Cradles to Crayons
Cradles to Crayons is a licensed child care center in Lubbock, TX, licensed for up to 98 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2007. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 20 times and investigated 11 reports. Inspectors recorded 3 citations, 1 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 20 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 102 centers in Lubbock and better than 88% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
During the investigation, children under 2 years of age were observed watching YouTube videos on a tablet.
Based on evidence found by DFPS, a child in care was forced to sleep when a caregiver put the bottom part of their leg over a child's body, until the child fell asleep.
About this center
Common questions
Does Cradles to Crayons take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Cradles to Crayons’s hours?
6 AM to 7 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Cradles to Crayons accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Cradles to Crayons cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cradles to Crayons for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the South Plains area, which includes Lubbock, is $33.80 a day for infants, $32.80 a day for toddlers and $31.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Cradles to Crayons had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Feb 22, 2023: “Prohibited Punishments - Pinching, Shaking, or Biting.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Cradles to Crayons compare with other daycares in Lubbock?
It is tied for #24 of 102 centers in Lubbock by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 88% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Cradles to Crayons last inspected?
Sep 25, 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 872722 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.