Childworks
Childworks is a licensed child care center in Texas City, TX, licensed for up to 148 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2024. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 15 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 22 citations, 7 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (6 of 22). 8 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. 9% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 14 centers in Texas City and better than 15% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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During the walkthrough of the operation, I observed that the children’s cots were not labeled with the children’s names.
During my walkthrough of the operation, I observed five active ant beds outside on the playground.
During the inspection, the emergency prsctive drilld were not documented correctly. The operstion did not complete a fire drill for January 2026. For the year 2025, the fire drills were missing the start time. The sheltering in place, severe weather and lock down drills were missing the start time and exit time.
During the inspection, there was 1 caregiver with an expired pediatric first (10/2025). Caregiver also had expired pediatric cpr (10/2025)
During the inspection, children files were viewed and four out of ten files viewed were missing the emergency medical information.
During the inspection, the outlets in the 2 year old classroom was not covered.
During the inspection, there were 2 bottles that were no labeled.
During the inspection, the operation did not have the children emergency medical informaiton for children that are being transported.
During the investigation inspection, there were 3 bottles not labeled with the child first name and last initial. Note: This was brought into complaince when caregiver labeled the bottles with the child name.
During the follow up inspection, director is ensuring the building ground checklist is being used when being checked. Playground is being checked in the mornings daily and at the end of the day.
During the follow up inspection, it was stated the caregiver is still working at the operation once she leaves school and is working with another caregiver.
Director advised conversations has been had with the caregivers and is ensuring good judgement is being followed for all the children.
2 out of 11 files did not have the required notarized affidavit available for review.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 Survey data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
The annual report has not been done for this year. The last report was 05/22/2023.
The van used to transport children in care did not use the booster seats as required. Photos were taken of each row of the van without any booster seats. The director was able to put the booster seats back in the van.
The director did not have the required transportation training.
In the toddler classroom, the diaper changing mat was torn.
A caregiver hired on 10/02/2023, who was present in the classroom with children, did not have a background check results on file.
An infant was placed in a highchair without using the safety straps as required.
Based on information obtained during the investigation, the parents were not notified of a child becoming ill while in care. The child's mouth area was blue, and the parents were not notified of it.
The Operational policy or the Parent handbook was missing several sections.
About this center
Common questions
Does Childworks take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Childworks’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Childworks accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Childworks cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Childworks for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Texas City, is $42.60 a day for infants, $40.80 a day for toddlers and $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Childworks had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 7 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Feb 5, 2026: “Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Childworks compare with other daycares in Texas City?
It is #8 of 14 centers in Texas City by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 15% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Childworks last inspected?
May 19, 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 1782859 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.