YWCA Escobar Early Learning Academy
YWCA Escobar Early Learning Academy is a licensed child care center in El Paso, TX, licensed for up to 119 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1986. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 15 times and investigated 8 reports. Inspectors recorded 9 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 9). 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 #148 of 238 centers in El Paso and better than 51% of licensed centers statewide.
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A caregiver who cares for children under 24 months of age was missing her annual training that includes SIDS, Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome, and Understanding Brain Development.
Video footage was reviewed, which shows a caregiver roughly treating children in care.
Video footage was reviewed, which shows a caregiver grabbing/yanking a child in care.
A playhouse in the toddler active outside playground had some broken pieces on the inside where children play. This was corrected when the equipment was removed from the playground.
During a DFPS investigation, video footage was provided to CCR for review. Upon review of video footage, a caregiver in the infant room did not wash their hands before eating or handing food.
During a DFPS investigation, video footage was provided to CCR for review. A caregiver in the infant room did not wash the hands of the four infants in their care before eating.
During a DFPS investigation, video footage was provided to CCR for review. Upon review of video footage, a caregiver in the infant room did not wash their hands after diapering a child.
During a DFPS investigation, video footage was provided to CCR for review. Upon review of video footage a caregiver in the infant room did not wash the hands of an infant after diapering this child.
During DFPS Investigation, video footage was provided. It was observed that one caregiver grabbed and pulled two infants in classroom #5 several times while they were in care. This was corrected when the caregiver was terminated from the operation.
About this center
Common questions
Does YWCA Escobar Early Learning Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are YWCA Escobar Early Learning Academy’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 YWCA Escobar Early Learning Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does YWCA Escobar Early Learning Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YWCA Escobar Early Learning Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Borderplex area, which includes El Paso, is $31.60 a day for infants, $30.60 a day for toddlers and $29.60 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has YWCA Escobar Early Learning Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on May 8, 2024: “Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does YWCA Escobar Early Learning Academy compare with other daycares in El Paso?
It is tied for #148 of 238 centers in El Paso by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 51% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was YWCA Escobar Early Learning Academy last inspected?
Sep 9, 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 156423- 5531 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.