Early Learning Child Care Center
Early Learning Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Vidor, TX, licensed for up to 202 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1992. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 17 times and investigated 12 reports. Inspectors recorded 14 citations, 9 of them high-risk, most often for caregiver conduct (5 of 14). None of them came in the last 12 months. 14% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 9 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 10 centers in Vidor and better than 32% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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The operation has been cited on two separate occasions for prohibited punishments. Based on the repeated deficiencies, the Director is not meeting Minimum Standard rules.
A caregiver used profanity towards a child in care.
A caregiver was using a high chair as means for time out.
Two bottles were unlabeled in the Infant Room. This was corrected at inspection when the bottles were labeled.
Two infants were sleeping in swings during inspection. The infants were removed.
The Infant room was out of ratio. There were 14 total children with 2 caregivers. The maximum number of intants to 2 caregivers are 10.
While the caregiver stood a child up on the changing table to pull the child's pants up, the child's knees buckled causing the child to loose balance and fall on the floor.
One caregiver states she does check/use her phone throughout the day in the event her children call her.
Upon arrival, I observed 6 infants with one caregiver. The specified age group of this class was 0-11 mths. One caregiver can have 4 infants. This was corrected when the second caregiver came back from the rest room. One classroom had 12 children with one caregiver. The specified age group was two years of age. One caregiver can have 11 children this age. This was corrected when one child was moved to another classroom.
Evidence received during an investigation supports that staff used poor judgement related to a school age child in care who had a toilet accident. The child was not assisted after the accident and remained in soiled clothing until being picked up from care 2 hours later.
There are 5 mats torn with the foam filling exposed. This was corrected at inspection when the mats were replaced with the new ones.
At least one staff member is not using good judgement when calling the children by a nickname the staff has given the children that do not give a positive image of the child.
There is no first aid kit in the van which transports children to and from school.
There is no fire extinguisher on the van which transports children to and from school.
About this center
Common questions
Does Early Learning Child Care Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Early Learning Child Care Center’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 Early Learning Child Care Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Early Learning Child Care Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Early Learning Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Southeast Texas area, which includes Vidor, is $28.60 a day for infants, $27.80 a day for toddlers and $27.00 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Early Learning Child Care Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 9 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Feb 27, 2024: “Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Early Learning Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Vidor?
It is #7 of 10 centers in Vidor by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 32% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Early Learning Child Care Center last inspected?
Jul 15, 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 251505 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.