Methodist Readiness School
Methodist Readiness School is a licensed child care center in Jacksonville, TX, licensed for up to 115 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2007. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 29 times and investigated 14 reports. Inspectors recorded 19 citations, 11 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (7 of 19). None of them came in the last 12 months. 5% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 7 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 6 centers in Jacksonville and better than 45% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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This standard was reviewed during an investigation and found deficient. There was a child unsupervised for 5 minutes.
This standard was reviewed during an investigation and found deficient. A caregiver was vacuuming while children were in care resulting in an injury of a child.
While reviewing caregivers training records, 3 employees did not have training in Abuse/Neglect.
This standard was reviewed during an investigation and was found deficient. 3 children were unsupervised after they wandered to a different area of the operation.
This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The child was seen walking out of their classroom alone after the other students left about a minute prior.
During a review of the files, it was observed the operation has only completed one lock down drill for the year and no severe weather drill.
This standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient. The operation did not report a caregiver who was arrested to licensing in the appropriate time frame.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found deficient. The operation failed to inform the parents of a situation leaving their children at risk by leaving them on the playground without a caregiver.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. The operation left 4 children on the playground without a caregiver and was unsupervised for 5 minutes.
This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient.
This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. The operation failed to report a situation to Child Care Regulation when 4 children were left on the playground without a caregiver.
This standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient. The child was left alone in the hallway for about 3 minutes.
This standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient. The child was able to get out of the caregiver’s supervision and wonder off to another playground.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. The operation did not complete or share an incident report with a parent when a child was seen by medical personnel due to a head injury.
During a walk through of the center, a classroom did not have enough lighting in the room during nap time. This was corrected at inspection.
This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-report allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment while in the classroom.
This standard was reviewed in relations to the self-report allegations and found to be deficient. A child was found in their classroom alone for an unknown amount of time. This was soon corrected.
During the inspection I observed snack time, and the children sitting in toddler bucket seats. None of the children were strapped into their seats.
During the investigation video footage was observed showing a caregiver swatting at the hands of a child.
About this center
Common questions
Does Methodist Readiness School take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Methodist Readiness School’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 Methodist Readiness School accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Methodist Readiness School cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Methodist Readiness School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the East Texas area, which includes Jacksonville, is $28.80 a day for infants, $28.00 a day for toddlers and $27.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Methodist Readiness School had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 11 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on May 29, 2025: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Methodist Readiness School compare with other daycares in Jacksonville?
It is #5 of 6 centers in Jacksonville by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 45% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Methodist Readiness School last inspected?
Jan 7, 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 872719 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.