A Children's Place Learning Center
A Children's Place Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Port Neches, TX, licensed for up to 179 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2026. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 8 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 7 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (2 of 7). 7 citations came in the last 12 months, including 3 high-risk. 14% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #50 of 75 centers in Jefferson County and better than 32% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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The operations Franchise Tax is delinquent.
The operation had a newly hired employee present working on administrative task for the operation during the inspection. This was corrected when the employees background check was run and the owner let the employee know they can return once their background check is clear.
Infants cups were observed without the first name and last initial for each child.This was corrected when staff labeled the cups/lids.
The operation has child safety alarms installed on both vans but they are not able to switch them to activate status due to not being able to locate the key to the alarm box. The operation created a checklist plan to ensure staff is checking the vans daily at the end of transportation duty to be sure no child is left behind.
During the walk through there was one caregiver who provided the wrong amount of children they were responsible for and two caregivers who provided the wrong ages of children they were responsible for,
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that the operation has combined infants with children older than 18 months old during opening for more than 45 minutes. This has been corrected by additional staff being present and scheduled to arrive earlier.
The directors administer medication at the operation but do not have medication training.
About this center
Common questions
Does A Children's Place Learning Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are A Children's Place Learning Center’s hours?
6 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does A Children's Place Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does A Children's Place Learning Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask A Children's Place Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Southeast Texas area, which includes Port Neches, is $28.60 a day for infants, $27.80 a day for toddlers and $27.00 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has A Children's Place Learning Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 30, 2026: “Franchise Tax Delinquent.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does A Children's Place Learning Center compare with other daycares in Jefferson County?
It is #50 of 75 centers in Jefferson County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 32% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was A Children's Place Learning Center last inspected?
Sep 30, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1829522 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.