Watauga KinderCare
Licensed Center in Watauga, Texas. License #193276- 747, issued December 19, 1986.
- Address
- 5801 Watauga Rd, Watauga, TX 76148
- Phone
- (817) 656-9521
- Licensed capacity
- 120 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
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 4,980 standards at Watauga KinderCare between May 31, 2022 and October 20, 2026 and recorded 36 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 | 5 | 593 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 5 | 548 | 8 |
| Personnel | 5 | 739 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 1 |
| Activities | 4 | 140 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 357 | 3 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| School-age | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Discipline | 5 | 100 | 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 | 5 | 372 | 3 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 202 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,912 of those standards. The remaining 68, including 21 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 46 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 20, 2026, and 36 citations.
5 of those visits began with Watauga KinderCare 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.
- 14High
- 10Medium High
- 10Medium
- 1Medium Low
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 36. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Low October 20, 2026 Reported corrected November 3, 2026, not yet verified
746.1329(c)(2): Documentation PEDIATRIAC CPR-1st aid original certificate on file at center or copy available if licensing requests
One personnel file did not have a certificate or letter of completed CPR/First Aid training.
- Medium High October 20, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.2419(6): Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
Six bottles were not labeled with children's names.
- High October 8, 2026 Reported corrected November 4, 2026, not yet verified
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
The operation staff did not report a concern made by a parent that placed a child at risk.
- High September 29, 2026 Reported corrected November 4, 2026, not yet verified
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. The staff did not report an injured child's incident that occurred at the operation.
- High September 29, 2026 Reported corrected November 4, 2026, not yet verified
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
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. A caregiver did not provide adequate supervision of children on a playground; which caused a child to become injured.
- Medium Low February 19, 2026 Correction verified March 30, 2026
746.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
Three personnel records had incomplete affidavits.
- Medium High February 19, 2026 Correction verified March 30, 2026
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Six children's files were missing or did not have current immunization records.
- High March 21, 2025 Correction verified March 31, 2025
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
At the time of the inspection a caregiver was present, alone, in the classroom without having completed a background check at the operation.
- High March 21, 2025 Correction verified April 3, 2025
746.1003(1): Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
At the time of the inspection the director allowed a caregiver to be present in a classroom without a background check. The director provided a different name for the caregiver, who had an active background check, and advised the caregiver present to do the same.
- Medium November 1, 2024 Correction verified December 9, 2024
746.1013(b): Director's Absence - Extended Period
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. The investigation found that the named director at the operation had been on maternity leave and there was not a notification sent to Childcare Regulation.
- Medium High November 1, 2024 Correction verified December 13, 2024
746.1203(10): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregivers
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. It was found that different caregivers observed concerning behaviors in a child in care and did not communicate with one another about the behaviors to ensure that the child could be supervised appropriately.
- Medium High November 1, 2024 Correction verified December 13, 2024
746.1203(4): Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
This was evaluated as part of a DFPS Investigation. It was found that caregivers did not adjust the level of supervision required for a child in care when that child began exhibiting concerning behaviors. Caregivers were engaged in caregiving duties to the extent that they became unaware of the on-goings in the classroom and a child went into the bathroom with another child.
- Medium March 26, 2024 Correction verified April 5, 2024
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
At the time of the visit 4 of the infants that require written feeding instructions did not have updated forms within the last 30 days.
- Medium High March 26, 2024 Correction verified April 12, 2024
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
At the time of the inspection 1 classroom had 18 children present with 1 caregiver, exceeding the caregiver/child ratio for the age group by 3 children.
- Medium March 26, 2024 Correction verified April 4, 2024
746.603(a): Children's Records Maintained
At the time of the visit 3 of the 10 children's records had missing items like emergency contact, emergency contact address, and address of elementary school attended.
- Medium January 31, 2024 Correction verified March 22, 2024
746.307(c): Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
Based on information obtained through investigation it was found that a child was bitten in care and the parent was not notified of the bite until the following day.
- Medium October 27, 2023 Correction verified November 3, 2023
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
At the time of the inspection 3 infants in care did not have updated written feeding instructions within the last 30 days.
- Medium High October 27, 2023 Correction verified November 3, 2023
746.3805(b)(1): Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
At the time of the inspection an epi pen was stored in the locked medication cabinet inside a ziploc baggie with the child's name written on the outside. The epi pen did not have the prescription box it would have been prescribed in.
- Medium High October 27, 2023 Correction verified November 14, 2023
746.605(16): Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
At the time of the inspection the operation had 1 child with a food allergy that did not have a food allergy emergency plan signed by the child's physician.
- High September 26, 2023 Correction verified January 2, 2024
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. In reviewing the investigation, it was found that a caregiver was observed by staff and admitting to picking up young children by their arms.
- High September 26, 2023 Correction verified January 2, 2024
745.635(3): AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation. Through reviewing the investigation it was found that a caregiver with a background status of Eligible With Conditions that prevented them from being alone in the classroom supervising children had been left alone to supervise a group of toddlers while on the playground.
- High September 11, 2023 Correction verified September 22, 2023
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
At the time of the inspection a caregiver was observed grabbing a child by the upper arm, lifting them off the ground, and moving them back to the line when the child tried to run ahead.
- Medium August 30, 2023 Correction verified October 27, 2023
746.2705(1): School-age Furnishings and Equipment - Age-appropriate Seating, Tables
Based on information obtained during an investigation children are being cared for in the hallway with no tables or chairs to sit in to do their homework or eat their snack.
- Medium High June 26, 2023 Correction verified August 2, 2023
746.305(a)(2): AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
It was found through investigation that a child in care had received an injury and had medical treatment for this injury. The operation failed to report this injury and Childcare Regulation was not made aware of it until a different incident was being investigated more than 2 weeks after this incident took place.
- High March 24, 2023 Correction verified May 3, 2023
746.2805(1): Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
This was found to be deficient when a caregiver slapped a child on the cheek when the child put a small rock in their mouth.
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