Medium | 746.901 - Required Personnel Records State’s note: “Out of eight staff files reviewed, one did not have proof of education or a statement that she had attended orientation with an overview of the center's policy on abuse and neglect on file.” |
| September 24, 2024 | High | 746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules State’s note: “Childcare Weather Watch charts and information on abuse and neglect were posted in the classrooms; however, the parent handbook was missing policies for preventing and responding to abuse and neglect, the DFPS website and abuse/neglect hotline, criteria for when weather is too extreme for children to play outside, and a plan for physical activity to occur in…” |
| September 24, 2024 | Medium | 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content State’s note: “Out of six staff files reviewed, all of the caregivers were missing training in emergency preparedness and five of them were missing training in communicable diseases, food allergies, building and physical premises safety, and hazardous materials.” |
| November 15, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required State’s note: “A caregiver responsible for infants did not have the required annual safe sleep trainings.” |
| November 15, 2022 | Medium | 746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required State’s note: “It was found that the director was missing 19 out of the required 30 annual tranings hours.” |
| September 14, 2022 | High | 746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual State’s note: “During the investigation it was found that a caregiver was thumping some of the children as a form of correcting their behavior. Caregiver was let go and is no longer present at the preschool. Incident was self reported and appropriate forms of discipline were observed at the inspection.” |
| February 8, 2022 | Medium High | 746.2419(8) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink State’s note: “During the inspection a caregiver washed hands in a sink that was being utilized for cleaning bottles. This was corrected during the inspection by the bottles being removed and the sink sanitized.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- April 27, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 8, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 26, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 24, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 20, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 15, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 16, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 14, 2022 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- February 9, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 8, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Noahs Ark Preschool and Parents Day Out?
Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on April 27, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Noahs Ark Preschool and Parents Day Out have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 16: 2 high-risk, 6 medium-high-risk, 8 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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