Licensed child care center · public record
St Francis Kindergarten and Nursery
Waco, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
4 state inspections, last 2 years
7 deficiencies on the state’s summary
6 high or medium-high risk
March 26, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued March 17, 1987
- Capacity
- 150 children
- Ages served
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-05:30 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
- 15433
Where
612 N 3rd St
Waco, TX 76701
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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2026 | 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: “A child was observed walking into the office without supervision and caregivers were unaware he had walked away.. In another incident children were observed transitioning inside without proper supervision, as a caregiver was observed walking to get a child who had walked off, leaving the children in the middle of the line were unsupervised. The children in …” |
| March 11, 2026 | 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: “A child was observed to have walked out of a classroom and walk outside with another group without a caregiver supervising the child during the transition.” |
| March 15, 2022 | Medium High | 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current State’s note: “One child in care did not have a copy of their immunization record on file.” |
| March 15, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional State’s note: “One child in care did not have a food allergy plan on file.” |
| March 1, 2022 | High | 746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children State’s note: “There was no caregiver observed in a 4 year old classroom during nap time.” |
| February 18, 2022 | Medium | 746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep State’s note: “A caregiver was observed putting her hand on a child's head and telling the child to go back to sleep. Naptime had started at 12:00pm and the caregiver was observed after 1:00pm telling the child to go to sleep.” |
| December 8, 2021 | High | 746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual State’s note: “A child was observed placed in a classroom with no other caregiver present and the caregiver who placed the child in there walked out and closed the door.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- March 26, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 19, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 11, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 12, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 24, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 11, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 7, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 15, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 1, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 18, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 17, 2022 Report · deficiency found: No
- December 17, 2021 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 15, 2021 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 8, 2021 Report · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected St Francis Kindergarten and Nursery?
Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on March 26, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does St Francis Kindergarten and Nursery have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 7: 4 high-risk, 2 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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