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Brighter Beginnings Child Care & Learning Center, Inc.

20144 Fm 1130, Orange, TX 77632 · Orange County
Accepts child care subsidies

Brighter Beginnings Child Care & Learning Center, Inc. is a licensed child care center in Orange, TX, licensed for up to 90 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2016. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 8 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 2 citations, 2 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #7 of 14 centers in Orange and better than 72% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 72%of 9,147 Texas licensed centers, comparing risk-weighted citations per inspection. About typical
Tied for #7 of 14 centers in Orange
2High risk
0Medium High risk
0Medium risk
0Medium Low risk
0Low risk
2 citations from 8 inspections and 0 reports since Oct 1, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 11, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 11, 2026 · Inspection · no citationSep 17, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 4, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundJun 25, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJun 23, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 25, 2024 · Inspection · no citationOct 2, 2023 · Inspection · no citationOct 25, 2022 · Inspection · no citationNov 15, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Citation foundNo citation

What inspectors cited most

Supervision2

Citations, newest first

HighAug 4, 2025InspectionSupervision
Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity §746.1205(a)(4)
A child was able to exit the operation, leave the premises of the operation and walk a far distance toward the intersection of a highway. The operation learned of the child’s whereabouts from a parent arriving and stating they saw a child walking down the road. Operation staff then drove in their vehicle to get the child and bring him back to the operation.
Correction verified Aug 4, 2025
HighJun 23, 2025Found during an investigationSupervision
Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity §746.1205(a)(4)
A child was able to exit the operation, leave the premises of the operation and walk a far distance toward the intersection of a highway. The operation learned of the child’s whereabouts from a parent arriving and stating they saw a child walking down the road. Operation staff then drove in their vehicle to get the child and bring him back to the operation.
Correction verified Aug 4, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity90 children
Ages servedInfant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours06:30 AM-06:00 PM
DaysMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Licensed sinceJan 15, 2016
DirectorElizabeth Hayes
Phone4097459505
State operation #1579486

Common questions

Does Brighter Beginnings Child Care & Learning Center, Inc. take infants?

Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.

What are Brighter Beginnings Child Care & Learning Center, Inc.’s hours?

6:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.

Does Brighter Beginnings Child Care & Learning Center, Inc. accept child care subsidies?

Yes, according to its state licensing record.

Has Brighter Beginnings Child Care & Learning Center, Inc. had any serious violations?

Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 4, 2025: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.

How does Brighter Beginnings Child Care & Learning Center, Inc. compare with other daycares in Orange?

It is tied for #7 of 14 centers in Orange 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 Brighter Beginnings Child Care & Learning Center, Inc. last inspected?

Sep 11, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.

Licensed centers nearby

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 1579486 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.