Ms. Esthers Home Away From Home Child Care
Licensed Child-Care Home in Killeen, Texas. License #1730438, issued April 14, 2022.
- Address
- 4909 Hammerstone Trl, Killeen, TX 76542
- Phone
- (254) 226-9972
- Licensed capacity
- 12 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 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.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-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 10, 2025. From the state's provider report of July 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 21 areas it checked 5,212 standards at Ms. Esthers Home Away From Home Child Care between December 2, 2021 and October 20, 2026 and recorded 5 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 21 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 5 | 473 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 5 | 463 | 0 |
| Personnel | 5 | 649 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 6 | 186 | 0 |
| Activities | 6 | 190 | 2 |
| Infants | 5 | 377 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 5 | 89 | 0 |
| School-age | 6 | 102 | 0 |
| Discipline | 5 | 95 | 0 |
| Naptime | 6 | 66 | 0 |
| Field trips | 5 | 60 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 5 | 80 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 5 | 217 | 0 |
| Health practices | 5 | 548 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 5 | 367 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 207 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 6 | 414 | 0 |
| Swimming pools | 5 | 121 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 5 | 260 | 1 |
| Transportation | 5 | 138 | 0 |
The table adds up to 5,202 of those standards. The remaining 10, including 2 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 October 20, 2026, and 5 citations.
- 1High
- 2Medium High
- 2Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 5. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High February 27, 2024 Correction verified March 1, 2024
747.1313(a): Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training - Primary, Assistant, and Substitute Caregivers
Caregiver CPR and First Aid expire on 2.15.24. Caregiver has scheduled for this Thursday, 2.29.24
- High April 27, 2023 Correction verified May 4, 2023
747.2705(9): Prohibited Punishments - Withholding Active Play
During an inspection 8 children, ranging in age from 10 months to 3 years of age were observed sitting in floor-sized highchairs. Caregiver stated the children were placed in the highchairs to prevent them from running around and upsetting the other caregiver. This was corrected when the Designee was asked to remove the children from the chairs.
- Medium April 27, 2023 Correction verified May 4, 2023
747.2105(b): Screen Time Activities - May Supplement Activities Not Replace
2 children aged 3 years old was observed having a screen time activity. The activity was not listed on the written lesson plan as a scheduled activity.
- Medium High April 27, 2023 Correction verified May 4, 2023
747.5105: Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
The fire extinguisher was observed unmounted in the area where care is provided.
- Medium April 27, 2023 Correction verified May 4, 2023
747.2105(a): Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
During the walk through of the home, 6 children ages 2 and under were observed watching a children's show on the television. This was corrected at inspection with the Designee turned the tv's off.
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.
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