Mclennan Community College Cdc
1400 COLLEGE DR, Waco, TX 76708 · Mclennan County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 122
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:15 AM-05:15 PM
- Director / administrator
- Karina Ortega Cartagena
- Phone
- (254) 299-8710
- Regulated since
- Sep 27, 1991
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 94869 · number 47689
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | Other (1) |
| 2025 | 11 | 9 | Supervision & ratios (2), Discipline & child guidance (3), Staff background & training (1), Records & paperwork (1), Other (4) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | Staff background & training (1) |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | Staff background & training (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jul 30, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 29, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 15, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 7, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 31, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
It was determined a caregiver did not utilize good judgment when she pulled a chair a child was sitting on and the child fell back.
HHSC 746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-04-07. Correction verified 2026-04-15.
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Other Serious
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Dec 12, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork
The last gas inspection report on file was 4/20/2023.
HHSC 746.5401 — Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-01-02. Correction verified 2025-12-15.
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Records & paperwork
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Dec 8, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 3, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 11, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
There was a caregiver observed ini a classroom without an active background check. The caregiver was sent home during the inspection.
HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-09-11. Correction verified 2025-09-12.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Sep 8, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 10, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 28, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 18, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
A child was able to leave the classroom for 16 seconds without any of the caregivers knowing. Once the caregivers became aware of the incident, both caregivers left the children in the classroom without a proper caregiver.
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 2025-02-18. Correction verified 2025-03-03.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Feb 18, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 7, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
There was sufficient evidence found during the DFPS investigation to show that one child was abused by two employees.
HHSC 746.1201(4) — AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-04-15. Correction verified 2025-04-28.
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Other Serious
There was sufficient evidence found during the DFPS investigation to show that an employee did not intervene when they saw a child being restrained.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(5) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-04-15. Correction verified 2025-04-28.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
There was sufficient evidence found during the DFPS investigation to show that two employees physically restrained a child on two separate occasions for approximately 8 minutes each.
HHSC 746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-04-15. Correction verified 2025-04-28.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Feb 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 31, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Other Serious
It was determined a caregiver witnessed a child in distress and did not intervene to deescalate the situation.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(5) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-02-04. Correction verified 2025-02-18.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
It was determined a caregiver held a child in care down for 8 minutes.
HHSC 746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-02-04. Correction verified 2025-02-18.
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Other Serious
A caregiver was observed on video inapprorpriately grabbing a child in care.
HHSC 746.2805(3) — Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-02-04. Correction verified 2025-02-18.
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Other Serious
A caregiver was heard on video yelling at a child in care.
HHSC 746.2805(5) — Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-02-04. Correction verified 2025-02-18.
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Other Serious
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Jan 16, 2025 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The operation has not reported the Number of Employees who left in 2024.
HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-01-23. Correction verified 2025-01-21.
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Supervision & ratios
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Nov 14, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
There was 1 person observed in a classroom without an active background check on file.
HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-11-14.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Apr 22, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 26, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 14, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 23, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 26, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Staff background & training Serious
During the investigation operation was found to be deficient in supervision when a child was left on the playground for approximately 3 minutes. Incident was self reported, staff involved files reviewed and they are current on trainings, and supervision was observed without concerns. Operation has met compliance.
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 at inspection. Corrected 2023-05-30.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Apr 18, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 18, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, 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.