Doris Miller Community Center
Licensed Center in Waco, Texas. License #1686183, issued August 28, 2019.
- Address
- 1020 Elm Ave, Waco, TX 76704
- Phone
- (254) 750-8684
- Licensed capacity
- 153 children
- Licensed for
- School
- Hours
- 03:00 PM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
Where this is
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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 16 areas it checked 4,167 standards at Doris Miller Community Center between April 14, 2022 and August 4, 2026 and recorded 19 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 16 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 4 | 423 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 402 | 3 |
| Personnel | 4 | 633 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 168 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 247 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 109 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food service | 4 | 171 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 371 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 293 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 283 | 0 |
| Active play | 4 | 456 | 1 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 256 | 1 |
| Transportation | 4 | 157 | 3 |
The table adds up to 4,155 of those standards. The remaining 12, including 6 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 11 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 4, 2026, and 19 citations.
One of those visits began with Doris Miller Community Center reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 5High
- 9Medium High
- 5Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 19. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High August 4, 2026 Correction verified August 20, 2026
744.1301(a)(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees - 15 clock hours Annual Training for Caregivers & Site Directors
Out of the eight files reviewed, five staff were missing training in some of the required annual training topics.
- Medium High August 4, 2026 Correction verified August 28, 2026
744.605(16)(A): AP Required Admission Information - Child able to swim competently
The eight admission forms reviewed did not have information on whether or not each child was able to swim competently or had any conditions that would require them to be provided with a life jacket.
- Medium August 4, 2026 Corrected at inspection
744.301(2): Notification of Change in Space
The operation had started using a cafeteria in a second building on the property and also stopped using the two upstairs rooms without notifying Child Care Regulation. This was corrected during the inspection when Child Care Regulation was notified of the changes in the operation's space and the new space was measured.
- Medium High August 4, 2026 Correction verified August 31, 2026
744.3561(b): Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
The computer lab, arts and crafts room, and gym did not have evacuation diagrams posted.
- High August 4, 2026 Corrected at inspection
745.621(a)(2): AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
One of the volunteers present did not have a background check. This was corrected during the inspection when the volunteer was sent home.
- Medium September 25, 2025 Correction verified September 26, 2025
744.3113(b): Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
The last playground checklist was completed in July 2025.
- Medium High September 25, 2025 Corrected at inspection
744.301(4): Notification of Addition of Swimming Pool
The operation did not notify Child Care Regulation when the community center swimming pool was finished and the children in care started using it. This was corrected during the inspection when the director notified CCR that they had started using the swimming pool.
- High September 25, 2025 Corrected at inspection
744.3817(a)(6): Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
The first aid kits in two of the vans were missing scissors. This was corrected during the inspection when scissors were added to the first aid kits.
- Medium December 3, 2024 Correction verified January 10, 2025
744.603(a)(2): Children's Records - Admission Information
Out of eight children's files reviewed, all of them were missing permission to walk or ride a bus from school and one was missing a statement from the parents that immunizations and hearing/vision screening results were on file with their school.
- Medium High December 3, 2024 Correction verified January 10, 2025
744.1301(a)(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees - 15 clock hours Annual Training for Caregivers & Site Directors
One caregiver was missing 2.5 hours of annual training.
- Medium December 3, 2024 Correction verified January 28, 2025
744.901: Required Personnel Records
Out of four staff files reviewed, one was missing proof of education, one was missing a notarized employment affidavit, one was missing proof of a background check request, one was missing a photo ID, and one was missing a statement that he attended orientation with an overview of the operation's abuse and neglect policy.
- Medium High December 3, 2024 Correction verified January 10, 2025
744.1301(a)(2)(A): Training Requirements for Employees - Pre-Service
One caregiver's pre-service training was not in the topics required.
- High December 3, 2024 Correction verified December 20, 2024
744.501(21): Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans
The parent handbook was missing an emergency preparedness plan.
- Medium High January 4, 2024 Correction verified January 11, 2024
744.1315(a): Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site director Training in Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing and Choking.
One caregiver had expired first aid and CPR training.
- High January 4, 2024 Corrected at inspection
744.3817(a)(6): Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
One of the three vehicles that the operation uses for transportation did not have a first aid kit in it. This was corrected at inspection when the director placed a first aid kit in the vehicle.
- High January 4, 2024 Correction verified January 11, 2024
744.3817(a)(5): Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
Two of the three vehicles that the operation uses for transportation did not have a fire extinguisher, and the needle on the fire extinguisher in the third vehicle was in the red.
- Medium High April 14, 2022 Corrected at inspection
744.305(a)(2): AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
Based on the information gathered during the investigation it was determined that the operation vehicle was involved in a accident and one child received an injury that was evaluated by a medical profession. This was corrected during the inspection by explaining to the director the reasons and how to report injuries/incidents to licensing.
- Medium April 14, 2022 Correction verified April 20, 2022
744.701(1): Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization
During the inspection the incident reports for children involved in an vehicle accident was not available for review during the inspection.
- Medium High April 14, 2022 Correction verified April 20, 2022
744.707: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Based on the information gathered during the inspection it was found that parents of the children involved in vehicle accident did not received a signed copy of a incident report.
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About this record
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