Noahs Ark Preschool and Parents Day Out
Licensed Center in Waco, Texas. License #188226, issued August 18, 1986.
- Address
- 4901 Lake Shore Dr, Waco, TX 76710
- Phone
- (254) 776-6310
- Licensed capacity
- 109 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-04:00 PM
- Days
- Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Snacks Provided.
Openings
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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 3,723 standards at Noahs Ark Preschool and Parents Day Out between February 8, 2022 and April 8, 2026 and recorded 16 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 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 327 | 2 |
| Personnel | 3 | 436 | 4 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 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 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 1 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 1 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,718 of those standards. The remaining 5, including 3 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 10 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on April 27, 2026, and 16 citations.
- 2High
- 6Medium High
- 8Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 16. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium April 8, 2026 Correction verified April 14, 2026
746.801(8): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
There were no playground checklists for this year available for review.
- Medium April 8, 2026 Correction verified April 14, 2026
746.4503(b): Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
Several mats were not labeled with the children's names.
- Medium April 8, 2026 Correction verified April 14, 2026
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Two infants who were still on formula or breastmilk had feeding instructions that had not been updated since February.
- Medium High April 8, 2026 Correction verified April 22, 2026
746.1301(a)(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
One caregiver was missing 11 hours of training for the 2024 to 2025 training year, and two other caregivers were missing several of the required training topics.
- Medium April 8, 2026 Correction verified April 14, 2026
746.401(5): Posting Requirements - Activity Plans for each group of children in the child care center
One of the classrooms did not have a schedule or lesson plan posted.
- Medium High April 8, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
There were no fire drills or checks of the smoke detectors and fire extinguishers recorded for this year. This was corrected during the inspection when a fire drill was conducted and the smoke detectors and fire extinguishers were checked.
- Medium High August 26, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.4901(a): Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
There was a slide and a swing on the infant playground that did not have any loose-fill or surfacing in the use zones. This was corrected when the equipment was removed from the playground.
- Medium High August 26, 2025 Correction verified August 28, 2025
746.3301(b): Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
The children had only graham crackers and water for afternoon snack.
- Medium August 26, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.3809: Medication No Longer Used
There was medication stored at the operation for a child who no longer attends.
- High September 24, 2024 Correction verified October 8, 2024
746.201(1): Policies Comply with Rules
Childcare Weather Watch charts and information on abuse and neglect were posted in the classrooms; however, the parent handbook was missing policies for preventing and responding to abuse and neglect, the DFPS website and abuse/neglect hotline, criteria for when weather is too extreme for children to play outside, and a plan for physical activity to occur indoors when weather does not permit outdoor play.
- Medium September 24, 2024 Correction verified November 1, 2024
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Out of six staff files reviewed, all of the caregivers were missing training in emergency preparedness and five of them were missing training in communicable diseases, food allergies, building and physical premises safety, and hazardous materials.
- Medium September 24, 2024 Correction verified October 9, 2024
746.901: Required Personnel Records
Out of eight staff files reviewed, one did not have proof of education or a statement that she had attended orientation with an overview of the center's policy on abuse and neglect on file.
- Medium High November 15, 2022 Correction verified November 28, 2022
746.1309(d): Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
A caregiver responsible for infants did not have the required annual safe sleep trainings.
- Medium November 15, 2022 Correction verified November 28, 2022
746.1311(a): Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
It was found that the director was missing 19 out of the required 30 annual tranings hours.
- High September 14, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
During the investigation it was found that a caregiver was thumping some of the children as a form of correcting their behavior. Caregiver was let go and is no longer present at the preschool. Incident was self reported and appropriate forms of discipline were observed at the inspection.
- Medium High February 8, 2022 Correction verified February 9, 2022
746.2419(8): Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
During the inspection a caregiver washed hands in a sink that was being utilized for cleaning bottles. This was corrected during the inspection by the bottles being removed and the sink sanitized.
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About this record
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