Northwest KinderCare
Northwest KinderCare is a licensed child care center in San Antonio, TX, licensed for up to 100 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1987. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 36 times and investigated 19 reports. Inspectors recorded 25 citations, 6 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (8 of 25). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. 8% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #196 of 476 centers in San Antonio and better than 51% of licensed centers statewide.
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During the investigation, it was determined that a child who swallowed a quarter was kept in care, even though they were vomiting repeatedly.
There were 2 out of 10 staff's files audited that were missing annual trainings for Communicable Diseases. There were 1 out of 10 staff's files audited that was missing the annual training for Building Safety.
There were two children's medication that were not labeled with the date brought into the operation.
There was no updated annual sanitation inspection. Last health/sanitation conducted 04/01/2025.
There were two medications that were expired.
The playground was observed with a wasp nest, multiple ant piles, and garbage on all three playgrounds while children were present.
Ten files were audited, 2 are missing current health stamens available for review during an inspection.
At time of incindet a caregiver did not have a current CPR/First Aid certification.
At time of inspection a PreK caregiver stated the class had ten children when their were eleven. This was corrected at inspection.
Operation staff failed to ensure adequate supervision of all children in their care when a child exited the building and was on the playground unattended for at least one and a half hours.
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation.
During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that operation staff failed to ensure that staff were informed of the number of children that should be present in a classroom when they came to assist during naptime, resulting in the operation failing to identify that a child was missing for over an hour and a half.
One of the ten children files didn't have an updated immunization record.
During naptime in the Infant C classroom one caregiver was supervising seven children with the youngest being 16 months and the oldest being 19 months old. NOTED: This was corrected when the 16-month-old was moved to the mobile infant classroom.
During inspection, two out of ten children files needed updated immunization records.
On 5/22/2023, there were two people present at the operation pending background checks and in care of children. One person was in the infant classroom and the other was in the 2 & 3 year old classroom.
Based on the information gathered and interviews conducted at the time of the incident the caregiver was wiping down shelves, cleaning and sweeping not directly involved with teaching, care and supervision of the children.
The Pre school and toddler playground were inspected to have less than 6 inches of mulch and rubber tile pieces.
The Consumer Product Safety was last certified on 1.1.21. NOTE: This was corrected when the website was reviewed a CPS form was posted.
The PreK 4 classroom children were observed out of control as children were running, hitting/throwing pillows at friends, not keeping hands to themselves, child flipping on the carpet, stuffing the sink with paper towels as the caregiver was getting ready to pass out snack. In addition to the caregiver passing out skittles for showing good behavior, and cleaning up the classroom.
An incident report was not used to document this prohibit item that was left in a child's bag and brought into the center to be unsafe.
Based upon information gathered as a result of this investigation and interviews conducted it was determined that the operation failed to share an incident report for a parent signature of the incident.
Based upon information gathered as a result of this investigation and interviews conducted it was determined a Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form 7239 was not available for review.
Based upon information gathered as a result of this investigation and interviews conducted it was determined that the operation failed to immediately notify the parent on the situation that placed the child at risk.
Based upon information gathered and interviews conducted supervision was determined to have occurred after a three-year child was found in the kitchen unsupervised.
About this center
Common questions
Does Northwest KinderCare take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Northwest KinderCare’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Northwest KinderCare accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Northwest KinderCare cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Northwest KinderCare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Alamo area, which includes San Antonio, is $42.00 a day for infants, $40.40 a day for toddlers and $39.20 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Northwest KinderCare had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 6 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 20, 2026: “Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Northwest KinderCare compare with other daycares in San Antonio?
It is tied for #196 of 476 centers in San Antonio 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 Northwest KinderCare last inspected?
Aug 5, 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 189605- 747 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.