JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="checbox">
    <input type="checkbox">
     some text
</div>

JavaScript

console.log($(".checbox").contents());

$( ".checbox" )
.contents()
.filter(function() {
    return this.nodeType === 3;
})
.wrap( "<label></label>" );

console.log($(".checbox").contents());