Kids Kastle
Licensed Center in Waco, Texas. License #125183, issued October 23, 1985.
- Address
- 4901 Cobbs Dr, Waco, TX 76710
- Phone
- (254) 772-5636
- Licensed capacity
- 136 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 08:30 AM-02:30 PM
- Days
- Tue, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, 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
Texas Rising Star is voluntary, and a program joins it by applying. It is tied to accepting child care scholarships, so most programs that are not in it never applied rather than failed. Roughly three in five licensed programs in Texas have no rating.
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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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
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 3,645 standards at Kids Kastle between February 1, 2022 and May 12, 2026 and recorded 14 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 | 363 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 327 | 3 |
| Personnel | 3 | 436 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 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 | 134 | 1 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 2 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,638 of those standards. The remaining 7, including 4 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 7 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 6, 2026, and 14 citations.
- 1High
- 6Medium High
- 6Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium May 12, 2026 Correction verified June 24, 2026
746.901: Required Personnel Records
Out of 10 staff records reviewed, two were missing diplomas, two were missing pre-employment affidavits, one was missing a notarized employement affidavit, one was missing a statement that they completed orientation, and eight were missing copies of their photo identification.
- High May 12, 2026 Corrected at inspection
745.621(a)(2): AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
One of the caregivers did not have a background check submitted. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver left the operation.
- Medium High May 12, 2026 Correction verified May 15, 2026
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Monthly fire drills had been conducted, but children were unable to exit within three minutes. Fire extinguishers were also not checked monthly. The director checked the fire extinguishers during the inspection.
- Medium High May 12, 2026 Correction verified June 18, 2026
746.1301(a)(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
Four caregivers were missing abuse and neglect training, one was missing SIDs and shaken baby training and medciation training, and one caregiver was missing emergency preparedness training, communicable diseases training, food allergy training, building and physical premises training, and handling hazardous materials training.
- Medium High May 12, 2026 Correction verified June 22, 2026
746.3803(a)(1): Medication Authorization - Signed and Dated
Two children did not have medication authorization signed by the parents for their medication.
- Medium May 12, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.401(11): Required Postings-Licensing notices with instructions to post
The operation did not post their permit renewal letter. This was corrected during the inspection when the letter was printed out and posted.
- Medium High September 9, 2025 Correction verified October 7, 2025
746.3301(b): Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
The menu showed that children only received crackers for snack.
- Medium September 9, 2025 Correction verified September 11, 2025
746.4003(a): First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
The first aid kit was missing tweezers and a first aid guide.
- Medium High September 9, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
One child had an allergy emergency plan that was signed by the physician but not the parent. This was corrected during the inspection when the parent signed the plan during pick up.
- Medium High September 24, 2024 Correction verified September 26, 2024
746.1301(a)(3)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
One caregiver did not have first aid and CPR training and three caregivers' first aid and CPR training had expired.
- Medium September 24, 2024 Correction verified September 27, 2024
746.603(a): Children's Records Maintained
Out of ten children's files reviewed, one was missing a physician's health statement, one needed updated immunizations, and nine were missing a date of admission.
- Medium November 15, 2022 Correction verified November 28, 2022
746.1311(e): Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
Director did not complete no the required annaul no clock hours.
- Medium Low November 15, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
One staff personnel file did not have notarized affidavit. This was corrected by the director having the staff sign the affidavit and notarized at the operation.
- Medium November 15, 2022 Correction verified November 18, 2022
746.3809: Medication No Longer Used
One child had an expired epipen. One child had an expired prescribed medication.
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About this record
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