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Licensed child care center · public record

University Academy

Wichita Falls, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

16 state inspections, last 2 years
29 deficiencies on the state’s summary
25 high or medium-high risk
October 12, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued March 17, 2008
Capacity
173 children
Ages served
Infant, 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
Yes
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
880190

Where

3607 University Ave
Wichita Falls, TX 76308

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 11
  • Medium-high 14
  • Medium 4
  • 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. Showing the newest 25 of 29.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
June 29, 2026Medium High746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
State’s note: “During the course of an investigation, it was observed on video that a caregiver did not wash a child's hands after diapering.”
July 22, 2026
June 29, 2026High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “During the course of an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver used the prohibited form of punishment (grabbing/pulling) with two children in care during naptime.”
July 22, 2026
June 29, 2026Medium High746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
State’s note: “During the course of an investigation, it was observed on video that a caregiver did not wash their hands after diapering a child.”
July 22, 2026
May 27, 2026High746.1205(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: “During the course of the investigation, it was found that a caregiver left a child unsupervised outside while transitioning back inside the building.”
June 25, 2026
May 20, 2026High746.1205(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: “It was found that when transitioning into the classroom from being outside, a caregiver did not notice that a child remained in the outdoor play area, and the child was left unsupervised for approximately 8-10 minutes.”
June 17, 2026
May 20, 2026Medium High746.3417(4) - Children Handwashing After Outdoor Activities
State’s note: “It was found that a caregiver did not take children to wash their hands after coming inside from outdoor activities.”
June 17, 2026
April 16, 2026Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “During this investigation inspection there was a container catching a water leak under a sink in the kitchen that was found to be kept in an unsanitary manner. There were also oriental cockroaches found throughout the area. In addition, a container for refuse water under a portable sink was found to have mold inside of it.”
April 16, 2026
November 20, 2025Medium High746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the investigation that a caregiver failed to wash a child's hands after diapering.”
January 26, 2026
November 20, 2025Medium High746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the investigation that a caregiver failed to wash their hands after diapering a child.”
January 26, 2026
November 20, 2025Medium High746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the investigation that a caregiver failed to sanitize a diaper changing area after diapering a child.”
January 26, 2026
November 11, 2025Medium746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
State’s note: “During an unannounced inspection, it was found that a child younger than 2yo was allowed to have screen time activities.”
November 11, 2025
October 30, 2025Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “During this investigation, I found a playground area to be noncompliant with safety hazards present.”
December 23, 2025
September 22, 2025Medium High746.1301(a)(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
State’s note: “During a record audit, it was discovered that a new hire did not have all 24 hours of pre-service training completed within the first 90 days of employment.”
September 30, 2025
February 14, 2024High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “Upon reviewing records, it was found that the last completed fire inspection was on 10/25/2022 and has been expired for almost 4 months.”
February 29, 2024
February 14, 2024Medium High746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
State’s note: “Upon reviewing personnel training records, it was found that one caregiver's CPR expired in January of 2024.”
February 28, 2024
January 11, 2023Medium746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
State’s note: “When reviewing required postings, it was found that the product certification form was not signed and renewed annually.”
January 12, 2023
January 11, 2023Medium746.2417(1) - Activities for Infants - Outdoor Play Daily
State’s note: “While reviewing the two infant class schedules, it was found that the infants were not being offered daily outdoor time as required by minimum standards.”
At the inspection
June 28, 2022Medium746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained
State’s note: “A child's record was missing a health statement from a medical professional.”
July 6, 2022
May 27, 2022High746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
State’s note: “A caregiver was observed on video footage to have aggressively carried a 1yo child by the arm.”
June 25, 2022
May 26, 2022High746.1003(4) - Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the DFPS abuse/neglect investigation, it was found that the director failed to appropriately supervise caregivers to ensure that children were not abused/neglected.”
December 13, 2022
May 26, 2022High746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the DFPS abuse/neglect investigation, two caregivers were found to have physically abused children in care and one of which was found to have additionally neglected to protect the children by failure to report that children were being abused.”
December 13, 2022
May 26, 2022High746.2805(2) - Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the DFPS abuse/neglect investigation, it was found that two caregivers were being unnecessarily harsh and cruel in their treatment of children during nap time. Caregivers were observed to pick children up and slam them onto nap mats, pulling children by the arms to force them to lay down straight, kick a child on their …”
December 13, 2022
May 26, 2022High746.1201(5) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the DFPS abuse/neglect investigation, a caregiver was found to have neglected to protect children being physically abused by a fellow caregiver by failing to report the abuse as mandated.”
December 13, 2022
May 26, 2022High746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the DFPS abuse/neglect investigation, it was found that two caregivers were being unnecessarily harsh and cruel in their treatment of children. Caregivers were observed to forcefully grab and pull children's arms, grabbing children by their clothing in order to force them to sit down, grabbing a child by their shoulder …”
December 13, 2022
April 1, 2022Medium High746.3505(b) - Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant's Hands
State’s note: “Four caregivers in four different classrooms were observed not to have washed a child's hands following diaper changes.”
April 1, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected University Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 16 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 12, 2026. 8 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does University Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 29: 11 high-risk, 14 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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