Tender Years Playschool
Tender Years Playschool is a licensed child care center in San Benito, TX, licensed for up to 110 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2007. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 5 times. Inspectors recorded 1 citation, 1 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 4 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 17 centers in San Benito and better than 78% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
There was a mop bucket with dirty water inside the infant room and accessible to the infants. (NOTE: Corrected during inspection as the director removed it from the classroom.)
About this center
Common questions
Does Tender Years Playschool take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Tender Years Playschool’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 Years Playschool accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Tender Years Playschool cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tender Years Playschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Cameron area, which includes San Benito, is $41.00 a day for infants, $39.80 a day for toddlers and $38.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Tender Years Playschool had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on May 19, 2022: “Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Tender Years Playschool compare with other daycares in San Benito?
It is #8 of 17 centers in San Benito by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 78% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Tender Years Playschool last inspected?
Feb 12, 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 861677 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.