The Kid's Garden Learning Center
The Kid's Garden Learning Center is a licensed child care center in San Antonio, TX, licensed for up to 147 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2020. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 24 times and investigated 8 reports. Inspectors recorded 17 citations, 5 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (4 of 17). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. 6% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #214 of 476 centers in San Antonio and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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In the older infant classroom, after a diaper change the child's hands were not washed. NOTE: This was corrected when another caregiver came in to assist.
The annual health inspection was last conducted on 12.19.24.
At the time of the inspection the liability insurance available expired 1.29.25.
One of the ten children was missing parent's name, telephone number. One of the ten children was missing release information. Two of the ten children were missing field trip permission. Two of the ten children were missing special care statement.
Four of the ten children were missing healthcare statements. Three of the ten children files were missing immunization records.
During the course of the investigation, one out of the four caregivers did not have an updated CPR/First Aid certification.
During the course of the investigation, it was verified a staff member will yell at children when redirecting them.
Operation video footage demonstrated an operation staff member grab a child twice while redirecting.
A staff member failed to use good judgment when as a consequence of behavior, she forced a child to pick up toilet paper with her bare hands from the restroom.
At time of inspection two diaper changing stations were observed with debris.
At time of inspection, safety child alarm did not work in two of the three transportation buses for operation.
Operation did not enter information by due date 1/15/24.
At time of inspection one infant caregiver did not have updated annual training in Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome; Preventing sudden infant death syndrome; and Understanding early childhood brain development.
A toddler restroom floor wall base was observed to be detached from the wall. At time of inspection diaper changing table was observed to have debris. Corrected during inspection.
During inspection, after school class had 37 children with 2 caregivers, max group size is 35. This was corrected at inspection.
At time of inspection 2 infants were observed asleep in a restrictive device. This was corrected at inspection.
During inspection it was observed there were roots protruding from the ground in the fall zone of the play equipment, creating a hazard.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Kid's Garden Learning Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are The Kid's Garden Learning Center’s hours?
6 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does The Kid's Garden Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does The Kid's Garden Learning Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Kid's Garden Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Alamo area, which includes San Antonio, is $42.00 a day for infants, $40.40 a day for toddlers and $39.20 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has The Kid's Garden Learning Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 5 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 20, 2024: “Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does The Kid's Garden Learning Center compare with other daycares in San Antonio?
It is tied for #214 of 476 centers in San Antonio by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was The Kid's Garden Learning Center last inspected?
Sep 21, 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 1694161 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.