Kid's Quest Childcare & Learning Center
Kid's Quest Childcare & Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Killeen, TX, licensed for up to 66 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2016. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times and investigated 4 reports. Inspectors recorded 11 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for staff ratios (2 of 11). None of them came in the last 12 months. 18% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 4 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #61 of 84 centers in Killeen and better than 28% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
During the DFPS investigation, it was found that the director knew about the incident and did not report it to licensing.
During the investigation it was found that parents are encouraged to drop off and pick up their children outside and not enter into the building.
During the monitoring inspection it was found that a child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have an emergency plan available for review at the operation.
During the monitoring inspection it was observed that there was no loose fill under the spring rockers in the playground area.
Two infants did not have infant feeding instructions.
Children were observed sleeping without sufficient walk and work spaces for caregivers between each child. This was corrected during the inspection when the children were moved to have adequate spacing between them.
Two infants were observed sleeping in restrictive devices. The infants were removed from the devices during the inspection.
A classroom of 21 children was found to be out of child/caregiver ratio for the ages of children in the classroom. To meet compliance, the children were split between two classrooms durng the inspection.
A caregiver was observed leaving a classroom of infants while conducting other tasks.
A television with a cartoon playing was turned on in a classroom of infants under two years of age. The screen was turned off during the inspection.
Two of seven child files were observed to be missing health statements from a physician.
About this center
Common questions
Does Kid's Quest Childcare & Learning Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Kid's Quest Childcare & Learning Center’s hours?
6 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Kid's Quest Childcare & Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Kid's Quest Childcare & Learning Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kid's Quest Childcare & Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Central Texas area, which includes Killeen, is $30.80 a day for infants, $29.80 a day for toddlers and $29.00 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Kid's Quest Childcare & Learning Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Nov 20, 2024: “Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Kid's Quest Childcare & Learning Center compare with other daycares in Killeen?
It is tied for #61 of 84 centers in Killeen by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 28% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kid's Quest Childcare & Learning Center last inspected?
Nov 21, 2025. 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 1558781 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.