Creative Care - Wharton
Creative Care - Wharton is a licensed child care center in Wharton, TX, licensed for up to 160 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2025. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 4 times. Inspectors recorded 2 citations, 1 of them high-risk. 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #1 of 5 centers in Wharton and better than 55% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
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A young infant was swaddled asleep in a crib.
Two rooms had peeling paint and exposed sheet rock in reach of children.
About this center
Common questions
Does Creative Care - Wharton take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Creative Care - Wharton’s hours?
6 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Creative Care - Wharton accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Creative Care - Wharton cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Creative Care - Wharton for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Wharton, is $42.60 a day for infants, $40.80 a day for toddlers and $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Creative Care - Wharton had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 6, 2026: “No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Creative Care - Wharton compare with other daycares in Wharton?
It is #1 of 5 centers in Wharton by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 55% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Creative Care - Wharton last inspected?
Aug 11, 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 1818400 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.