First United Methodist Church Child Development Center
3501 E ELMS RD, Killeen, TX 76542 · Bell County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 132
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Juanita Sims
- Phone
- (254) 634-5149
- Regulated since
- Nov 22, 2011
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 872051 · number 1318508
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | Other (1) |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | Supervision & ratios (3), Safety & premises (1) |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | Safety & premises (1), Records & paperwork (1) |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | Cleanliness & sanitation (1), Discipline & child guidance (3), Safety & premises (1), Other (2) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | Illness & medication (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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May 4, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 21, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
Two children were observed sleeping face down. This was corrected when the caregiver rolled the children over on their backs.
HHSC 746.2427(a) — AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-04-21. Correction verified 2026-05-04.
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Other Serious
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Oct 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 3, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 2, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 2, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 17, 2025 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This is related to a DFPS investigation. The operation failed to self-report an incident that placed a child at risk while in care.
HHSC 746.305(a)(6) — Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-03-17. Correction verified 2025-04-02.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This is related to a DFPS investigation. The operation did not notify the parent that a child had been left outside of the operation.
HHSC 746.307(b)(4) — Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-03-17. Correction verified 2025-04-02.
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Safety & premises Serious
This is related to a DFPS investigation. A gate leading to the outside of the playground did not have a lock. The unlocked gate was accessible to children, allowing children the ability to exit the playground.
HHSC 746.4309 — Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Gates Locked
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-03-17. Correction verified 2025-04-02.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Mar 15, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a child in care was left on the playground alone for less than 5 minutes.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-05-19. Correction verified 2025-06-02.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Sep 25, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 24, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 29, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 24, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 16, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 21, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 9, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 29, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 25, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 19, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
Fire inspection expired 7/2023
HHSC 746.5103 — Documentation of Fire Inspection
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-02-02. Correction verified 2024-02-29.
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Records & paperwork
Sanitation inspection expired 8/2023
HHSC 746.801(12) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-02-02. Correction verified 2024-01-30.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Dec 9, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
During an investigation there was sufficient evidence to support children were abused and neglected.
HHSC 746.1201(4) — AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-01-16. Correction verified 2024-01-19.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a caregiver used corporal punishments on the children in the classroom.
HHSC 746.1203(3)(D) — Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-01-16. Correction verified 2024-01-19.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a caregiver used corporal punishments on the children in the classroom.
HHSC 746.2805(1) — Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-01-16. Correction verified 2024-01-19.
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Other Serious
During a DPFS investigation, it was found that caregivers were yelling at children as a form of discipline.
HHSC 746.2805(5) — Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-01-16. Correction verified 2024-01-19.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Dec 8, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 1, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
During the monitoring inspection it was observed that a potty chair had not be sanitized after the last use. This was corrected at inspection when the urine was disposed of and the potty chair was sanitized.
HHSC 746.3407(5) — Sanitize Potty-Chairs
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-06-01.
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Other Serious
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Feb 6, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 20, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
During the inspection a caregiver was observed not washing her hands after diapering and another caregiver was observed not washing an infant's hands after diapering. This was corrected during the inspection, when both caregivers washed their's and the child's hands.
HHSC 746.3415(4) — Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-01-20. Correction verified 2023-02-06.
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Safety & premises Serious
During the inspection a child with a diagnosed allergy did not have a completed food allergy emeregency plan.
HHSC 746.3819 — Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-01-25. Correction verified 2023-02-06.
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
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Jan 17, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 26, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The operation does not have a current fire inspection.
HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-08-23. Correction verified 2022-08-02.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Apr 1, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 29, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 20, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 14, 2021 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Illness & medication Serious
It was found that prescription medication was allowed into the operation to be administered in a child's cup.
HHSC 746.3805(b)(1) — Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-20. Correction verified 2021-12-21.
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Illness & medication Serious
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Oct 18, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, via Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.