ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Ms Idas Child Care Center

1511 E LEAGUE ST, WACO, TX 76704

License #534862 | Expires: Jun 29, 1999

Day Care Center
Type
36
Capacity
11
Inspections
24
Violations

Compliance Summary

4
Critical
7
Serious
12
Moderate
1
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Oct 3, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Apr 25, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Apr 14, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Apr 8, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4
Oct 8, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
May 17, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 14, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 9
Aug 2, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 27, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 19, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 8, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3

Violation Details

Moderate Corrected

There were no playground checklists available for review.

Corrected: Oct 10, 2025

Critical Corrected

The parent handbook was missing parents right information, procedures for accomodating children with special needs, procedures for employee vaccinations, a policy about daily health checks, information on the benefits of physical activity, a plan for indoor physical activity to occur when children can't go outside, information on how parents can review minimum standards online, and policies for applying insect repellant and sunscreen.

Corrected: Oct 17, 2025

Minor Corrected

The operation did not have a list of employees posted where parents could view it.

Corrected: Oct 10, 2025

Moderate Corrected

The infants in the infant room were watching television. This was corrected during the inspection when the television was turned off.

Corrected: Apr 25, 2025

Critical Corrected

A 5-month-old infant was sleeping in the crib with a burp cloth. This was corrected during the inspection when the burp cloth was removed from the crib.

Corrected: Apr 14, 2025

Moderate Corrected

Some antibiotic and anti-itch cream in the first aid kit had recently expired. This was corrected during the inspection when the creams were disposed of.

Corrected: Apr 8, 2025

Moderate Corrected

There was TV playing in the infant room. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregivers were informed that screen time can't be used for children under two and the TV was turned off.

Corrected: Apr 8, 2025

Serious Corrected

The infant caregivers and the director did not have training in SIDS, shaken baby, and early childhood brain development for 2024.

Corrected: Apr 22, 2025

Serious Corrected

There were two caregivers with a group of 13 children whose specified age was 18-23 months. One of the caregivers briefly left the classroom, leaving the group out of ratio. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver returned to the classroom.

Corrected: Apr 8, 2025

Moderate Corrected

Of the four infants who were still on breastmilk or formula, two did not have feeding instructions on file and one had feeding instructions that were last updated in August.

Corrected: Oct 11, 2024

Moderate Corrected

The operation did not have a signed children's product certification form verifying that the director had reviewed the children's product recall list. This was corrected during the inspection when the director confirmed that she is subscribed to the recall emails and signed a certification form.

Moderate Corrected

The first aid kit was missing tweezers, gloves, and a first aid guide.

Moderate Corrected

There were no playground maintenance checklists available for review. This was corrected during the inspection when the director conducted a check of the playground and completed a playground maintenance checklist.

Serious Corrected

Out of the four staff files reviewed, one caregiver was missing 15 out of 24 hours of annual training, one was missing training in preventing emergencies due to allergies, one was missing training in preventing abuse and neglect, and one was missing training in preventing abuse and neglect, SIDS/Shaken Baby Syndrome, early childhood brain development, emergency preparedness, preventing emergencies due to allergies, building and physical premises safety, and handling hazardous materials.

Critical Corrected

There were a bottle of Clorox wipes sitting on a shelf within the reach of children. This was corrected during the inspection when the wipes were moved to a shelf out of the reach of children.

Moderate Corrected

One infant's written feeding instructions had not been updated since March.

Moderate Corrected

Out of the four children's records reviewed, two were missing health statements, two needed updated immunization records, and one was missing hearing and vision screening results.

Moderate Corrected

Out of the four staff files reviewed, four were missing proof of background check requests, one was missing a photo ID, and one was missing a copy of her GED.

Serious Corrected

Uncovered outlets were observed in the pre-k room. This was corrected during the inspection when outlet covers were placed on the outlets.

Serious Corrected

There was a slide under five feet tall with no loose-fill in the use zones.

Critical Corrected

A child was sent to the bathroom without being accompanied by a caregiver. This was corrected during the inspection when the child returned to the classroom and the caregiver was informed that children cannot be sent to the bathroom alone.

Serious Corrected

During the inspection there was no documentation of a infant caregiver having the required pre-service trainings for caring for children under 24 months.

Moderate Corrected

During the inspection the last fire drill was documented in March 2021. This was corrected during the inspection by a fire drill being condcuted.

Serious Corrected

A slide and a rocking plane was observed on the playground without loose fill.

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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.