Licensed center · Merkel, TX
Alliance At Merkel
- School age
- Closed now · opens 1:00 PM today
- Capacity 65
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- Hours
- 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- Days
- Mon to Fri
- Ages
- School age
- Capacity
- 65 children
- Meals
- Snacks provided
- Nearby
- 3 other daycares within a mile
Licensing information from Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026
Hours
Closed now · opens 1:00 PM today
Hours on file with the state
| Sunday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Monday | 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM |
| ThursdayToday | 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Friday | 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
Ages, programs and features
Ages served
School age
Programs and features on the state record
Licensed for 65 children
Does not accept child care assistance
School-age care
After-school care
Snacks provided
Part-time care
Location and nearby daycares
1512 S 5th, Merkel, TX 79536 · Taylor County · 9 licensed daycares in 79536
Capacity rank 1 of 9 in this ZIP
Nearest daycares
- Destinee Jordan0.7 mi · Listed family home
- Catherine Vinson0.9 mi · Listed family home
- Emily Gossett1.0 mi · Listed family home · Infant, Toddler
- Joie Layne Morris1.4 mi · Listed family home
- Ann Howk3.1 mi · Registered home · Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School age
- Shaylee Collums6.3 mi · Listed family home · Infant, Toddler, Preschool
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Licensing and inspection record
Published by Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026. Shown as the state records it.
- Permit
- On the state’s list of current permits, Aug 16, 2026
- Operation number
- 1752253
- Permit type
- Licensed center
- Licensed since
- January 2023
- Adverse action on record
- No
- Conditions on permit
- No
- Corrective action
- No
Inspection history
7 inspections on record, most recent Sep 25, 2025. 1 of 7 visits and reports cited a standard.
- Sep 25, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
- Nov 21, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
- Dec 20, 2023InspectionNo standards cited
- May 17, 2023InspectionNo standards cited
- Dec 15, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
Nov 16, 2022Inspection2 standards cited
- 744.3113(b)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium
Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
A playground maintenance inspection was not documented or conducted for the month of October 2022. The center did document and conduct a playground inspection for the month of November 2022.
Corrected Nov 16, 2022, at the inspection · Technical assistance given
- 744.3559(1)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High
Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
The fire drill for the month of October 2022 was not conducted or documented. The center did conduct and document a fire drill in the month of November 2022.
Corrected Nov 16, 2022, at the inspection · Technical assistance given
- 744.3113(b)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium
- Sep 12, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
Cited standards by risk level
2 standards cited across 7 inspections, most recently Sep 25, 2025. All 2 shown are recorded as corrected.
- High0
- Medium High150%
- Medium150%
- Medium Low0
- Low0
- Visits with nothing cited
- 6 of 7 shown
- Corrected at the visit
- 2 of 2 findings
- Most recent citation
- Nov 16, 2022, 5 clean visits since
Risk levels are Texas HHSC’s own classification of each standard, not a rating by Daycare Index. What the levels mean. Counts cover every inspection on the state record; the visits listed above are the most recent.
- Source: Texas HHSC, as of Aug 16, 2026
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