ACTIVE POOR Compliance

The Center Day Camp

1115 COLUMBUS AVE, WACO, TX 76701

License #1651438 | Expires: Nov 29, 2017

Day Care Center
Type
140
Capacity
6
Inspections
14
Violations

Compliance Summary

3
Critical
7
Serious
4
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Jul 17, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jun 4, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Jun 4, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jun 6, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Jun 6, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Jun 10, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 6

Violation Details

Moderate Corrected

The operation has not provided the corrections to the Operational Policy that are required: parent rights, procedures for inclusive care, employee vaccinations, emergency preparedness, procedures for parents to participate and immunization requirements.

Corrected: Jul 31, 2025

Critical Corrected

A person with a pending background check was observed caring for a group of children. The person was sent home during the inspection by the operation.

Corrected: Jun 4, 2025

Moderate Corrected

The operational policy did not have a section for the following: parent rights, procedures for inclusive care, employee vaccinations, emergency preparedness, procedures for parents to participate and immunization requirements.

Corrected: Jul 7, 2025

Serious Corrected

There were 2 children with documented food allergies and there were no food allergy plans on file for review.

Corrected: Jun 25, 2024

Critical Corrected

There was one person with a pending background check that was observed supervising a group of children. The person was sent home during the inspection, bringing the deficiency into compliance.

Corrected: Jun 6, 2023

Serious Corrected

There was one child in care with food allergy and the child did not have a food allergy plan on file.

Corrected: Jun 20, 2023

Critical Corrected

There were 4 persons, that had a "pending" background check, observed supervising a group of children. There was 1 person with no background check submitted that was observed supervising a group of children. The persons were sent home during the inspection and other staff was brought in to maintain ratio and group sizes.

Corrected: Jun 6, 2022

Moderate Corrected

The children's file were missing the following sections: *Authorization for Medical Emergency *Parent Signature on Enrollment Form

Corrected: Jul 1, 2022

Serious Corrected

Two caregivers did not have documentation of annual training completed for the previous training year. There were 7 caregivers that did not have orientation or pre-service documentation on file.

Corrected: Jul 1, 2021

Serious Corrected

The Director did not have transportation training on file.

Corrected: Jun 25, 2021

Serious Corrected

There were 3 children that did not have a food allergy emergency plan on file.

Serious Corrected

There were 7 caregivers that did not have a high school diploma on file.

Serious Corrected

The operation did not have a current gas inspection on file.

Moderate Corrected

The Director had not completed the 5 hours of annual management training. The Director did not have documentation of completed training in Emergency Preparedness.

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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