Edu-Care Early Learning Academy
Edu-Care Early Learning Academy is a licensed child care center in San Diego, TX, licensed for up to 34 children and serving infants, toddlers and preschoolers. It has held its Texas license since 2016. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 8 times. Inspectors recorded 7 citations, 0 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (4 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 6 centers in Duval County and better than 39% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Activity plan was not posted in school age classroom. Activity plans in toddler and infant classroom did not outline specific daily activities.
Operational policies were missing information on suspension and expulsion of children, immunizations, instructions on how to access HHSC website, abuse and neglect website and online minimum standards.
The operation has a step-2 Clubhouse Climber in the outside playground. The designated play surface has a height of 23 inches. The operation has turf grass, under the equipment.
One toilet at the operation has a brown/black ring in its bowl.
The operation did not have an extra employee in the building during naptime. There were three employees. Two employees were counted in child/caregiver ratio in the infant classroom, and one employee had a combined group. Infant classroom was out of child/caregiver ratio when one caregiver walked out of the room, to get a roll of towel paper.
Emergency preparedness plan was not available for review.
Emergency evacuation and relocation diagram did not include the floorplan for the whole center. It was missing information on the location inside the center where where all caregivers and children take shelter from threatening weather, and the location outside the center where all caregivers and children meet to ensure everyone has exited the child - care center safely
About this center
Common questions
Does Edu-Care Early Learning Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
What are Edu-Care Early Learning Academy’s hours?
7:30 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Edu-Care Early Learning Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Edu-Care Early Learning Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Edu-Care Early Learning Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Coastal Bend area, which includes San Diego, is $35.20 a day for infants, $34.20 a day for toddlers and $33.00 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Edu-Care Early Learning Academy had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 7 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does Edu-Care Early Learning Academy compare with other daycares in Duval County?
It is #4 of 6 centers in Duval County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 39% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Edu-Care Early Learning Academy last inspected?
May 20, 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 1579236 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.