YMCA Afterschool @ Shafer Elementary
YMCA Afterschool @ Shafer Elementary is a licensed child care center in Katy, TX, licensed for up to 98 children and serving preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2013. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 8 times. Inspectors recorded 2 citations, 1 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 5 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #30 of 167 centers in Katy and better than 79% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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There was a caregiver in training without a cleared background check.
The first aid kit was missing tweezers.
About this center
Common questions
Does YMCA Afterschool @ Shafer Elementary take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.
What are YMCA Afterschool @ Shafer Elementary’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does YMCA Afterschool @ Shafer Elementary accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does YMCA Afterschool @ Shafer Elementary cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA Afterschool @ Shafer Elementary for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Katy, is $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds and $37.20 a day for school-age children (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has YMCA Afterschool @ Shafer Elementary had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Oct 11, 2023: “AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does YMCA Afterschool @ Shafer Elementary compare with other daycares in Katy?
It is tied for #30 of 167 centers in Katy by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 79% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was YMCA Afterschool @ Shafer Elementary last inspected?
Sep 9, 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 1495546- 2729 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.