Early Learning Child Care Center
Licensed Center in Vidor, Texas. License #251505, issued August 20, 1992.
- Address
- 2395 Highway 12, Vidor, TX 77662
- Phone
- (409) 422-0203
- Licensed capacity
- 202 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 3-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since November 24, 2025. From the state's provider report of April 2, 2026.
Where this is
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What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 2,933 standards at Early Learning Child Care Center between January 24, 2022 and September 25, 2026 and recorded 12 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 357 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 225 | 0 |
| Personnel | 2 | 313 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 1 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 180 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 225 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 154 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 2,883 of those standards. The remaining 50, including 11 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 29 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 25, 2026, and 12 citations.
- 7High
- 4Medium High
- 1Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 12. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High February 27, 2024 Correction verified April 16, 2024
746.2805(6): Prohibited Punishments - Using Harsh, Abusive or Profane Language
A caregiver used profanity towards a child in care.
- High February 27, 2024 Correction verified April 16, 2024
746.1003(1): 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.
- High August 8, 2023 Correction verified August 18, 2023
746.2805(8): Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
A caregiver was using a high chair as means for time out.
- Medium High October 11, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.2419(6): 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.
- Medium High October 11, 2022 Correction verified October 25, 2022
746.1609: 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.
- High October 11, 2022 Correction verified October 25, 2022
746.2426: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
Two infants were sleeping in swings during inspection. The infants were removed.
- High April 29, 2022 Correction verified June 13, 2022
746.1201(1): 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.
- Medium High March 31, 2022 Correction verified April 26, 2022
746.1203(6): 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.
- Medium High March 17, 2022 Correction verified March 24, 2022
746.1601: 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.
- High March 11, 2022 Correction verified March 24, 2022
746.1201(1): 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.
- Medium January 25, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.4503(a): 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.
- High January 24, 2022 Correction verified March 28, 2022
746.1201(1): 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.
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About this record
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