Tender Care Learning
Tender Care Learning is a licensed child care center in Bellville, TX, licensed for up to 114 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2025. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 12 times and investigated 5 reports. Inspectors recorded 24 citations, 8 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (9 of 24). 9 citations came in the last 12 months. 4% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #10 of 12 centers in Austin County and better than 6% of licensed centers statewide.
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Three employees were missing orientation traininigs in files.
Five employees did not have completed annual trainings in their files.
Director's transportation trainings was observed expired during the inspection time.
A child was missing inmunizations records in the file.
Staff caring children with special care needs did not have specific topic of training in their files.
Three employees were missing pre-service trainings during the inspection time,
A child was missing a health statement in the file.
Four staff have expired CPR/First aid trainings certificates.
Employees water safety trainings were not available during the inspection time.
The infant's feeding instructions were not updated. Documentation shows the forms were updated a month ago.
It was observed that the children's bottles in five classrooms were not labeled.
During the inspection an eleven years old child was observed riding in the front seat of the van.
There was no observed surfacing material in use zones around and under the rotating or moving equipment.
Infant feeding plans for 9 infants were not current.
Three seperate classroom's caregivers did not know the number of children in each classroom. School Age said there were 16, but 15 were present. Four year olds said there were 16, but 17 were present. Two year olds said there were 10, but 11 were present.
Based on investigation findings a child was left at the location of a field trip. This child's name was not written on the list because the child arrived after the field trip began.
A caregiver present in the two year old classroom did not have an eligible background check. Note: The caregiver left during inspection and the background check was submitted.
Based on information obtained in the investigation there is sufficient evidence to show that a Director did not ensure compliance with the minimum standards when they engaged in prohibited punishment and did not report the incident to Child Care Regulation.
An incident report was not provided to the parent of the child who was inappropriately disciplined on April 29th within 48 hours.
A 3-year-old child was disciplined inappropriately. The operation notified parents 4 days after the incident occurred.
Based on findings during an investigation a three-year-old was inappropriately disciplined by spanking and kicking the child.
The transportation van does not have a child safety alarm installed on it.
Booster seats on transportation van were expired. Note: Seats were removed from van during inspection.
A caregiver was present with a pending background check. Note: The caregiver left during the inspection.
About this center
Common questions
Does Tender Care Learning take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Tender Care Learning’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 Tender Care Learning accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Tender Care Learning had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 8 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 31, 2024: “Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Tender Care Learning compare with other daycares in Austin County?
It is #10 of 12 centers in Austin County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 6% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Tender Care Learning last inspected?
Jul 20, 2026. Inspectors cited at least one rule 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 1791072 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.