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Discovery Days Learning Center

520 S 17th St, West Columbia, TX 77486 · Brazoria County
Accepts child care subsidies

Discovery Days Learning Center is a licensed child care center in West Columbia, TX, licensed for up to 184 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2014. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 7 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 4 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (1 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 5 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #36 of 154 centers in Brazoria County and better than 56% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 56%of 9,147 Texas licensed centers, comparing risk-weighted citations per inspection. About typical
Tied for #36 of 154 centers in Brazoria County
1High risk
2Medium High risk
1Medium risk
0Medium Low risk
0Low risk
4 citations from 7 inspections and 2 reports since Oct 1, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 7, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 7, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJan 7, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 20, 2024 · Inspection · no citationDec 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 23, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJan 10, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 29, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 18, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundJan 19, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation foundNo citation

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication1
Records & paperwork1
Training & qualifications1
Staff ratios1

Citations, newest first

MediumJan 18, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Children's Records - Immunizations §746.603(a)(4)
One child's file out of eight reviewed does not have a current immunization record.
Correction verified Jan 30, 2023
Medium HighJan 19, 2022InspectionRecords & paperwork
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact §746.605(6)
Four children files out of ten reviewed are missing addresses for their emergency contacts.
Correction verified Jan 20, 2022
Medium HighJan 19, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training §746.1301(5)(A)
One caregiver only has 18 out of the 24 annual training hours for their previous training year.
Correction verified Jan 20, 2022
HighJan 19, 2022InspectionStaff ratios
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation §745.641
One caregiver had direct access to children in care with out a current background check in the system.
Correction verified Jan 20, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity184 children
Ages servedInfant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours06:00 AM-06:00 PM
DaysMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Licensed sinceMay 27, 2014
DirectorNichole Siegel
Phone9793453333
State operation #1534472

Common questions

Does Discovery Days Learning Center take infants?

Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.

What are Discovery Days Learning Center’s hours?

6 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.

Does Discovery Days Learning Center accept child care subsidies?

Yes, according to its state licensing record.

Has Discovery Days Learning Center had any serious violations?

Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Jan 19, 2022: “AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation.” Each one is listed in full above.

How does Discovery Days Learning Center compare with other daycares in Brazoria County?

It is tied for #36 of 154 centers in Brazoria County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 56% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).

When was Discovery Days Learning Center last inspected?

Jan 7, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.

Licensed centers nearby

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 1534472 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.