The First School
The First School is a licensed child care center in El Campo, TX, licensed for up to 180 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1988. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 9 times and investigated 4 reports. Inspectors recorded 1 citation, 0 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #1 of 7 centers in El Campo and better than 91% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
One of the directors was unable to provide timesheets for the last 3 months.
About this center
Common questions
Does The First School take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are The First School’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does The First School accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does The First School cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The First School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes El Campo, is $42.60 a day for infants, $40.80 a day for toddlers and $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has The First School had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 1 lower-risk citation, listed above.
How does The First School compare with other daycares in El Campo?
It is #1 of 7 centers in El Campo by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 91% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was The First School last inspected?
Feb 19, 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 234003 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.