First Learning Tree
Licensed Center in Rockport, Texas. License #526748, issued October 16, 1997.
- Address
- 801 E Main St, Rockport, TX 78382
- Phone
- (361) 729-0883
- Licensed capacity
- 208 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:45 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- fltree.org
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Field Trips.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
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 September 28, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 22, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
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 4,681 standards at First Learning Tree between February 18, 2022 and September 21, 2026 and recorded 16 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 | 4 | 481 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 438 | 0 |
| Personnel | 4 | 588 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 140 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 357 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 450 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 3 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 299 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,631 of those standards. The remaining 50, including 13 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.
What First Learning Tree says about itself
Preschool ProgramOur preschoolers develop foundational skills in a relaxed, supportive environment.
Quoted from fltree.org, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 29 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 21, 2026, and 16 citations.
10 of those visits began with First Learning Tree reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 12High
- 2Medium High
- 2Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 16. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High May 9, 2025 Correction verified June 18, 2025
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Supervision was not ensured when two caregivers left sixteen children unsupervised for a minute and twenty-eight seconds.
- High May 9, 2025 Correction verified June 18, 2025
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
The caregivers did not make good judgment when two caregivers did not communicate with each other, leading to 15 children being left unsupervised.
- High May 8, 2025 Correction verified June 18, 2025
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Supervision was no insured when a child was left unattended on the playground for a minute.
- High May 8, 2025 Correction verified June 18, 2025
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Two caregivers did not make good judgment when they failed to report to the operation that they left a child unattended on the playground.
- Medium September 27, 2023 Correction verified October 5, 2023
746.3809: Medication No Longer Used
One child's prescribed EpiPen was expired as of July 2023.
- Medium High September 27, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
In one classroom, adult-size scissors, staple removers, and a shipping tape dispenser was observed in an unsecured drawer that was accessible to children. NOTE: This was corrected at time of inspection when the caregiver removed all items from drawer and placed the items out of reach of children.
- High April 20, 2023 Correction verified May 4, 2023
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Based on the information provided during the course of the investigation, one staff failed to use good judgment when she did not count children before leaving the classroom during a transitioning period.
- High April 20, 2023 Correction verified May 4, 2023
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Based on the information provided and video footage observed, one staff did not properly supervise the children when lining children up to go outside. As a result one child was left unsupervised in the classroom for 14 minutes while in care.
- Medium High April 10, 2023 Correction verified April 18, 2023
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Inspector observed one staff outside the infant room while one staff was with 8 infants 4-12 months inside the room.
- High April 6, 2023 Correction verified April 24, 2023
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Based on the information provided during the course of the investigation, two staff did not properly supervise the children in their care. As a result one child left the classroom on his own.
- High April 6, 2023 Correction verified April 24, 2023
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Based on the information provided during the course of the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to validate that staff used poor judgment when going in and out of a classroom and not ensuring the door was properly closed. As a result a door was left open and a child left the room.
- Medium November 18, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.4003(a): First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
The First Aid Kit was missing the following: Scissors, , Cotton Balls and Thermometer. This was corrected when the Assistant Director placed the missing items in the First Aid Kit. Corrected during the inspection.
- High October 5, 2022 Correction verified November 18, 2022
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
Based on the information gathered, a caregiver left a child unattended on the playground and didn't know the child was missing until another employee brought the child in.
- High October 5, 2022 Correction verified November 18, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Based on the information gathered, the operation failed to demonstrate good judgment, when the staff did not accurately count children.
- High June 23, 2022 Correction verified July 14, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Based on the information gathered, the operation failed to demonstrate good judgment, when the staff did not communicate with other staff upon shift change. The morning staff didn't explain the injury of a child to the afternoon staff, therefore upon pickup staff couldn't explain injury.
- High April 27, 2022 Correction verified June 7, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Based on the information gathered, the operation failed to demonstrate good judgment, when the staff assumed a child's injury was not severe and did not inform the parent/guardians until the child was picked up from daycare.
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About this record
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