Caring For Kids

5763 S 3RD ST RD, Waco, TX 76706 · Mclennan County

4cited violations

2serious

6inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours: 06:30 AM-05:30 PM
Director / administrator: Michele Clark
Phone: (254) 379-3722
Regulated since: Apr 22, 2021
HHSC IDs: Operation 1366532 · number 1714684
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 1
Safety & premises 1
Staff background & training 1
Records & paperwork 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	1	0	Staff background & training (1)
2023	2	2	Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1)
2022	1	0	Records & paperwork (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Dec 17, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Seven of the required 24 hours of annual training was reviewed for one assistant caregiver for the previous training year.
  
  HHSC 747.1303(4)(A) — Training Requirements for Caregivers Licensed -24 hours Annual Training
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-12-31. Correction verified 2026-01-09.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 12, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 14, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 3, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  The childcare home is over capacity. The licensed capacity is 12 children and there were 14 children in care.
  
  HHSC 747.207(10) — AP Never exceed capacity of the home
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-03-03. Correction verified 2023-03-14.
- Safety & premises Serious
  All four seats on one of the play equipment structures were broken and had exposed pinch/shear points.
  
  HHSC 747.4401(7) — Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-03-06. Correction verified 2023-03-14.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 5, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  One employee file reviewed did not have the required documentation.
  
  HHSC 747.901(4) — Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2022-04-08. Correction verified 2022-04-06.
HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Caring for Kids, 5763 S 3RD ST RD, Waco, TX 76706-7350 (operation ID 1366532, operation number 1714684), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

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.