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Licensed daycares in 78573 — Alton, TX
There are 22 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 78573 — 21 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 212 violations across 165 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.28 violations per inspection, which is above the Alton average of 0.88.
No provider in this ZIP code has a completely clean three-year record. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.
The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (75 citations), followed by physical safety (33). Worth knowing before you tour.
Every record below comes from Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation and links back to the state's own document.
Compare all 22 providers
1–3 violations in 3 years
2 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
4 or more violations in 3 years
20 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
Questions to ask when you tour in 78573
Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by physical safety. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?
When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?
How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?
A note on Texas records
Texas does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.
Data synced from Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation on Jul 10, 2026. Source records · Report an error