Central Texas Childrens Center
Licensed Center in Temple, Texas. License #59782, issued February 27, 1987.
- Address
- 2000 Marlandwood Rd, Temple, TX 76502
- Phone
- (254) 778-6785
- Licensed capacity
- 105 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- centexchildrenscenter.com
Programs listed with the state: Accredited, Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
Openings
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What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 5,125 standards at Central Texas Childrens Center between May 27, 2022 and August 13, 2026 and recorded 54 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 360 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 437 | 4 |
| Personnel | 7 | 1,052 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 6 | 324 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 360 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 5 | 135 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 5 | 65 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 232 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 300 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 5 | 132 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,980 of those standards. The remaining 145, including 47 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 62 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 13, 2026, and 54 citations.
- 26High
- 16Medium High
- 11Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 54. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High May 9, 2026 Correction verified June 2, 2026
746.305(a)(2): AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
During the investigation, the operation was found in deficient with this Minimum Standard.
- Medium May 4, 2026 Correction verified May 12, 2026
746.2207(a): Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
During inspection it was observed children in screen time.
- High May 4, 2026 Correction verified May 12, 2026
746.3407(12): Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
During inspection it was observed children utilizing bingo dauber markers.
- High April 15, 2026 Correction verified May 4, 2026
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
During the investigation found sufficient evidence that the operation did not report, an incident putting a child at risk.
- High April 15, 2026 Correction verified May 4, 2026
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
During the investigation, observed video footage showing caregivers not properly supervision during outdoor playtime.
- High April 15, 2026 Correction verified May 4, 2026
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
During the investigation, observed video footage where a caregiver used inappropriate discipline, when placing her right arm around a child's neck while in care.
- Medium High April 14, 2026 Correction verified June 2, 2026
746.4751(c): Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
The operation director was aware of a broken gate latch but did not make sure the gate was locked so that children were not able to exit out of the broken gate.
- High April 14, 2026 Correction verified June 2, 2026
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
During a DFPS investigation it was found that a caregiver grabbed a child?s arm and also got into the child?s face verbally in an inappropriate manner.
- High April 14, 2026 Correction verified June 2, 2026
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
A caregiver did not supervise a child in care when the child was able to leave the operation and walk two buildings down and was found by a bystander.
- High April 14, 2026 Correction verified June 2, 2026
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
The operation did not notify licensing when a child was able to leave the operation unsupervised and wonder away from the daycare.
- Medium April 14, 2026 Correction verified June 2, 2026
746.707: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
The operation did not complete the incident form within 48 hours of a child who was placed at risk when the child was able to wonder away from the operation unsupervised.
- High April 14, 2026 Correction verified June 2, 2026
746.1003(1): Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
The director was aware that a gate on the playground was not in working order but did not have the gate repaired. The director was aware of an incident where a child left the operation unsupervised and was also aware of an incident of inappropriate discipline and did not report either situation to child care regulation
- High March 31, 2026 Correction verified May 4, 2026
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
During the inspection the operation was not appropriately supervising when a caregiver was assisting children using the bathroom and another caregiver stepped out of the classroom leaving the other children in the classroom unattended. This was corrected at inspection when a qualified caregiver was able to assist in the classroom and then another caregiver was added to the classroom to continue assisting.
- High February 24, 2026 Correction verified March 13, 2026
746.1205(a)(5): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
Based on evidence from video footage, a caregiver did not intervene timely when a child was biting another child and received multiple bite marks.
- Medium High February 24, 2026 Correction verified March 2, 2026
746.305(a)(2): AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
Based on the information received the incident was not reported to Child Care Regulation by the operation.
- Medium High October 29, 2025 Correction verified November 10, 2025
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Observed a broken toy with sharp edges outside on the playground and a broken toilet seat in one of the bathrooms. The broken toy was removed from the playground area.
- Medium October 29, 2025 Correction verified November 10, 2025
746.801(8): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
The building grounds checklist had not been completed and there was no documentation showing when the last checklist was completed.
- High October 29, 2025 Correction verified November 10, 2025
746.613(a): Required Immunizations
Observed 8 children records and one child did not have an updated immunization record on file.
- High September 30, 2025 Correction verified October 7, 2025
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Observed 3 classrooms who did not know how many children they were caring for. One caregiver had to count the kids to know how many they had.. In another classroom two caregivers stated that they had 6 children but had 5 children. In a third classroom two caregivers did not know how many children they had. One caregiver stated that there were 6 kids, the other teacher said 8 kids and there were only 7 children in the room.
- High August 26, 2025 Correction verified September 5, 2025
746.2401(6): Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
An infant was observed to be asleep in their crib with a bib around their neck. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the bib.
- High July 25, 2025 Correction verified August 1, 2025
746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
On camera I Observed a caregiver pick up a child and forcefully sit a child down on a teacher chair with the teacher.
- Medium High July 25, 2025 Correction verified August 26, 2025
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Three classrooms had pealing drywall and had baseboards that were falling or missing. There was an outdoor playground that is not currently being used but is part of the capacity that had piles of items that were needing to be thrown away like old toys. There were also metal steaks that hold the border of the playground together that were sticking up and could be a tripping hazard. I spoke with the director regarding these concerns.
- Medium High July 25, 2025 Correction verified August 1, 2025
746.1203(3)(D): Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
Observed on live camera stream that 3 caregivers were on their phones during naptime while caring for children. This was corrected when licensing spoke with the caregivers observed on their phones and the phones were put away.
- High July 25, 2025 Correction verified August 26, 2025
746.1205(a)(5): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
A video was observed showing one child biting another child. The caregivers were not able to intervene because they were on their phones.
- Medium High July 17, 2025 Correction verified August 11, 2025
746.1203(5): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children
During the investigation, it was found that a caregiver handled a child roughly instead of interacting with the child in a positive manner.
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About this record
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