Bauer School Readiness Academy
Bauer School Readiness Academy is a licensed child care center in Big Spring, TX, licensed for up to 198 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2014. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 7 citations, 4 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 7 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 8 centers in Big Spring and better than 41% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
The operation failed to notify Child Care Regulation of an incident involving a caregiver disciplining a child harshly, within 2 days of knowing of the incident. The operation reported the incident to CCR five days after the date of the incident.
A caregiver grabbed a child by the arm harshly, causing pain to the child's arm.
The operation failed to notify a parent immediately of an incident involving a caregiver disciplining their child harshly. The operation staff did not notify the parent at all.
An 7-month old infant was sleeping on her tummy with a bib around her neck. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver removed the bib.
This standard was evaluated and was found to be out of compliance. The operation failed to report to CCR that a staff contracted a communicable illness (COVID-19), with in two days of being notified by the staff.
Two caregivers working with infants and children under 24 months of age do not have current training in SIDS, shaken baby syndrome, and early childhood brain development.
Staff have not completed required health and safety training for emergency preparedness, preventing and responding to emergencies, understanding building physical premises, and emergencies related to food allergies.
About this center
Common questions
Does Bauer School Readiness Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Bauer School Readiness Academy’s hours?
7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Bauer School Readiness Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Bauer School Readiness Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bauer School Readiness Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Permian Basin area, which includes Big Spring, is $32.40 a day for infants, $31.40 a day for toddlers and $30.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Bauer School Readiness Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 4 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on May 29, 2024: “Report Situation Placing Children at Risk.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Bauer School Readiness Academy compare with other daycares in Big Spring?
It is #3 of 8 centers in Big Spring by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 41% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Bauer School Readiness Academy last inspected?
Dec 15, 2025. 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 1524048- 1026 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.