# Early Learning Child Care Center

Early Learning Child Care Center is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Vidor, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 202 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 2395 Highway 12, Vidor, TX 77662

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 202
- License/permit: 251505
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (409) 422-0203

- Hours: 06:00 AM-06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: yes
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=109448

## Inspection record
12 findings across 29 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-01-24 to 2026-09-25); 11 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2024-02-27 — Other, High risk, Correction verified 2024-04-16: Prohibited Punishments - Using Harsh, Abusive or Profane Language: A caregiver used profanity towards a child in care. (§746.2805(6); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805-6))
- 2024-02-27 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2024-04-16: Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance: The operation has been cited on two separate occasions for prohibited punishments. Based on the repeated deficiencies, the Director is not meeting Minimum Standard rules. (§746.1003(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1003-1))
- 2023-08-08 — Other, High risk, Correction verified 2023-08-18: Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out: A caregiver was using a high chair as means for time out. (§746.2805(8); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805-8))
- 2022-10-11 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-10-25: Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children: The Infant room was out of ratio.  There were 14 total children with 2 caregivers.  The maximum number of intants to 2 caregivers are 10. (§746.1609; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1609))
- 2022-10-11 — Food & nutrition, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups: Two bottles were unlabeled in the Infant Room.  This was corrected at inspection when the bottles were labeled. (§746.2419(6); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2419-6))
- 2022-10-11 — Other, High risk, Correction verified 2022-10-25: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device: Two infants were sleeping in swings during inspection.  The infants were removed. (§746.2426; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2426))
- 2022-04-29 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2022-06-13: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: While the caregiver stood a child up on the changing table to pull the child's pants up, the child's knees buckled causing the child to loose  balance and fall on the floor. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1))
- 2022-03-31 — Records, permits & program, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-04-26: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities: One caregiver states she does check/use her phone throughout the day in the event her children call her. (§746.1203(6); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1203-6))
- 2022-03-17 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-03-24: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: Upon arrival, I observed 6 infants with one caregiver. The specified age group of this class was 0-11 mths. One caregiver can have 4 infants. This was corrected when the second caregiver came back from the rest room.  One classroom had 12 children with one caregiver. The specified age group was two years of age. One caregiver can have 11 children this age. This was corrected when one child was moved to another classroom. (§746.1601; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1601))
- 2022-03-11 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2022-03-24: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Evidence received during an investigation supports that staff used poor judgement related to a school age child in care who had a toilet accident. The child was not assisted after the accident and remained in soiled clothing until being picked up from care 2 hours later. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1))
- 2022-01-25 — Facilities & equipment, Medium risk, Corrected at inspection: Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age: There are 5 mats torn with the foam filling exposed.  This was corrected at inspection when the mats were replaced with the new ones. (§746.4503(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4503-a))
- 2022-01-24 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2022-03-28: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: At least one staff member  is not using good judgement when calling the children by a nickname the staff has given the children that do not give a positive image of the child. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1))

## Nearby programs
- [Oak Forest Elementary School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1513188) — 0.01 km, capacity 50
- [Loving Start Daycare LLC](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1520756) — 0.21 km, capacity 146
- [Building Blocks Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-254228) — 2.26 km, capacity 79
- [Vidor Elementary](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1530176) — 2.6 km, capacity 25
- [Little Pirates Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1300596) — 3.1 km, capacity 68
- [Bright Beginnings Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1247944) — 3.29 km, capacity 312

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 109448 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=109448
- us_census_geocoder record 2395 HIGHWAY 12|VIDOR|TX|77662 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 251505 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=251505
- tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-8c7p-yqv3-prar (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=251505
- tx_tda_cacfp_centers record 03020-1001 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/py3b-tqc9.json?cesiteid=03020-1001

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