Promise Child Development Center
Licensed Center in Waxahachie, Texas. License #1501113, issued March 11, 2013.
- Address
- 980 Garden Valley Pkwy, Waxahachie, TX 75165
- Phone
- (972) 937-0488
- Licensed capacity
- 170 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- promisechildcenter.org
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star, suspended
The state records this program’s rating as suspended. Ask the program about it.
In effect since June 12, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 29, 2026.
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 3,835 standards at Promise Child Development Center between June 3, 2022 and August 25, 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 | 365 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 334 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 467 | 0 |
| 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 | 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 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 232 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 202 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,801 of those standards. The remaining 34, including 13 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 29 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 25, 2026, and 14 citations.
One of those visits began with Promise Child Development Center 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.
- 7High
- 5Medium High
- 1Medium
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High August 25, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.2407: Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
Children were sitting in the table not strapped in. This was corrected during the inspection, when brought to caregiver attention, children were strapped and fastened in.
- High June 17, 2026 Correction verified June 25, 2026
746.1003(1): Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
Director is not operating the operation in compliance.
- Medium High June 17, 2026 Correction verified June 25, 2026
746.3407(9): Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Classroom wall was not in good repair with a whole and exposed sheetrock. Walls appeared very worn.
- Medium High May 16, 2026 Correction verified June 17, 2026
746.3407(9): Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Classroom wall was not in good repair with a whole and exposed sheetrock. Walls appeared very worn.
- High May 16, 2026 Correction verified May 28, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Information obtained through interviews and observations indicated the caregiver did not demonstrate self-control when physically moving a child in a frustrating and inappropriate manner.
- Medium April 23, 2026 Correction verified May 13, 2026
746.701(1): Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization
The operation failed to complete/document an incident report after being notified of the medical diagnosis.
- High April 23, 2026 Correction verified May 20, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Caregiver failed to assess and respond appropriately to a child?s reported injury.
- High September 25, 2024 Correction verified November 21, 2024
746.1003(1): Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
The director was not aware of a child in care with a diagnosed food allergy requiring an epi pen. The child had a food allergy plan on file at the operation.
- Medium High September 25, 2024 Correction verified November 21, 2024
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
A child in care retrieved an epi pen from another child's backpack and stuck themselves with the epi pen's injection point.
- High September 25, 2024 Correction verified November 21, 2024
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A caregiver failed to demonstrate good judgment. The caregiver was aware that a child had a food allergy that required an epi pen and failed to inform management. The caregiver was also aware that the epi pen was stored in the child's backpack which was retrieved by a child in care.
- High September 25, 2024 Correction verified November 5, 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
A caregiver was not aware that a child obtained an Epi Pen from another child's backpack while in care.
- Low April 26, 2023 Correction verified May 1, 2023
746.611(a)(1): Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
Two child out of 7 did not have the required health statement.
- Medium High August 2, 2022 Correction verified August 19, 2022
746.2803(4)(C): Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior
A caregiver did not use appropriate verbal redirection with a child and give the child time to respond during a moment of discipline when the child pushed another child.
- High August 2, 2022 Correction verified August 19, 2022
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Pinching, Shaking, or Biting
A caregiver unintentionally scratched a child's arm when grabbing the child by the arm. This occurred when the caregiver redirected the child after the child pushed another child.
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About this record
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