Barnyard Kids Learning Center
Barnyard Kids Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Hawkins, TX, licensed for up to 63 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2023. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 21 times and investigated 13 reports. Inspectors recorded 7 citations, 0 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (3 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 12 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #1 of 11 centers in Wood County and better than 77% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
At the inspection, the infant and toddler teachers were preparing lunch plates from the diaper changing table. This was corrected at inspection.
At the inspection, children were playing on the playground with broken stackable blocks and tubes that could cause injury to a child. The operation corrected at inspection by removing the play equipment from the playground.
At the inspection, the practice drills for fire safety have not been conducted in several months.
At the inspection, the documentation for practice drills were not available to Child Care Regulation.
At the inspection, 1 out of 6 personnel records reviewed did not have a notarized affidavit.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. The operation failed to report a staff member testing positive for Covid-19.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found deficient. The operation failed to inform parents of a positive case of Covid-19 at the operation.
About this center
Common questions
Does Barnyard Kids Learning Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Barnyard Kids Learning Center’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Barnyard Kids Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Barnyard Kids Learning Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Barnyard Kids Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the East Texas area, which includes Hawkins, is $28.80 a day for infants, $28.00 a day for toddlers and $27.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Barnyard Kids Learning Center had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 7 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does Barnyard Kids Learning Center compare with other daycares in Wood County?
It is #1 of 11 centers in Wood County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 77% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Barnyard Kids Learning Center last inspected?
Sep 29, 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 1742769 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.