Licensed child care center · public record
Talitha Koum Nurture Center
Waco, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
6 state inspections, last 2 years
14 deficiencies on the state’s summary
10 high or medium-high risk
June 25, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued August 24, 2026
- Capacity
- 43 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-05:30 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
- 1820537
Where
5801 Bishop 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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2026 | Medium High | 746.5307(a) - Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly State’s note: “The fire extinguishers had not been checked in May. This was corrected during the inspection when the fire extinguishers were checked by the director.” |
| June 25, 2026 | Medium | 746.901 - Required Personnel Records State’s note: “One staff member did not have proof of education on file, and two staff members did not have statements that they received the center policies and attended orientation with an overview of the operation's abuse and neglect policies.” |
| June 25, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained State’s note: “One child was missing a health statement and parent phone number, and two children needed updated immunization records.” |
| June 25, 2026 | Medium High | 746.5307(b) - Fire Extinguishers Serviced State’s note: “One of the operation's fire extinguishers was under-pressurized.” |
| March 26, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained State’s note: “Out of four children's records reviewed, three were missing an admission date, one was missing healthcare information and an authorization for emergency medical treatment, one was missing a health statement, and all of them were missing immunization records.” |
| March 26, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1613(a)(4) - Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employee Required State’s note: “There was no additional employee available during naptime. This was corrected during the inspection when an additional caregiver returned from lunch break.” |
| March 5, 2026 | High | 746.1201(5) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation State’s note: “During the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence found to determine that concerns of abuse were brought to an employee's attention on 3/2/26, and the employee did not make a report to DFPS until 3/6/26.” |
| January 8, 2026 | Medium High | 746.5307(a) - Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly State’s note: “The operation's fire extinguishers had not been checked. This was corrected during the inspection when the fire extinguishers were checked and their needles were in the green.” |
| January 8, 2026 | Medium High | 746.5207(b) - Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room State’s note: “Two of the classrooms did not have an evacuation diagram posted in them.” |
| January 8, 2026 | Medium | 746.401(6) - Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care center State’s note: “The operation's menu was not posted. This was corrected during the inspection when a weekly menu was posted.” |
| January 8, 2026 | Medium High | 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes State’s note: “The operation had not completed a fire drill yet.” |
| August 6, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “The fence on the largest playground had two gaps at the bottom that were large enough for a small child to get stuck in. The wire at the bottom of the infant playground fencing had come loose in one section. There were also live ant hills on the infant playground.” |
| August 6, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4135(a) - Children's Products- Review list and Remove unsafe products State’s note: “The director had not reviewed the CPSC recall list.” |
| August 6, 2025 | High | 746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules State’s note: “The parent handbook was missing several of the required policies and procedures.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- June 25, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 8, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 26, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 5, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- January 8, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 6, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Talitha Koum Nurture Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 6 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on June 25, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Talitha Koum Nurture Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 14: 2 high-risk, 8 medium-high-risk, 4 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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