ACTIVE POOR Compliance

1st Thing 1st Child Development and Learning Center, LLC

410 E CHURCH AVE, KILLEEN, TX 76541

License #1523696 | Expires: Oct 7, 2013

Day Care Center
Type
38
Capacity
14
Inspections
20
Violations

Compliance Summary

4
Critical
12
Serious
3
Moderate
1
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Feb 25, 2026 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 6, 2026 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 2, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 1, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 29, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 28, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 27, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
Jul 15, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 9, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4
Aug 25, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 11, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 6
Nov 29, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 26, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Jul 20, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 8

Violation Details

Critical Corrected

The shelf in the pre-k classroom is not secured to the floor or wall, creating a tipping hazard.

Corrected: Jul 9, 2024

Serious Corrected

The garage outside and slide stairs have sharp edges that are accessible to children.

Corrected: Jul 9, 2024

Critical Corrected

There was a 4 month old sleeping in a crib, on a boppy pillow, covered by a blanket.

Corrected: Jul 9, 2024

Serious Corrected

There was a caregiver, who had worked at the operation since Sept 2022, who's CPR and first aid training expired on 06/30/2024.

Corrected: Jul 19, 2024

Serious Corrected

There was 1 person that had an expired CPR Certification. The certification expired on 8/13/2022.

Corrected: Nov 7, 2022

Moderate Corrected

Two caregivers did not have documentation of orientation on file for review.

Corrected: Oct 18, 2022

Critical Corrected

A transportation vehicle that was purchased in 2016, that seats 8, did not have a child safety alarm installed.

Corrected: Nov 1, 2022

Serious Corrected

A caregiver did not have documentation of annual training for the previous year.

Corrected: Oct 28, 2022

Minor Corrected

The operation did not have the following postings posted: *Current Employee List *Parent Notification Poster *Keeping Children Safe Poster The Director posted the required postings during the inspection.

Corrected: Oct 11, 2022

Moderate Corrected

Three infant feeding instructions have not been updated since August 2022.

Corrected: Oct 18, 2022

Serious Corrected

During the follow-up inspection the televisions were re-cited when they were not anchored to prevent tipping. They were all removed during the inspection and cannot be present back at the operation until they are mounted or anchored.

Serious Corrected

During the follow-up inspection it was found that the daily grounds safety checklist was still not being completed in full each day. This was recited and a blank form was emailed to operation to use moving forward.

Serious Corrected

During the monitoring inspection it was observed that a child used the bathroom and did not wash their hands afterwards.

Serious Corrected

During the monitoring inspection infants were observed to be seated in high chairs without the straps buckled and fastened around the child.

Serious Corrected

During the monitoring inspection it was observed that there were 4 TVs at the operation sitting on shelves, none of which were anchored or secured to the shelf they were sitting on.

Critical Corrected

During the monitoring inspection it was observed that there were cleaning supplies left out on low counters, accessible to children.

Serious Corrected

During the monitoring inspection it was observed that the playground slides did not have 6 inches of loose fill around the play structure or at the bottom of the slide.

Serious Corrected

During the monitoring inspection it was found that the daily grounds safety checklist had not been completed since May 2021.

Serious Corrected

During the monitoring inspection it was observed that the 5 infants in the infant room only had 2 small toys accessible for their use.

Moderate Corrected

During the monitoring inspection it was observed that the caregivers were not following the daily scheduled outdoor time, as the children were not having two oppurtunities daily to play outside, even when the weather permitted. During the inspection the weather was 75 degrees with no chance of rain in the forecast and none of the children played outdoors during their scheduled time.

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.