School in the Pines
School in the Pines is a licensed child care center in Spring, TX, licensed for up to 80 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1987. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 7 times. Inspectors recorded 2 citations, 1 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #26 of 134 centers in Spring and better than 72% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
A caregiver withholds active play for punishment.
The toddler classroom had a colorful soft play structure for climbing and motor skills that was torn with exposed threading located in the center of the classroom presenting an increased risk of choking among the one year old children present. This was corrected when the administrator removed the structure from the classroom.
About this center
Common questions
Does School in the Pines take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are School in the Pines’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 School in the Pines accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does School in the Pines cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask School in the Pines for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Spring, 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 School in the Pines had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Jan 15, 2025: “Prohibited Punishments - Withholding Active Play.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does School in the Pines compare with other daycares in Spring?
It is tied for #26 of 134 centers in Spring by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 72% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was School in the Pines last inspected?
Jan 6, 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 198724 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.