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Grace Kids Early Academy

Odessa, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

3 state inspections, last 2 years
4 deficiencies on the state’s summary
3 high or medium-high risk
October 22, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 18, 2020
Capacity
222 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1693778

Where

3450 Billy Hext Rd
Odessa, TX 79765

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 2
  • Medium-high 1
  • Medium 1
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
December 1, 2023High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “Fire inspection expired and was not renewed.”
December 8, 2023
January 23, 2023Medium746.503 - Provide Parents With Copy of Policies
State’s note: “Ten children's records were reviewed. All ten acknowledged that parents received the Operational Policies/Parent Handbook, however three items were missing from being listed in the operaitonal policies: 1)Suspension/Expulsion 2) Safe Sleep 3) Procedures for parents to participate in operation activities.”
January 30, 2023
January 27, 2022Medium High746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
State’s note: “Gas inspection has expired.”
February 3, 2022
January 27, 2022High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “A caregiver without a current background check was present and being counted in ratio. This was corrected when she was told that she could not be present.”
January 27, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Grace Kids Early Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 22, 2026. 0 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Grace Kids Early Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 4: 2 high-risk, 1 medium-high-risk, 1 medium-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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