Shelby and Friends LLC
Shelby and Friends LLC is a licensed child care center in Lubbock, TX, licensed for up to 85 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2004. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 12 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 1 citation, 0 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 5 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #21 of 102 centers in Lubbock and better than 90% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
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A child s hands were observed to not be washed after the child s diaper was changed. This was corrected as the child's hands were washed.
About this center
Common questions
Does Shelby and Friends LLC take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Shelby and Friends LLC’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 Shelby and Friends LLC accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Shelby and Friends LLC cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shelby and Friends LLC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the South Plains area, which includes Lubbock, is $33.80 a day for infants, $32.80 a day for toddlers and $31.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Shelby and Friends LLC had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 1 lower-risk citation, listed above.
How does Shelby and Friends LLC compare with other daycares in Lubbock?
It is tied for #21 of 102 centers in Lubbock by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 90% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Shelby and Friends LLC 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 830552 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.