ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Because We Care Learning Academy

969 MARLANDWOOD RD, TEMPLE, TX 76502

License #1718109 | Expires: Aug 20, 2021

Day Care Center
Type
144
Capacity
36
Inspections
15
Violations

Compliance Summary

5
Critical
9
Serious
1
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Aug 11, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 7, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 4, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jul 22, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jul 18, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jun 9, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jun 4, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
Mar 27, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Mar 18, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 2
Nov 21, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 18, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Sep 6, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 26, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Aug 13, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Jul 16, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 8, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 27, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
May 13, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 10, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Apr 2, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 26, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Mar 8, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Aug 11, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Aug 1, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Aug 1, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jun 7, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 6, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Jan 3, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 10, 2022 OTHER Compliant 0
Aug 31, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jul 29, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 23, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 1, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 21, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 19, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 22, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0

Violation Details

Serious Corrected

One staff member was observed wiping the nose of a child with gloves on. The gloves were not removed before wiping the nose of another child in the classroom.

Corrected: Aug 4, 2025

Serious Corrected

One staff member was observed wiping the nose of a child with gloves on. The gloves were not removed before attending to other children in the classroom.

Corrected: Jul 22, 2025

Serious Corrected

During the investigation, it was found that one class of infant and toddler aged children were served snack on the floor of their classroom.

Corrected: Jul 22, 2025

Serious Corrected

In one of the toddler rooms, there was a bin of diaper creams that was stored within the reach of children. This was corrected during the inspection when the bin was moved to a shelf out of the children's reach.

Corrected: Jun 9, 2025

Moderate Corrected

There were no papertowels for children to dry their hands after handwashing. Children requested from teacher papertowels and they were later supplied after handwashing was completed and CCR addressed lack of.

Corrected: Mar 27, 2025

Critical Corrected

Caregiver spanked a child on the hand in the classroom. This child was a family friend. Video was observed of the spank. Caregiver was immediately terminated.

Corrected: May 9, 2025

Serious Corrected

There was an open drain pipe on the floor in the children's bathroom with sharp exposed jagged edges.

Corrected: Apr 10, 2025

Critical Corrected

There was an infant asleep in a bouncer. This was corrected during the inspection when the infant was removed from the bouncer and placed in a crib.

Corrected: Aug 26, 2024

Serious Corrected

Observed a child eatting a poptart in the bathroom. The pop tart was laying on the wrapper on the floor while other children were being changed and using the restroom. This was corrected when the pop tart was taken out of the bathroom.

Corrected: Aug 11, 2023

Critical Corrected

A caregiver did not relate to a child with patience when the caregiver picked the child up from behind, grabbing the child's upper arms to move the child to another location in the room.

Corrected: Aug 8, 2023

Critical Corrected

One caregiver stated that there were 10 children in the classroom, but their were 11 children in the classroom.

Critical Corrected

Observed cleaning chemicals under an unlocked sink in the school age room. This was corrected when the cabinet was locked.

Serious Corrected

Observed a plastic oven with the oven lid broken exposing sharp plasic pieces where the children can be injured. This was corrected when the oven door was removed.

Serious Corrected

Observed a trashcan without a lid. The trashcan had a dirty diaper in it. This was corrected when the lid was replaced.

Serious Corrected

Electrical outlets were exposed and accessible to children in a pre-k classroom. Safety covers were immediately placed over the electrical outlets when addressed, bringing the facility into compliance.

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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.