Dalhart Area Child Care Center
Dalhart Area Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Dalhart, TX, licensed for up to 150 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1996. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 4 reports. Inspectors recorded 1 citation, 1 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 11 inspections found no violations.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a child was inappropriately disciplined, during naptime, when a caregiver forced a child’s head down on a nap mat.
About this center
Common questions
Does Dalhart Area Child Care Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Dalhart Area Child Care Center’s hours?
7 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Dalhart Area Child Care Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Dalhart Area Child Care Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dalhart Area Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Panhandle area, which includes Dalhart, 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 Dalhart Area Child Care Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 5, 2022: “Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training.” Each one is listed in full above.
When was Dalhart Area Child Care Center last inspected?
Aug 13, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
Licensed centers nearby
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 521640 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.