HOPE Daycare
HOPE Daycare is a licensed child care center in Temple, TX, licensed for up to 102 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2021. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 14 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 21 citations, 7 of them high-risk, most often for food & feeding (4 of 21). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. 19% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #28 of 30 centers in Temple and better than 15% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Observed one infant that did not have a current feeding instructions. The last feeding instuction was signed in January 2026.
Observed one child under the age of 2 years old watching Mr. Rachel. This was corrected when the young child was given a different activity to do in a different area of the classroom.
Observed a caregivers file that had been employed since the end of May without orientation training. I discussed orientation being needed within the frist 7 days of employment. The caregiver is no longer employeed at the operation.
On camera, it was observed that a caregiver with conditions on their background check left the classroom with a child to take the child to the office. The caregiver has a condition that states that they cannot be left alone with children. The caregiver no longer works at the operation. An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC ?42.078.
Observed one caregiver at the operation caring for children without a cleared background check. This was corrected when the caregiver left the operation. An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC ?42.078.
It was observed on video that a caregiver grabbed a child by their upper right arm with the child's feet off of the floor and carried the child to the office by the child's arm. This was corrected when the caregiver was removed from the operation and is no longer employeed by the daycare.
Observed a computer with baby shark playing on the computer with children ages 8 months to 12 months old in the classroom. This was corrected when the laptop was removed from the classroom.
The playground only has one exit from the playground. I spoke to the person in charge regarding there needing to be two exits from the playground.
Observed a 17 month old infant sleeping in a room with 3 and 4 year olds. There was more than a 18 month difference between the 17 month old and the 4 year old. This was corrected when the infant was removed from the room.
There were three caregivers missing education qualifications.
The operational policies did not include infant safe sleep.
There were cleaning supplies observed on the bottom shelves of an accessible and unlocked cabinet in the preschool classroom's bathroom. This was corrected when all of the cleaning supplies were moved out of reach.
The fire inspection was last completed in 2022 and is out of date.
During the monitoring inspection, a 2 month old was observed sleeping in a restrictive device with a blanket on top of them.
The diaper changing mat in the infant room was observed to be torn.
After a review of employee files, an employee did not have a notarized affidavit on file for review.
After a review of employee files, two employees did not have documentation to reflect minimum education requirements.
An electrical outlet was exposed in the infant classroom. A safety cover was immediately placed over the electrical outlet when addressed, bringing the facility into compliance.
Two infants enrolled in care not yet ready for table food did not have written infant feeding instructions updated every 30 days. The most recent update was April 2021.
After evaluating safety practices, a child enrolled in care that had been medically diagnosed with a food allergy did not have a food allergy emergency plan signed and dated by the parent. The food allergy emergency plan had been signed and dated by the physician.
There was no current annual sanitation inspection report available for review. The most recent sanitation inspection report was dated October 2020.
About this center
Common questions
Does HOPE Daycare take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are HOPE Daycare’s hours?
7 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does HOPE Daycare accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does HOPE Daycare cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask HOPE Daycare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Central Texas area, which includes Temple, is $30.80 a day for infants, $29.80 a day for toddlers and $29.00 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has HOPE Daycare had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 7 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jun 23, 2025: “AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does HOPE Daycare compare with other daycares in Temple?
It is tied for #28 of 30 centers in Temple by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 15% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was HOPE Daycare last inspected?
Aug 18, 2026. Inspectors cited at least one rule 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 1714240 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.