# Early Care and Education

Early Care and Education is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Flower Mound, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 255 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 2550 S Garden Ridge Blvd, Flower Mound, TX 75028

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 255
- License/permit: 1805096
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (469) 630-0020
- Website: www.earlycareandeducation.com
- Hours: 06:30 AM-06:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: yes
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=1490156

## Inspection record
4 findings across 18 Texas HHSC inspections (2024-10-21 to 2026-10-28); 4 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-05-27 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: Posting Requirements - Child's Food Allergy Plans: A classroom that has a child with a known allergy did not have an allergy list posted. This was corrected at inspection when the director made a new allergy list and hung it in the classroom. (§746.403(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-403-b))
- 2026-03-02 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-05-21: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children: The standard was tasked as part of an investigation and was found to be deficient. A caregiver at the operation was impatient with children and her actions and tone of voice led to negative interactions. (§746.1203(5); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1203-5))
- 2025-06-30 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2025-08-05: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk: This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. The operation failed to self-report to Child Care Regulation after a child was fed a food on multiple occasions that the child has an allergy to. (§746.305(a)(6); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-305-a-6))
- 2025-06-30 — Health records & medication, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-08-05: Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child: This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. A child was served a food containing an item he has allergy plan for. (§746.3301(i); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3301-i))

## Nearby programs
- [Kids R Kids](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1110640) — 1.3 km, capacity 320
- [The Learning Experience](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1533419) — 1.66 km, capacity 143
- [Childrens Courtyard](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-142179) — 1.76 km, capacity 212
- [Children's Lighthouse Valley Parkway](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1534647) — 2.32 km, capacity 219
- [Lamb of God Early Childhood](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-114871) — 2.43 km, capacity 175
- [Garden Ridge Preparatory School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1510331) — 2.44 km, capacity 109

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 1490156 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=1490156
- us_census_geocoder record 2550 S GARDEN RIDGE BLVD|FLOWER MOUND|TX|75028 (corroborated, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1805096 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1805096
- tx_tda_cacfp_centers record 02328-5070 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/py3b-tqc9.json?cesiteid=02328-5070

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