Let's Grow Learning Center
Hours: Mon to Fri, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM
- Ages
Toddlers
Preschool
School age- Capacity
Licensed for 52- Features
Transportation
After school
Snacks
Field trips
Daycare and child care in Gatesville, Texas
7 licensed child care providers in Gatesville: 4 daycare centers and 3 home daycares. Compare ages, hours, meals and locations, then open any provider to review its licensing record and inspection history.
4 take infants4 provide meals0 open past 6:30 PM1 accept childcare assistanceas of Aug 16, 2026
Daycare near you in Gatesville
Looking for daycare near you in Gatesville? Every one of the 7 licensed child care providers here comes from Texas HHSC records, so you can find infant care, preschools and home daycares close to home and compare them on what matters. Use your location to sort the whole list by distance and see how far each one is, then open the closest to read its licensing and inspection record before you visit. Your location stays in your browser and is never sent to us.
Daycares in Gatesville 7 providers
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Ronisha Mata
Hours: Mon to Fri, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM- Ages
InfantsToddlersPreschoolSchool age- Capacity
- Up to 12
- Features
MealsAfter schoolSnacks
Accepts assistance
Gatesville Headstart Center
Hours: Mon to Fri, 7:45 AM to 3:00 PM- Ages
- PreschoolSchool age
- Capacity
- Licensed for 40
- Features
- MealsSnacks
Charlie Dick
Hours: Mon to Fri, 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM- Ages
- InfantsToddlersPreschoolSchool age
- Capacity
- Up to 12
- Features
- MealsAfter school
Drop-inSnacks
Trinity Baptist Preschool
Hours: Mon to Fri, 7:20 AM to 5:15 PM- Ages
- InfantsToddlersPreschool
- Capacity
- Licensed for 100
- Features
- Snacks
Little Sunshine Learning Center
Hours: Mon to Fri, 5:00 AM to 6:30 PM- Ages
- InfantsToddlersPreschoolSchool age
- Capacity
- Licensed for 67
- Features
- MealsTransportation
Night care
Before schoolAfter schoolSnacksField trips
Where they are
Childcare in Gatesville by the numbers
Computed from the state’s list as of Aug 16, 2026. Counts change as permits open and close.
Licensed spots at providers that take each age
- Infants (4 providers)
- 191
- Toddlers (5 providers)
- 243
- Preschool (6 providers)
- 283
- School age (5 providers)
- 183
- All ages, 7 providers
- 286
Hours that fit a working day
- Open by 6:30 AM
- 1
- Open past 6:30 PM
- 0
- Open on weekends
- 0
- Provide meals
- 4
- Home-based providers
- 43%
Schedules beyond 9 to 5
- Daycare centers / home daycares
- 4 / 3
New and long-standing
- Newly licensed in the last 12 months
- 0
- Median licensed capacity
- 40
Longest licensed: Let's Grow Learning Center (1986), Gatesville Headstart Center (1987), Trinity Baptist Preschool (2012).
Largest: Trinity Baptist Preschool (100), Little Sunshine Learning Center (67), Let's Grow Learning Center (52).
Daycare in Gatesville by ZIP code
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Before you visit
- Start here
How to choose the best daycare for your child
What “best” actually means for your family, how to shortlist, the red flags worth taking seriously, and what age to start.
- Before you visit
Questions to ask when touring a daycare
The twelve questions worth asking in person, and what a good answer sounds like.
- Babies under 18 months
Infant daycare checklist
Ratios, sleep, feeding and the handful of things that matter most in the first year.
- Choosing a type of care
Daycare, preschool, or both?
What the labels actually mean, how hours and ages differ, and how to decide.
- Texas
How to read a Texas inspection record
What an inspection is, what a cited standard means, and how to weigh what you see.
- Texas · Cost
Help paying for daycare in Texas
How Texas child care assistance works, who qualifies, how to apply through Workforce Solutions, and what to ask a provider.
- Texas · Cost
How much does daycare cost in Texas?
Why the state publishes no prices, what actually sets the number, how rates are quoted, and how to compare providers on cost.
Research: what inspectors cite most in Gatesville
Across the cited standards on record for Gatesville providers, as of Aug 16, 2026. Risk levels are the state’s. Details are on each provider’s page under Inspection history.
Childcare in Gatesville: common questions
How many daycares are there in Gatesville?
As of August 16, 2026, 7 childcare providers held a permit in Gatesville: 4 licensed centers and 3 home-based providers, with 286 licensed spots between them. Permits open and close every week, so treat this as a snapshot of the state’s list on that date rather than a live count.
Which Gatesville daycares take infants?
As of August 16, 2026, 4 providers in Gatesville were licensed for infants. Being licensed for infants is not the same as having an infant spot open, so call ahead. See infant care in Gatesville. Our infant daycare checklist covers what to look for on a visit.
Which providers accept childcare assistance?
As of August 16, 2026, 1 providers in Gatesville reported to the state that they accept childcare subsidies. See the list. Acceptance can change and can depend on the program, so confirm directly with the provider before you rely on it.
How many Gatesville daycares have been inspected, and how do I read the results?
As of August 16, 2026, 6 of 7 providers in Gatesville had at least one inspection on record with the state, and 0 had no standard cited on any visit. Each provider page lists its inspections and any standards cited, as the state recorded them. How to read a Texas inspection record.
Is there 24-hour or overnight daycare in Gatesville?
As of August 16, 2026, 1 providers in Gatesville either listed hours around the clock (0 of them) or reported night care as a program to the state. See 24-hour and overnight care in Gatesville. Hours on the record are the permitted hours, so confirm the schedule you need directly with the provider.
What is the best daycare in Gatesville?
The best daycare in Gatesville is the one that fits your child and your family, and this site helps you find it. As of August 16, 2026, 7 providers held a permit in Gatesville: 4 take infants, 1 open by 6:30 AM, 0 stay open past 6:30 PM and 1 accept child care assistance. Narrow the list to what you need, shortlist three, read each provider’s licence and inspection record, then visit. How to choose the best daycare for your child.
Which Gatesville daycares are top rated?
Family ratings on this site come only from reviews written here by families, and a provider shows one once it has enough counted reviews. They are the reviewers’ opinions and never change the licensing record, which is shown the same way for every provider. Where a list has an order, the order is stated. How lists are ordered.
How much does daycare cost in Gatesville?
Texas does not publish tuition, so a price appears on a provider page only when the provider has supplied one. What the state does publish for Gatesville is which providers accept child care assistance (1 as of August 16, 2026), which offer part-time care (2) and which offer drop-in care (1). Prices depend mostly on the child’s age, the hours you need, and whether it is a center or a home. What shapes daycare prices in Texas · Help paying for daycare in Texas
Every provider shown held a permit with the State of Texas as of August 16, 2026. About the data and how this list is built.