EverStar Academy of Discovery
Licensed Center in Waxahachie, Texas. License #1812675, issued October 28, 2025.
- Address
- 1401 Ferris Ave, Waxahachie, TX 75165
- Phone
- (972) 937-8300
- Licensed capacity
- 238 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Skill Classes, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 2-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since October 6, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 16, 2026.
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 22 areas it checked 3,867 standards at EverStar Academy of Discovery between March 20, 2025 and October 1, 2026 and recorded 8 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 | 371 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 337 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 476 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 234 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 90 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 201 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,837 of those standards. The remaining 30, including 8 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 27 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 22, 2026, and 8 citations.
- 4High
- 3Medium High
- 1Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 8. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High August 27, 2026 Correction verified September 24, 2026
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
The operation failed to maintain the required child/caregiver ratio when the number of infants in care exceeded the number permitted for the caregivers providing supervision.
- Medium High July 21, 2026 Correction verified July 22, 2026
746.303(a)(4): Report Change in Director
The operation failed to notify Child Care Regulation of a director change after the previous director was no longer serving in that role as of April.
- Medium June 29, 2026 Correction verified July 14, 2026
746.1613(a): Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
6 children under the age of 18 months where observed in a classroom where ratio was reduced by half for naptime.
- High June 26, 2026 Correction verified August 4, 2026
746.2805(1): Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
A caregiver used prohibited punishments by requiring children to do "wall sits", sit against the wall with their legs at a 90-degree angle.
- High April 30, 2026 Correction verified May 13, 2026
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Operation does not have a current fire inspection, last one expired January of 20226.
- Medium High April 30, 2026 Correction verified May 19, 2026
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
Operation does not have a current health inspection, the last one expired January 20206.
- High August 7, 2025 Correction verified August 14, 2025
746.2428: No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File
A 3 month old infant was observed resting in their crib swaddled. This was corrected at inspection with the caregiver removing the swaddle.
- High August 5, 2025 Correction verified August 14, 2025
746.2427(a): AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant
Based on statements obtained, it was determined that an infant under the age of 12 months was placed in a crib on their stomach and did not have a sleep exception form on file.
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About this record
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