# St Paul Lutheran Ykt Child Care Center/ the Learning Garden

St Paul Lutheran Ykt Child Care Center/ the Learning Garden is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Yorktown, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 101 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 234 N Gohmert, Yorktown, TX 78164

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 101
- License/permit: 1523721
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (361) 564-9444
- Website: www.learninggardenykt.com
- Hours: 07:00 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=1122629

## Inspection record
18 findings across 52 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-02-11 to 2026-10-26); 14 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-09-23 — Food & nutrition, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-09-24: Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days: Two infant's feeding instructions had not been updated within the past thirty days. (§746.2421(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2421-b))
- 2026-05-20 — Facilities & equipment, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-06-25: Parental Notification of Communicable Disease: Based on information gathered, parents were not timely notified that two children contracted a communicable disease (salmonella). (§746.307(d); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-307-d))
- 2026-05-20 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-06-25: Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness: Based on information gathered, the operation failed to notify Child Care Regulation that two children contracted Salmonella. (§746.305(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-305-a-4))
- 2025-11-07 — Safety hazards, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards: A small slide on the playground was broken.    Note: The slide was removed during the inspection. (§746.3701; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3701))
- 2025-10-23 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-12-16: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: Based on video footage, a caregiver briefly stepped out of the classroom leaving the other caregiver over ratio by three children. (§746.1601; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1601))
- 2025-07-01 — Safety hazards, High risk, Corrected at inspection: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children: Two classrooms had cleaning supplies stored under the sink cabinet.     Note: This was corrected when the cleaning supplies were moved out of the reach of the children. (§746.3407(12); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3407-12))
- 2025-03-19 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-03-20: Fire Extinguishers Serviced: The fire extinguishers were last serviced February 2024. (§746.5307(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5307-b))
- 2024-05-30 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2024-07-16: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Two caregivers did not use good judgement when there was a delay with checking on a child who had fallen until the child turned around and they saw the child was bleeding. Their initial responses to the fall were inappropriate. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1))
- 2024-03-26 — Facilities & equipment, High risk, Correction verified 2024-04-03: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age: Two infants were observed sleeping in the crib with blankets.    Note: The blankets were removed when the inspector entered the room. (§746.2415(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2415-b))
- 2023-10-04 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Corrected at inspection: Written Operational Policies - Criteria for Extreme Weather: The operational policies lacked information regarding the criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play.    Note: This was corrected when the director added this to the policy. (§746.501(a)(18)(F); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-501-a-18-f))
- 2023-02-09 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2023-02-13: Fire Extinguishers Serviced: The fire extinguishers were last serviced January 2022. (§746.5307(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5307-b))
- 2022-10-10 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2022-12-05: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: A caregiver demonstrated poor judgment when she dragged a child by their arm several feet while they resisted instead of stopping and picking up the child correctly, resulting in a serious injury to the child's elbow. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1))
- 2022-10-10 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-12-05: Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk: The operation failed to communicate to a parent in a timely manner that their child had consumed feces, placing the child at risk of serious health consequences due to the child not receiving medical evaluation. (§746.307(b)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-307-b-4))
- 2022-10-10 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2022-12-05: Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk: The operation failed to properly document a situation where a child was placed at risk due to ingesting feces. (§746.701(5); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-701-5))
- 2022-03-30 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-05-03: Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk: The operation failed to timely notify the parents of the children involved that their children exited the building unsupervised. This incident occurred around 11am and parents were not notified until pick up time (after 5pm). (§746.307(b)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-307-b-4))
- …and 3 more on the source page.

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 1122629 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=1122629
- us_census_geocoder record 234 N GOHMERT|YORKTOWN|TX|78164 (corroborated, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1523721 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1523721
- tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-pq6u-dmrx~txk6 (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=1523721
- tx_tda_cacfp_centers record 06432-0001 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/py3b-tqc9.json?cesiteid=06432-0001

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Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1122629 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.
