St Paul Lutheran YKT Child Care Center/ The Learning Garden
St Paul Lutheran YKT Child Care Center/ The Learning Garden is a licensed child care center in Yorktown, TX, licensed for up to 101 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2014. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 38 times and investigated 11 reports. Inspectors recorded 17 citations, 5 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (3 of 17). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. 29% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #1 of 7 centers in Dewitt County and better than 64% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on information gathered, parents were not timely notified that two children contracted a communicable disease (salmonella).
Based on information gathered, the operation failed to notify Child Care Regulation that two children contracted Salmonella.
A small slide on the playground was broken. Note: The slide was removed during the inspection.
Based on video footage, a caregiver briefly stepped out of the classroom leaving the other caregiver over ratio by three children.
Two classrooms had cleaning supplies stored under the sink cabinet. Note: This was corrected when the cleaning supplies were moved out of the reach of the children.
The fire extinguishers were last serviced February 2024.
Two caregivers did not use good judgement when there was a delay with checking on a child who had fallen until the child turned around and they saw the child was bleeding. Their initial responses to the fall were inappropriate.
Two infants were observed sleeping in the crib with blankets. Note: The blankets were removed when the inspector entered the room.
The operational policies lacked information regarding the criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play. Note: This was corrected when the director added this to the policy.
The fire extinguishers were last serviced January 2022.
The operation failed to properly document a situation where a child was placed at risk due to ingesting feces.
A caregiver demonstrated poor judgment when she dragged a child by their arm several feet while they resisted instead of stopping and picking up the child correctly, resulting in a serious injury to the child's elbow.
The operation failed to communicate to a parent in a timely manner that their child had consumed feces, placing the child at risk of serious health consequences due to the child not receiving medical evaluation.
Based on information gathered, two children exited the building and were left unsupervised for approximately 1 minute 41 seconds.
The operation failed to timely notify the parents of the children involved that their children exited the building unsupervised. This incident occurred around 11am and parents were not notified until pick up time (after 5pm).
One child was napping blocking an emergency exit. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection with the child being moved to another place.
Infant Room and Prek Classroom did not have the current Activity Plan posted. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection with the currrent activity plan being posted in both classrooms.
About this center
Common questions
Does St Paul Lutheran YKT Child Care Center/ The Learning Garden take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are St Paul Lutheran YKT Child Care Center/ The Learning Garden’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 Paul Lutheran YKT Child Care Center/ The Learning Garden accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does St Paul Lutheran YKT Child Care Center/ The Learning Garden cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St Paul Lutheran YKT Child Care Center/ The Learning Garden for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Golden Crescent area, which includes Yorktown, is $27.20 a day for infants, $26.60 a day for toddlers and $25.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has St Paul Lutheran YKT Child Care Center/ The Learning Garden had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 5 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 1, 2025: “Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does St Paul Lutheran YKT Child Care Center/ The Learning Garden compare with other daycares in Dewitt County?
It is #1 of 7 centers in Dewitt County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 64% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was St Paul Lutheran YKT Child Care Center/ The Learning Garden last inspected?
Sep 23, 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 1523721 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.