# Island Explorers Childcare

Island Explorers Childcare is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Galveston, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 129 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Initial · Operating
- Address: 5736 Avenue R, Galveston, TX 77551

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 129
- License/permit: 1827940
- Operator: not published

- Hours: 06:30 AM-06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: no
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=1521058

## Inspection record
1 findings across 4 Texas HHSC inspections (2025-12-16 to 2026-09-21); 1 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2025-12-16 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2025-12-17: Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Entanglement Protrusions or Openings: Long bolts that present an entanglement hazard were found on the under side of one of the play structures on the operations playground. (§746.4601(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4601-4))

## Nearby programs
- [Smile & Learn Klubhouse LLC](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1271224) — 0.38 km, capacity 53
- [Moody Methodist Day School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-95560) — 0.57 km, capacity 300
- [New Life Fellowship of Galveston Day School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1200679) — 0.82 km, capacity 75
- [Childrens Coalition](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-467848) — 0.86 km, capacity 98
- [Kribs 2 Krayons Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1268689) — 1.26 km, capacity 92
- [Shining Stars](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-925348) — 1.44 km, capacity 35

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 1521058 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=1521058
- us_census_geocoder record 5736 AVENUE R|GALVESTON|TX|77551 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1827940 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1827940
- tx_tda_cacfp_centers record 06908-0240 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/py3b-tqc9.json?cesiteid=06908-0240

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