Handprints Child Care 7 LLC dba Handprints Academy
Licensed Center in Waco, Texas. License #1604536, issued January 30, 2017.
- Address
- 120 Woodhew Dr, Waco, TX 76712
- Phone
- (254) 772-5437
- Licensed capacity
- 205 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 05:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips, Night Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 3-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since May 27, 2026. From the state's provider report of August 31, 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 3,658 standards at Handprints Child Care 7 LLC dba Handprints Academy between May 4, 2022 and October 29, 2026 and recorded 22 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 | 357 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 437 | 4 |
| Personnel | 4 | 587 | 7 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 72 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 154 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 1 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,604 of those standards. The remaining 54, including 10 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 35 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 29, 2026, and 22 citations.
5 of those visits began with Handprints Child Care 7 LLC dba Handprints Academy 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
- 13Medium High
- 3Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 22. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High April 6, 2026 Correction verified April 9, 2026
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
It was observed that the last fire inspeciton was conducted 3/6/25. The operation scheduled and paid for the the fire inspection on 4/2/26.
- Medium High April 6, 2026 Correction verified April 20, 2026
746.1301(a)(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
One of the three personnel files reviewed was lacking the 24 hours of the required annual training hours for previous full training period.
- Medium April 6, 2026 Correction verified April 20, 2026
746.611(b): Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
Three of the 11 children's files reviewed were lacking the required physician signed health statemnt.
- High April 6, 2026 Correction verified April 30, 2026
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
One caregiver stated that there were about 15 children present in their classroom during the inspection. It was observed that there were 11 children present in the classroom.
- Medium High April 6, 2026 Correction verified April 30, 2026
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
There were 3 toilets observed to be out of order or not functioning properly during the inspeciton. One sink was observed to be unable to drain. The operation stated that a work order has been submitted.
- Medium High April 6, 2026 Correction verified April 20, 2026
746.1301(a)(6)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training
It was found that the director was lacking the required 30 hours of annual training.
- High October 23, 2025 Correction verified October 30, 2025
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
One caregiver stated that they had 12 children outside on the playground. There were 11 children present.
- Medium High October 23, 2025 Correction verified October 30, 2025
746.3415(7): Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids
One caregiver was observed wiping the nose of a child. The caregiver did not wash their hands after.
- High September 26, 2025 Correction verified December 4, 2025
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that staff did not demonstrate good judgement when children were permitted to place cardboard boxes over their heads.
- Medium High December 12, 2024 Correction verified January 13, 2025
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
One classroom was observed to have damage to the wall paneling causing a small opening. This classroom and one other classroom were observed to have paint peeling from the walls as well as vinyl peeling from cabinets in the classroom.
- Medium High August 2, 2024 Correction verified August 10, 2024
746.1301(a)(1)A: Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
Inspection of 7 employees folders. 2 employees folders showed incomplete hours of required training.
- Medium High July 16, 2024 Correction verified August 2, 2024
746.1301(a)(1)A: Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
Inspection of 2 employees folders showed incomplete hours of required training. Training is not in a central accessible location in order to view.
- Medium Low July 2, 2024 Correction verified July 16, 2024
746.901(1): Required Personnel Records - Dates of Employment
Inspection of 2 employees folders showed incomplete employment information. Employment information is not in a central accessible location in order to view.
- Medium High July 2, 2024 Correction verified July 16, 2024
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Playground with slides did not have 6" of loose fill.
- Medium High July 2, 2024 Correction verified July 16, 2024
746.5307(b): Fire Extinguishers Serviced
Two buses out of 3, had fire extinguishers that had not been serviced since 11/2021. Fire extinguishers are to be inspected monthly that they are still in the "green" and serviced or recharged yearly.
- Medium High July 2, 2024 Correction verified July 16, 2024
746.1301(a)(1)A: Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
Inspection of 2 employees folders showed incomplete hours of required training. Training is not in a central accessible location in order to view.
- High February 8, 2024 Correction verified March 12, 2024
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
caregiver was photographed by a parent asleep while children were awake and in his care.
- Medium High October 18, 2023 Correction verified November 15, 2023
746.3701(5): Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
The wooden train (play equipment) outside had splitting wood with sharp edges and exposed screws posing a safety hazard to children.
- Medium High September 14, 2022 Correction verified September 22, 2022
746.1301(3)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing
There was one caregiver who did not have pediatric first aid certification and had unsupervised access to children in care.
- Medium September 14, 2022 Correction verified September 28, 2022
746.901: Required Personnel Records
Two staff records out of ten observed were not complete. Education qualifications and affidavits were missing.
- Medium September 14, 2022 Correction verified September 22, 2022
746.611(a)(3): Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement
Two children out of ten children's files observed did not have health statements on file.
- Medium High September 14, 2022 Correction verified September 28, 2022
746.1301(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
24 hours of annual training was not complete for caregivers.
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About this record
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