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Licensed child care center · public record

The Learning Zone

Killeen, 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
19 deficiencies on the state’s summary
16 high or medium-high risk
October 7, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 10, 2011
Capacity
224 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 05:30 AM-06:30 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
1180306

Where

704 N Twin Creek Dr
Killeen, TX 76543

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 6
  • Medium-high 10
  • Medium 3
  • 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
September 11, 2026High746.5607(e)(2) - Child Passenger Safety Seat System - 2 years of age and within weight and height limit of child safety seat
State’s note: “3 of the 35 child safety seats were expired. This was corrected during the inspection when the child safety seats were removed from the operation.”
September 18, 2026
September 11, 2026Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “During the follow up inspection in 3 of the classrooms, peeling paint was observed.”
September 18, 2026
September 11, 2026Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “During the follow up inspection, the carpets and walls were observed with stains, one trash can was missing a top, one toilet was observed with urine, stains were observed on the bathroom floors and walls, stains were observed on the classroom walls, trash was observed on the bathroom floors.”
September 18, 2026
August 27, 2026Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “In 3 of the classroom, peeling paint and wall depressions were observed. This was corrected during the inspection, when the staffed painted the areas and provided coverings until the financial burden could be met.”
August 27, 2026
August 27, 2026High746.5607(e)(2) - Child Passenger Safety Seat System - 2 years of age and within weight and height limit of child safety seat
State’s note: “11 of the 35 child safety seats were expired. No children were transported and the operation corrected the seats when they removed all the expired seats from the vehicles.”
August 27, 2026
August 27, 2026Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “The carpets, trash cans, 3 bathrooms needed to be cleaned and sanitized. There were stains on the carpets in the classrooms, and smudges on the floors and walls. The trash can in one of the classrooms needed to be wiped down and the presence of urine was in three of the bathrooms.”
September 10, 2026
August 26, 2026High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “The caregiver did not display good judgment when bringing a child back from a school that was not enrolled at the center.”
September 24, 2026
August 26, 2026High746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
State’s note: “While picking up the children from school, the caregiver transported a child to the center who was not enrolled at the center.”
September 24, 2026
August 25, 2026Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “Two toilets in the classrooms were observed with feces. There were no paper towels in one of the restrooms. This was corrected at the inspection when the caregiver flushed the toilet and put paper towels in the restroom area.”
At the inspection
August 12, 2026Medium746.2207(c)(2) - Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriate
State’s note: “During the investigation it was found that an inappropriate video was shown on the television to a group of toddler children.”
September 1, 2026
December 4, 2024Medium746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement
State’s note: “One of the children records did not contain a health statement.”
December 17, 2024
September 4, 2024Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “During the investigation inspection there were missing ceiling tiles observed in the toddler restroom area and rust build up in some of the toilets.”
October 29, 2024
January 4, 2024Medium High746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
State’s note: “The infant room contained a 7 week old and 21 month old in the same classroom. This was corrected at the inspection when the 21 month old was moved to a different classroom.”
At the inspection
December 6, 2023High746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
State’s note: “The transportation vans did not contain an electronic child safety alarm.”
December 20, 2023
December 6, 2023Medium High746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
State’s note: “During the monitoring inspection it was found that the director's CPR and first aid training expired on 10/31/2023.”
December 20, 2023
December 6, 2022Medium High746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
State’s note: “During a walk-through of the childcare facility, an electrical outlet was observed to be accessible to infants in the infant classroom. The classroom was observed to have walking infants. A safety cover was immediately placed over the electrical outlet, bringing the facility into compliance.”
At the inspection
December 6, 2022Medium746.801(2) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Infant Feeding Instructions
State’s note: “After reviewing infant feeding instructions, three infants not yet ready for table food did not have updated feeding instructions on file for review. The most recent feeding instructions were dated October of 2022.”
December 9, 2022
June 23, 2022Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “During a walk-through of the childcare facility, a hallway needed to be cleaned as there were infant gates, blankets and debris on the floor which presented a health hazard for children in care. This was corrected at inspection when the hallway was cleaned.”
At the inspection
June 23, 2022High746.2428 - No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File
State’s note: “During a walk-through of the childcare facility, an infant was observed to be asleep and swaddled. The infant was immediately unswaddled when addressed with caregivers. No sleep exception form was on file for review regarding swaddling.”
June 23, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected The Learning Zone?

Texas HHSC's file lists 6 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 7, 2026. 6 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does The Learning Zone have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 19: 6 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 3 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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