Reading Friends
Reading Friends is a licensed child care center in Keller, TX, licensed for up to 88 children and serving toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2010. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 6 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 6 citations, 0 of them high-risk. 2 citations came in the last 12 months. 17% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #9 of 15 centers in Keller and better than 42% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Five of ten files I reviewed didn't have notarized employment affidavit.
Liability insurance expired on 8/28/25.
There is no carbon monoxide detector present at the operation.
There has not been a health inspection conducted in the last calendar year.
The CPSC annual certification was signed and dated as of 9/9/2021. The director signed and certified that they are receiving recalls from the CPSC and are notifying parents by public posting.
Several cases of COVID were not reported within the two day time frame.
About this center
Common questions
Does Reading Friends take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.
What are Reading Friends’s hours?
9 AM to 2 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Reading Friends accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Reading Friends cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Reading Friends for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Tarrant County area, which includes Keller, is $44.00 a day for toddlers, $42.60 a day for 3-year-olds and $40.40 a day for school-age children (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Reading Friends had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 6 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does Reading Friends compare with other daycares in Keller?
It is #9 of 15 centers in Keller by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 42% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Reading Friends last inspected?
Sep 29, 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 1038486 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.