SoCo Child Care Center
SoCo Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Waco, TX, licensed for up to 272 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2024. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 13 times and investigated 9 reports. Inspectors recorded 5 citations, 0 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (2 of 5). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. 20% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #10 of 61 centers in Waco and better than 72% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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It was determined the operation did not notify the parent immediately of a child's injury that required medical attention.
There were 3 infants that did not have updated infant feeding instructions on file for review.
A caregiver had completed CPR certification onliine and not with use of a manikin.
It was determined the operation did not inform the parent immediately of an incident that occurred at the operation that required the child to receive medical treatment.
Three of four infant feeding instructions had not been updated since July 2024.
About this center
Common questions
Does SoCo Child Care Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are SoCo Child Care Center’s hours?
7 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does SoCo Child Care Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does SoCo Child Care Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask SoCo Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Heart of Texas area, which includes Waco, is $31.60 a day for infants, $30.60 a day for toddlers and $29.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has SoCo Child Care Center had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 5 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does SoCo Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Waco?
It is tied for #10 of 61 centers in Waco by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 72% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was SoCo Child Care Center last inspected?
Jul 23, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1797237 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.