Carter Day Care Center
Carter Day Care Center is a licensed child care center in Boys Ranch, TX, licensed for up to 51 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1988. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 3 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for sleep safety (1 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. 33% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 5 inspections found no violations.
Inspection record
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Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver placed their feet on a child to keep the child from getting up from the nap mat and stop them from child flailing their feet.
The last three months of playground checklists were not available for review at inspection. **The director corrected this at inspection by completing the checklist.
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, staff were not aware of a child's on-going activity and did not have visual or auditory awareness of the child that exited the classroom and was found unsupervised outside.
About this center
Common questions
Does Carter Day Care Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Carter Day Care Center’s hours?
7:30 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Carter Day Care Center accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Carter Day Care Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Carter Day Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Panhandle area, which includes Boys Ranch, is $32.20 a day for infants, $31.20 a day for toddlers and $30.20 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Carter Day Care Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Apr 11, 2024: “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.
When was Carter Day Care Center last inspected?
Aug 20, 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 235787 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.