Noahs Ark Preschool and Parents Day Out
4901 LAKE SHORE DR, WACO, TX 76710
License #188226 | Expires: Aug 18, 1986
Compliance Summary
Inspection History
| Date | Type | Result | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 3 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 3 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 2 |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | OTHER | Violations Found | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Oct 20, 2021 | OTHER | Violations Found | 1 |
| May 11, 2021 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
Violation Details
The children had only graham crackers and water for afternoon snack.
Corrected: Aug 29, 2025
There was medication stored at the operation for a child who no longer attends.
Corrected: Aug 26, 2025
There was a slide and a swing on the infant playground that did not have any loose-fill or surfacing in the use zones. This was corrected when the equipment was removed from the playground.
Corrected: Aug 26, 2025
Childcare Weather Watch charts and information on abuse and neglect were posted in the classrooms; however, the parent handbook was missing policies for preventing and responding to abuse and neglect, the DFPS website and abuse/neglect hotline, criteria for when weather is too extreme for children to play outside, and a plan for physical activity to occur indoors when weather does not permit outdoor play.
Corrected: Oct 1, 2024
Out of six staff files reviewed, all of the caregivers were missing training in emergency preparedness and five of them were missing training in communicable diseases, food allergies, building and physical premises safety, and hazardous materials.
Corrected: Nov 1, 2024
Out of eight staff files reviewed, one did not have proof of education or a statement that she had attended orientation with an overview of the center's policy on abuse and neglect on file.
Corrected: Oct 8, 2024
A caregiver responsible for infants did not have the required annual safe sleep trainings.
Corrected: Nov 29, 2022
It was found that the director was missing 19 out of the required 30 annual tranings hours.
Corrected: Nov 29, 2022
During the investigation it was found that a caregiver was thumping some of the children as a form of correcting their behavior. Caregiver was let go and is no longer present at the preschool. Incident was self reported and appropriate forms of discipline were observed at the inspection.
Corrected: Sep 16, 2022
During the inspection a caregiver washed hands in a sink that was being utilized for cleaning bottles. This was corrected during the inspection by the bottles being removed and the sink sanitized.
Corrected: Feb 8, 2022
Based on the information gathered during the investigation it was found that the playground pea gravel was raked into a high pile that gave a child in care accessibility to a fence that the allowed the child's head to become entrapped between the bars. This was corrected during the inspection by the director distributing the pea gravel throughout the playground for a level height.
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