ACTIVE POOR Compliance

The Arc of McLennan County School Age Program

4901 LAKEWOOD DR, WACO, TX 76710

License #1726595 | Expires: Jan 4, 2022

Day Care Center
Type
30
Capacity
14
Inspections
13
Violations

Compliance Summary

4
Critical
4
Serious
5
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Sep 30, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4
Mar 19, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jan 8, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 10, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 3
Jun 12, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Feb 15, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 21, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 10, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 7, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
May 12, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Dec 15, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 25, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 22, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 13, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0

Violation Details

Moderate Corrected

Out of four children's records reviewed, one was missing an admission date and one was missing parental consent to emergency medical treatment.

Corrected: Oct 7, 2025

Serious Corrected

The director was missing training in food allergies, administering medication, injury prevention, communcable diseases, and handling hazardous materials.

Corrected: Oct 7, 2025

Critical Corrected

The parent handbook was missing procedures for field trips, parental notifications, parent participation, and accommodations for special needs children.

Corrected: Nov 1, 2025

Moderate Corrected

Out of four staff files reviewed, one volunteer did not have proof of education on file.

Corrected: Oct 14, 2025

Critical Corrected

The last fire inspection was completed on 3/7/24.

Corrected: Apr 2, 2025

Critical Corrected

During the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to determine that a caregiver inappropriately disciplined children in care by pinching them, throwing objects at them, hitting them with her hand and her cellphone, grabbing them, and yelling at them.

Corrected: Dec 19, 2024

Serious Corrected

During the DFPS investigation, it was found that the director was not complying with minimum standards when she did not ensure that children were being appropriately cared for.

Corrected: Dec 19, 2024

Critical Corrected

During the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to determine that a child in care was abused.

Corrected: Dec 19, 2024

Moderate Corrected

Out of four children's files reviewed, all of them were missing a statement from the parent that their immunization record and hearing/vision screening results were on file with the child's school.

Corrected: Jul 8, 2024

Serious Corrected

The operation had not completed a fire drill in May. This was corrected during the inspection when a fire drill was completed and the children were able to exit the building within three minutes.

Corrected: Jun 12, 2024

Moderate Corrected

Out of the four staff files reviewed, the director did not have a record of her training hours available for review, one caregiver was missing a photo ID, and three caregivers were missing abuse and neglect orientation statements, statements that they had received the center and personnel policies, employment dates, affidavits, proof of education, and statements that they have previous experience and do not require pre-service training.

Moderate Corrected

2 of the 3 staff files evaluated did not have signed proof of orientation.

Serious Corrected

One caregiver's CPR and First Aid training had expired on 8/2021. One caregiver did not have the CPR requirement met at the time of the inspection. The opertion has scheduled a CPR and First Aid class for all staff on June 2, 2022.

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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.