Our Dreams
Licensed Center in Waco, Texas. License #557374, issued October 16, 2001.
- Address
- 9901 Pantherway, Waco, TX 76712
- Phone
- (254) 235-1976
- Licensed capacity
- 116 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- ourdreamschildcare.com
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care.
The state records conditions on this permit . What these mean.
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
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 April 16, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 20, 2026.
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 3,965 standards at Our Dreams between December 8, 2021 and September 17, 2026 and recorded 18 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 | 3 | 326 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 1 |
| Activities | 4 | 140 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 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 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,876 of those standards. The remaining 89, including 14 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.
What Our Dreams says about itself
Our Dreams Child Care Center in Waco, TX can be reached at 254-235-1976.
Quoted from ourdreamschildcare.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 48 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 17, 2026, and 18 citations.
- 8High
- 4Medium High
- 6Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 18. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High June 17, 2026 Correction verified June 23, 2026
746.1613(a)(6): Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Caregivers Physically Present
It was observed that during nap time, one caregiver was seated between two classrooms of napping children (one classroom with 18 children ages 3-5 and another classroom with 15 children ages 4-7 years old). Another caregiver arrived during the inspection correcting the nap time ratio.
- High May 12, 2026 Correction verified June 17, 2026
745.8411(a): Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation
During a DFPS investigation, it was found that the operation staff interfered with the investigation by not allowing a parent to speak with DFPS staff while at the daycare. It was also found that the daycare staff told untrue accounts about when the child left the operation and the day it occurred.
- High May 12, 2026 Correction verified June 17, 2026
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
There was sufficient evidence found during the DFPS investigation to show that the operation did not report a situation placing a child at risk to Child Care Regulation within the required timeframe.
- High May 12, 2026 Correction verified June 17, 2026
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
There was sufficient evidence found during the DFPS investigation to show that the operation did not notify parents of a situation placing their child at risk in a timely manner.
- High May 12, 2026 Correction verified June 17, 2026
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
There was sufficient evidence found during the DFPS investigation to show that adequate supervision was not provided when a child was able to exit the building to the parking lot, towards a roadway.
- Medium March 25, 2026 Correction verified April 27, 2026
746.2421(a): Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that infant feeding instructions were not followed for one infant.
- Medium August 7, 2025 Correction verified September 12, 2025
746.603(a)(2): Children's Records - Admission Information
During a DFPS investigation it was found that two children did not have admission forms for review, and the operation only had the parents' phone number.
- High May 30, 2025 Correction verified June 17, 2025
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
A caregiver stated that there were 32 children in the classroom. There were 41 children present.
- Medium High May 30, 2025 Correction verified June 17, 2025
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
There were 41 children ages 2 years to 7 years old present in a classroom with one caregiver. The class was split during the inspection when another caregiver arrived at the operation.
- High May 27, 2025 Correction verified May 30, 2025
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
A caregiver stated that there were 15 children in the classroom. There were 13 children present.
- Medium July 15, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.2207(a): Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
Infants had a tablet with cartoon folded over the cabinet for viewing.
- High June 11, 2024 Correction verified June 14, 2024
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
4 infants under the age of 12 months were in their cribs laying on boppy pillows or had a blanket covering them.
- Medium March 6, 2023 Correction verified March 9, 2023
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Infant feeding instructions were observed not to have been updated every 30 days.
- Medium November 4, 2022 Correction verified November 8, 2022
746.2421(a): Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
There were no written feeding instructions available for review.
- High July 5, 2022 Correction verified August 16, 2022
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
During an investigation, it was found a child was left unsupervised on the playground.
- Medium High May 19, 2022 Correction verified May 27, 2022
746.4103(b): Policies for Release of Children - Record Identity of Person
During an investigation, it was determined that a child was released to someone without checking their identification or verifying they were on the child's authorized pick-up list.
- Medium High December 8, 2021 Correction verified December 10, 2021
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
During the inspection, ten infants were observed in one classroom with one caregiver. Also, twenty-four two-year-old children were observed in one classroom with one caregiver.
- Medium December 8, 2021 Correction verified December 10, 2021
746.1013(a)(3): Director's Absence - Caregiver in Charge Has Access to All Records
The designated person in charge did not have access to the operation's records. The person in charge stated children's records and personnel records are kept in a locked cabinent and she does not have a key to unlock it.
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About this record
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