Talitha Koum Nurture Center
Licensed Center in Waco, Texas. License #1820537, issued August 24, 2026.
- Address
- 5801 Bishop Dr, Waco, TX 76710
- Phone
- (254) 753-1144
- Licensed capacity
- 43 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided.
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 May 8, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 20, 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 22 areas it checked 3,051 standards at Talitha Koum Nurture Center between August 6, 2025 and June 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 | 370 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 332 | 3 |
| Personnel | 3 | 469 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 1 |
| Activities | 2 | 72 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 180 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 156 | 2 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 60 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 201 | 5 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,046 of those standards. The remaining 5, including 1 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 June 25, 2026, and 14 citations.
- 2High
- 8Medium High
- 4Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High June 25, 2026 Correction verified July 22, 2026
746.5307(b): Fire Extinguishers Serviced
One of the operation's fire extinguishers was under-pressurized.
- Medium High June 25, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.5307(a): Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
The fire extinguishers had not been checked in May. This was corrected during the inspection when the fire extinguishers were checked by the director.
- Medium June 25, 2026 Correction verified July 22, 2026
746.603(a): Children's Records Maintained
One child was missing a health statement and parent phone number, and two children needed updated immunization records.
- Medium June 25, 2026 Correction verified July 13, 2026
746.901: Required Personnel Records
One staff member did not have proof of education on file, and two staff members did not have statements that they received the center policies and attended orientation with an overview of the operation's abuse and neglect policies.
- Medium High March 26, 2026 Correction verified April 8, 2026
746.1613(a)(4): Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employee Required
There was no additional employee available during naptime. This was corrected during the inspection when an additional caregiver returned from lunch break.
- Medium March 26, 2026 Correction verified May 4, 2026
746.603(a): Children's Records Maintained
Out of four children's records reviewed, three were missing an admission date, one was missing healthcare information and an authorization for emergency medical treatment, one was missing a health statement, and all of them were missing immunization records.
- High March 5, 2026 Correction verified April 8, 2026
746.1201(5): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
During the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence found to determine that concerns of abuse were brought to an employee's attention on 3/2/26, and the employee did not make a report to DFPS until 3/6/26.
- Medium High January 8, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.5307(a): Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
The operation's fire extinguishers had not been checked. This was corrected during the inspection when the fire extinguishers were checked and their needles were in the green.
- Medium High January 8, 2026 Correction verified January 9, 2026
746.5207(b): Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
Two of the classrooms did not have an evacuation diagram posted in them.
- Medium High January 8, 2026 Correction verified January 9, 2026
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
The operation had not completed a fire drill yet.
- Medium January 8, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.401(6): Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care center
The operation's menu was not posted. This was corrected during the inspection when a weekly menu was posted.
- Medium High August 6, 2025 Correction verified August 29, 2025
746.4135(a): Children's Products- Review list and Remove unsafe products
The director had not reviewed the CPSC recall list.
- Medium High August 6, 2025 Correction verified September 5, 2025
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
The fence on the largest playground had two gaps at the bottom that were large enough for a small child to get stuck in. The wire at the bottom of the infant playground fencing had come loose in one section. There were also live ant hills on the infant playground.
- High August 6, 2025 Correction verified September 8, 2025
746.201(1): Policies Comply with Rules
The parent handbook was missing several of the required policies and procedures.
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About this record
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