Christey's Kids Learning Center
Christey's Kids Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Marshall, TX, licensed for up to 78 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2023. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 24 times and investigated 11 reports. Inspectors recorded 36 citations, 10 of them high-risk, most often for staff ratios (7 of 36). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. 3% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 7 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #11 of 11 centers in Marshall and better than 12% of licensed centers statewide.
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During the investigation it was found that a piece of play equipment was broken and cracked and was on the playground at the time of the incident. The equipment was pushed up into a corner out of required use zone near a fence.
During inspection 3 infant classes were combined during naptime.
During the inspection the director is determined to not be at the operation enough to ensure the staff is supervised and that they are following the standards.
During inspection 12 children were being cared for by two caregivers and the SAG is 0 - 11m.
During inspection two caregivers changed several children in a row without handwashing themselves or the infant.
During inspection, infants were sleeping in play yards that are not correctly labled.
During inspection an infant under 12m was observed sleeping in a play yard with a large sleep mat/blanket.
During inpection it was determined that the director is not present at the operation the required amount of hours per week.
During the investigation it was determined that children in diapers or potty training have not been changed promptly. The operation has put procedures in place to address this issue.
During the investigation it was determined that there has been an ongoing issue with prompt changes of soiled diapers and pull ups.
During the investigation there were 13 children in the infant room ages 5m-19m with a SAG of 11m.
During inspection a bottle was observed in the crib with a sleeping infant and four bottles were observed on the floor throughout the room.
During the investigation four caregivers were observed in the room playing with the babies and two of the infants were sleeping in their bouncers and not moved to their play yards.
During inspection an infant was observed asleep in a play yard that had a side that was not locked into place.
During inspection there were two children in the infant room that were much more than 18m older than the youngest infant.
During inspection a blanket was observed coving the changing mat and diapers were changed without removing the blanket and santizing for the next child.
During the investigation an infant was observed asleep with a blanket in the bed.
During the investigation there were 13 children in the infant room ages 5m - 5 years of age.
During investigation 8 infants did not have updated feeding instructions. Some children were provided extra food from the classroom instead of the food parents provided.
During investigation it was found a caregiver uses electronic devices for personal business while caring for children.
* The infant room has baseboard area that is peeling and needs to be repaired. * The Prek room has an electrical outlet box that has pulled away from the wall and needs to be repaired. * Two year old room has outlets that are not covered.
During the investigation it was found that the operation used a cream on a child that was not approved by the parent.
A current fire inspection was not available during inspection.
During inspection a current health inspection was not available.
During inspection the playground had the following safety issues: Large slide piece has large crack on the platform - remove or repair before allowing children on it. Plastic slide requires loose fill but was removed from the playground during inspection Pieces are not 6 feet apart from fence or from each other. A sandbox cover has bolts in four corners that need to be removed or covered.
During inspection a classroom was found out of ratio. Children were combined in other classses to put this class into ratio during inspection.
During the investigation, pre-service training documentation was not available for a caregiver.
This Minimum Standard was reviewed and found to be out of compliance. An individual who had a pending background check was observed at the operation inside of a classroom.
During inspection a caregiver did not wash her hands or the child's hands after changing a diaper.
During the inspection a child was observed leaving the area with the children and caregivers and going down the hall several times towards the door to go outside and in and out of a classroom several times without caregivers being aware that the child was out of the room.
During inspection three children were observed napping in an area that was unsupervised and one child was found napping alone in a room unsupervised.
During inspection a classroom has cleaning chemicals within reach of children and a closet is accessible to children with chemicals stored inside.
During inspection children were observed to be sitting in high chairs for over an hour without an activity or being able to get down and be active.
Duiring inspection a carbon monoxide detector was not installed in the building.
During inspection personall storage for individual belongings was not available for children.
During inspection it was found that the playground areas did not have a fence installed.
About this center
Common questions
Does Christey's Kids Learning Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Christey's Kids Learning Center’s hours?
6:45 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Christey's Kids Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Christey's Kids Learning Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Christey's Kids Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the East Texas area, which includes Marshall, is $28.80 a day for infants, $28.00 a day for toddlers and $27.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Christey's Kids Learning Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 10 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on May 19, 2025: “Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Christey's Kids Learning Center compare with other daycares in Marshall?
It is #11 of 11 centers in Marshall by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 12% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Christey's Kids Learning Center last inspected?
Sep 22, 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 1764540 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.