First United Methodist Children's Center
First United Methodist Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Huntsville, TX, licensed for up to 116 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2025. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 13 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 9 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for food & feeding (3 of 9). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. 11% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 5 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 16 centers in Huntsville and better than 51% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. A child been photographed asleep in a bouncer on three occasions.
This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was reported by center staff that an infant went without a bottle for longer than three hours on one occasion.
Per video a child went to the restroom by themselves.
five out of six infant bottles were not labelled in one infant classroom. This was corrected at inspection when infant bottles were labelled.
Three out of ten personnel files do not have pediatric CPR training on a manikin.
1 out of 10 children's files evaluated did not have a health statement in the file. The paperwork stated a health statement was attached, but the health statement was not in the file.
The parent rights were not included in the operational policies as required.
A child with a food allergy had the required emergency plan but did not have the medication listed on the plan at the operation.
1 of 3 staff files evaluated was missing the pre-employment 2912 affidavit.
About this center
Common questions
Does First United Methodist Children's Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are First United Methodist Children's Center’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does First United Methodist Children's Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does First United Methodist Children's Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First United Methodist Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Huntsville, 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 First United Methodist Children's Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 10, 2026: “Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does First United Methodist Children's Center compare with other daycares in Huntsville?
It is #7 of 16 centers in Huntsville by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 51% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was First United Methodist Children's Center last inspected?
Sep 22, 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 1801648 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.