St. Joseph Catholic Early Learning Center
St. Joseph Catholic Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Bryan, TX, licensed for up to 119 children and serving infants, toddlers and preschoolers. It has held its Texas license since 2007. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 13 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (5 of 13). None of them came in the last 12 months. 8% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #33 of 41 centers in Bryan and better than 28% of licensed centers statewide.
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One caregiver only obtained 8 hours of preservice, and did not obtain the remaining 16 hours before their 90 days of employment.
Two children did not have an emergency contact address and one child did not have emergency contact information.
The operation did not have a passed fire inspection from 2022.
A director has not been assigned to the operation since 6/9/2023.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2022 data from January 26, 2023, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2022, as required.
Observed two toddler classrooms who did not have toys in the reach of children. One classroom had the shelf blocking the other shelf which had the toys on them. The other classroom had the shelf turned around and toys on top of the shelf. This was corrected when the toys were put in the reach of the children and Shelves were moved.
It was found after interviewing multilple staff that a caregiver that has conditions on their background check is being left alone in a two year old classroom. The caregivers conditions state that they cannot be left alone with children. During the walkthrough it was seen that the caregiver was present in the room with other caregivers who have no conditions. An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC ?42.078.
After talking to four staff members it was found that fire drills are not physically being conducted. Staff members are not aware of when there is a drill happening and where they should recover to incase a fire occurs.
A caregiver at the operation stated that they do not wash their hands after removing gloves when changing diapers.
After interviewing staff it was found that the operation was out of ratio on the date in question and is often out of ratio.
In two toddler classrooms the toy storage shelves were turned around and not accesible to children and toys were also up on a shelf.
Out of 10 children files, one child's file was missing a health statement and immunization record.
Observed overgrown grass on the playground. I spoke to the director about ensuring the grass stays cut .
About this center
Common questions
Does St. Joseph Catholic Early Learning Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
What are St. Joseph Catholic Early Learning Center’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 St. Joseph Catholic Early Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does St. Joseph Catholic Early Learning Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Joseph Catholic Early Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Brazos Valley area, which includes Bryan, is $35.40 a day for infants, $34.20 a day for toddlers and $33.20 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has St. Joseph Catholic Early Learning Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Oct 28, 2022: “AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does St. Joseph Catholic Early Learning Center compare with other daycares in Bryan?
It is tied for #33 of 41 centers in Bryan 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 St. Joseph Catholic Early Learning Center last inspected?
Jul 2, 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 856146 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.