Because We Care Learning Academy
969 MARLANDWOOD RD, Temple, TX 76502 · Bell County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 144
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Payton Miller
- Phone
- (254) 598-3192
- Regulated since
- Aug 20, 2021
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1372002 · number 1718109
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | Illness & medication (1) |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | Cleanliness & sanitation (4), Other (3) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | Safety & premises (1) |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | Cleanliness & sanitation (3), Safety & premises (1), Other (2) |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | Other (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Aug 25, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 15, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 14, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 13, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
During the investigation, the operation was found deficient with this minimum standard. Information obtained through interviews and documentation reviewed determined that a scheduled dose of medication was not administered to a child in care on one occasion as authorized. The operation acknowledged the oversight and promptly notified the parent of the missed medication administration.
HHSC 746.3805(c)(3) — Medication Records - Date, Time and Amount Given
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-06-04. Correction verified 2026-06-11.
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Illness & medication
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Apr 23, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 21, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 8, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 30, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 11, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 7, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 4, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
One staff member was observed wiping the nose of a child with gloves on. The gloves were not removed before wiping the nose of another child in the classroom.
HHSC 746.3425(3) — Disposing of Gloves after One Use
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-08-04. Correction verified 2025-08-11.
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Other
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Jul 22, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
One staff member was observed wiping the nose of a child with gloves on. The gloves were not removed before attending to other children in the classroom.
HHSC 746.3425(3) — Disposing of Gloves after One Use
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-07-22. Correction verified 2025-08-04.
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Other
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Jul 18, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation
During the investigation, it was found that one class of infant and toddler aged children were served snack on the floor of their classroom.
HHSC 746.3317(6) — Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-07-22. Correction verified 2025-08-04.
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Cleanliness & sanitation
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Jun 9, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation
In one of the toddler rooms, there was a bin of diaper creams that was stored within the reach of children. This was corrected during the inspection when the bin was moved to a shelf out of the children's reach.
HHSC 746.3501(6) — Diaper Changing Steps-Supplies Kept Out of Child's Reach
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-06-09.
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Cleanliness & sanitation
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Jun 4, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 27, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation
There were no papertowels for children to dry their hands after handwashing. Children requested from teacher papertowels and they were later supplied after handwashing was completed and CCR addressed lack of.
HHSC 746.4405 — Location of Handwashing Sink
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-03-27.
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Cleanliness & sanitation
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Mar 18, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
Caregiver spanked a child on the hand in the classroom. This child was a family friend. Video was observed of the spank. Caregiver was immediately terminated.
HHSC 746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-05-09.
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Cleanliness & sanitation
There was an open drain pipe on the floor in the children's bathroom with sharp exposed jagged edges.
HHSC 746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-04-10. Correction verified 2025-04-21.
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Other Serious
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Nov 21, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 18, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 26, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
There was an infant asleep in a bouncer. This was corrected during the inspection when the infant was removed from the bouncer and placed in a crib.
HHSC 746.2426(a)(1) — Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-08-26. Correction verified 2024-09-06.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Aug 13, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 16, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 8, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 27, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 13, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 10, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 2, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 26, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 9, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 11, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation
Observed a child eatting a poptart in the bathroom. The pop tart was laying on the wrapper on the floor while other children were being changed and using the restroom. This was corrected when the pop tart was taken out of the bathroom.
HHSC 746.3317 — Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-08-11.
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Cleanliness & sanitation
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Aug 1, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
One caregiver stated that there were 10 children in the classroom, but their were 11 children in the classroom.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-08-01. Correction verified 2023-08-11.
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Other Serious
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Aug 1, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
A caregiver did not relate to a child with patience when the caregiver picked the child up from behind, grabbing the child's upper arms to move the child to another location in the room.
HHSC 746.1201(2) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-08-08. Correction verified 2023-08-11.
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Other Serious
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Jun 7, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 6, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
Observed a plastic oven with the oven lid broken exposing sharp plasic pieces where the children can be injured. This was corrected when the oven door was removed.
HHSC 746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-06-06.
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
Observed cleaning chemicals under an unlocked sink in the school age room. This was corrected when the cabinet was locked.
HHSC 746.3407(12) — Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-06-06. Correction verified 2023-06-07.
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Cleanliness & sanitation
Observed a trashcan without a lid. The trashcan had a dirty diaper in it. This was corrected when the lid was replaced.
HHSC 746.3407(8) — Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-06-06.
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Safety & premises
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Jan 3, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 10, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 31, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
Electrical outlets were exposed and accessible to children in a pre-k classroom. Safety covers were immediately placed over the electrical outlets when addressed, bringing the facility into compliance.
HHSC 746.3701(1) — Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-08-31.
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Other
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Jul 29, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 23, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 1, 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.