Tender Loving Care Child Care Central, LLC
Tender Loving Care Child Care Central, LLC is a licensed child care center in Caldwell, TX, licensed for up to 40 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2016. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 7 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 7 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for sleep safety (3 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. 29% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 5 centers in Caldwell and better than 33% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Infant bottles were either not labeled while others looked like the label had been washed off as you could see partial letters on the bottle. I spoke with the operation about labeling bottles.
Observed four cribs in the infant room, All four cribs were being used by other infants while there were two infants who were asleep and did not have a crib to be placed in. The operation stated that some of the older infants usually sleep on mats on the floor, but they had placed them in the crib today.
The operation has a caregiver who is under the age of 18 who has graduated from Highschool but is not enrolled into a childcare career related program.
Observed a toddler taken out of a crib and another infant laid down in the same crib with the same crib sheet. This was corrected when it was discussed with the caregivers that the crib must be sanitized and the sheet changed prior to use by another child.
Observed two infants sleeping, one in a swing and one in a bouncer seat. This was corrected when the infants were removed from the restrictive devices.
Out of four staff files reviewed two did not have in person training in CPR as required..
The operation has failed to update the Background Check Person List as the submission for a subject has been pending since 9/22/2021. The list was last validated on 9/21/2021. **This was corrected at inspection when the subject was removed from the list.
About this center
Common questions
Does Tender Loving Care Child Care Central, LLC take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Tender Loving Care Child Care Central, 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 Tender Loving Care Child Care Central, LLC accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Tender Loving Care Child Care Central, LLC cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tender Loving Care Child Care Central, LLC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Brazos Valley area, which includes Caldwell, 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 Tender Loving Care Child Care Central, LLC had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Apr 25, 2025: “Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Tender Loving Care Child Care Central, LLC compare with other daycares in Caldwell?
It is #3 of 5 centers in Caldwell by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 33% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Tender Loving Care Child Care Central, LLC last inspected?
Apr 7, 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 1608936 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.