Toy Box Child Development Center
Toy Box Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Brenham, TX, licensed for up to 125 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2003. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 14 times and investigated 4 reports. Inspectors recorded 27 citations, 6 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (5 of 27). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. 22% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #9 of 10 centers in Brenham and better than 7% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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A restroom utilized by the children, baseboad was not secured and attached to the wall. This was corrected at inspection once the baseboard was glued and secured to the wall.
There were 10 children sitting in bucket seats without the safety straps fastened. This was corrected at inspection once the safety straps were fastened by the caregivers.
Based on a DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence of a child leaving the operation building unsupervised.
Based on the evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation, it was found a caregiver, who admitted to not being familiar with the toddler age group, was assigned to be the primary caregiver in the toddler classroom. This resulted in a child being able to leave the group.
One classroom were missing a total of 8 safety straps for the bucket seats. This was corrected at inspection once the straps were installed.
One classroom contained cleaning supplies and toxic materials in the bottom cabinet accessible to children. This was corrected at inspection once those items were removed and placed in a locked cabinet.
During a follow up inspection a classroom was out of ratio by 3 children. This was fixed when another caregiver arrived in the classroom. A classroom was out of ratio by 1 when a caregiver left to go answer the front door. This was corrected when the caregiver returned to the classroom.
While reviewing files there was no caregiver qualifications available.
While reviewing records there was no allergy plan available for a child with known allergies.
A slide used by children had cracks with sharp edges present.
While entering the operation a caregiver was heard yelling at children in care.
Out of 10 staff files reviewed 6 were missing proof of education, 2 were missing employment affidavits, 4 were missing a copy of their photo ID, and 2 were missing signed orientation.
Out of 10 child files reviewed 8 were missing health care provider statements.
Out of 10 child files reviewed 5 were missing completed emergency contact information and 2 were missing healthcare information.
On the younger play ground there were two cement blocks that caused a tripping hazard and bolts that were sticking out on the covering. *This was corrected at inspection when the bolts were covered and the cement blocks were removed.
Out of 10 staff files reviewed 8 were missing annual training hours.
Out of 10 staff files reviewed 4 were missing training in CPR/First aid.
There was one medication at the operation that was not in the original container and labeled. *This was corrected at inspection when the medication was sent home and not administered to the child.
There were concerns of the maintenance of the building walls and floors, as follow: *There are holes in the walls with exposed sheet rock. *There are dirty and stained carpets on the floors. *There was a carpet with frayed edges posing a tripping hazard. *There are broken or chipped tiles on the floors. * The walls in the classrooms were scraped causing peeling/chipped paint with exposed sheet rock. There were dirty stains along the walls to the base of the floors.
The infant classroom had 12 children with two caregivers. The maximum group size for this classroom is 10; therefore the class exceeded the group size by 2 children. Note: This was corrected when the oldest two children were moved to another classroom.
Two infants were observed sleeping in bouncers during nap time.
The bus used for transporting children was not equipped with a child safety alarm.
Five infant feeding instructions have not been updated in the past thirty days.
One caregiver was left alone with ten infants during nap time for approximately fifteen minutes.
Two televisions were not anchored. Note: This was corrected when one television was removed from the classroom and the other television was anchored to a cart.
Two classrooms lacked a written activity plan.
During the investigation inspection it was found that the operation did not report a communicable disease to licensing.
About this center
Common questions
Does Toy Box Child Development Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Toy Box Child Development Center’s hours?
6:45 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Toy Box Child Development Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Toy Box Child Development Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Toy Box Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Brazos Valley area, which includes Brenham, is $35.40 a day for infants, $34.20 a day for toddlers and $33.20 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Toy Box Child Development Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 6 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Oct 18, 2025: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Toy Box Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Brenham?
It is #9 of 10 centers in Brenham by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 7% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Toy Box Child Development Center last inspected?
Sep 22, 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 835157 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.