Children's Amazing Palace Learning Academy
Children's Amazing Palace Learning Academy is a licensed child care center in Kilgore, TX, licensed for up to 44 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2024. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 21 times and investigated 4 reports. Inspectors recorded 43 citations, 12 of them high-risk. 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. 5% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 6 centers in Kilgore and better than 5% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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The operation did not have transportation consent to bring a child from and to school in their file.
During the inspection an infant was observed in the bottom of a stacking crib standing with their head touching the bottom of the top crib.
The operation stated they did not bring the emergency transport and treatment authorizations when transporting children.
During the inspection a potty chair was observed with urine still inside.
During the inspection a classroom with a specified age of 5 years old had one teacher to 26 children.
The record for the most recent CPSC report was not available during this insepction.
During the inspection it was determined the operation had not completed a fire drill in the past 2 months.
During review it was determined the operation was not documenting their emergency drills.
The wrong number of children inside a classroom was given by a caregiver during the inspection.
Children did not wash their hands before eating their snack after nap time.
During the inspection an advertisement was seen playing on a screen with children present.
During the inspection screen time was observed while children were eating their afternoon snacks.
During the inspection a portable heater was observed turned on and sitting on the floor next to a child.
During the inspection a 4 month old was being cared for in a room with a 4 year old child.
During the inspection 2 children that did not have admission information on file were being cared for.
Two children were observed going to the restroom, but not washing their hands afterwards.
While putting on a music on YouTube for nap an advertisement played in two rooms while children were present.
The wrong number of children was given by a caregiver in the classroom.
A child was left alone inside a classroom while the other children and caregivers were on the playground.
Screen time was being used at arrival with a 13 month old present in the room watching.
A bottle of Lysol disinfectant spray was seen sitting on a cabinet within children's reach inside the classroom.
A 13 month old infant was present in a classroom with the oldest indiviual 42 months older than them.
The wrong number of children were stated present in the classroom until it was mentioned to the caregvier.
Only 4 fire drills were noted to have been complete in 2023.
A tracking system for children was not available for review during this inspection.
During the inspection a bundle of bananas were observed in the food pantry to have mold on them. This was corrected at the inspection when the bananas were thrown away.
During the inspection the caregivers did not know how many children they were in charge of and had to recount multiple times.
A child was observed wandering into the daycare office. Staff was unaware the child had done so.
The nap cots were observed during the visit and were not labeled to indicate whose cot was whose.
During the inspection paint was observed peeling from the baseboards and wall exposing some drywall.
Used diapers were seen in a trash can within reach of children in one of the bathrooms the children use. Children were seen using the bathroom. This was corrected at inspection when the trash can was removed from the bathroom by the director.
A container of bleach wipes and baby wipes were observed in reach of children inside rooms where child care took place.
An infant was observed in a restrictive device for more than 15 minutes during the inspection. The infant was not being fed or transported.
Used diapers were seen in a trash can with no lid within reach of children in one of the bathrooms the children use. Old food was also observed in a trash can within reach of children in a room where care took place.
During the inspection the children started centers before washing their hands after coming inside.
During the inspection an infant was observed asleep in a restrictive device. The caregiver did not notice until it was mentioned to her.
During the inspection a 3 year old was observed in timeout for 5 minutes.
During the inspection 3 staff records were observed and found to be missing the statement of center policies, statement of personnel policies, orientation statement, employment begin date, and the age/education/qualifications.
During the inspection two caregivers with a pending background check were present and caring for children.
During the inspection the person in charge did not know where the staff records were kept and could not get them to CCR staff.
During the inspection 4 children's records were reviewed and all 4 were missing the children's full address, the emergency contact address and 3 were missing the emergency contact phone number. 2 were missing the school's phone number, and 1 was missing the emergency facility or provider address.
The first aid kit was missing tweezers.
The operational policies were reviewed and found to be missing the Emergency Preparedness Plan. Along with the Safe Sleep Policy, Requirement for Hearing and Vision Screenings, Parental Notification of policy changes, Transportation, Water Activities, Procedure to review most recent report and standards online, and how to contact local licensing office.
About this center
Common questions
Does Children's Amazing Palace Learning Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Children's Amazing Palace Learning Academy’s hours?
6:30 AM to 7 PM, Monday through Sunday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Children's Amazing Palace Learning Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Children's Amazing Palace Learning Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 12 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 26, 2026: “Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Children's Amazing Palace Learning Academy compare with other daycares in Kilgore?
It is #6 of 6 centers in Kilgore by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 5% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Children's Amazing Palace Learning Academy last inspected?
Sep 10, 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 1783137 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.