Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool
Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool is a licensed child care center in Midland, TX, licensed for up to 112 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2022. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 18 times and investigated 7 reports. Inspectors recorded 8 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (2 of 8). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. 12% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #32 of 76 centers in Midland and better than 64% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
3 caregivers did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.
Operation does not have a current fire inspection. Last inspection done was 8/21/2024.
There were 59 children in care. Over capacity by 2. Corrected at inspection when 2 children were picked up.
While a caregiver was changing another child's diaper and her back was turned from the other children in care, a child scratched another child several times.
A caregiver was answering a call on her personal phone in the nap room.
3 children did not have updated immunization records available for review.
A caregiver did not wash her hands after changing a child's diaper. Corrected at inspection when the caregiver washed her hands.
The operation has not included the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity in the operational policies.
About this center
Common questions
Does Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool’s hours?
7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Permian Basin area, which includes Midland, is $32.40 a day for infants, $31.40 a day for toddlers and $30.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Nov 7, 2025: “Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool compare with other daycares in Midland?
It is tied for #32 of 76 centers in Midland 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 Tender Steps Daycare & Preschool last inspected?
Jun 5, 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 1734847 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.