Licensed child care center · public record
Growth Academy Courage
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
7 state inspections, last 2 years
22 deficiencies on the state’s summary
19 high or medium-high risk
October 21, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued September 3, 2024
- Capacity
- 105 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1791011
Where
4304 La Branch St
Houston, TX 77004
Deficiencies by risk level
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age State’s note: “The infant room was observed having 9 children ages 8 months - 3 years old, with the oldest child in the room being more than 18 months older than the youngest infant during the inspection.” |
| October 16, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “The caregiver in the toddlerroom did not know how many children were in her care. At the time of inspection the caregiver stated there were 14 children in her care when there was 15.” |
| September 18, 2026 | High | 746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device State’s note: “One infant was observed sleeping in a bouncer during the inspection. This was corrected when the infant was removed from the device.” |
| September 18, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “One caregiver was observed caring for eight infants ages five months to sixteen months old. This was corrected during the inspection when another caregiver came back from lunch and assisted in the infant room.” |
| September 18, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “The caregiver in the infant room did not know how many children were in her care. At the time of inspection the caregiver stated there were 7 children in her care when there were 8.” |
| September 4, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “One caregiver was observed caring for 5 infants ages 6, 10, 10, 14, 14 months old. This was corrected during the inspection when another caregiver arrived to assist in the infant room during the inspection.” |
| September 4, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “Caregiver was observed coming out of the office, leaving 14 children ages 2-5 years old with an SAG of 2 years unsupervised during naptime..” |
| September 4, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1613(a)(4) - Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employee Required State’s note: “There was no additional staff present in the building while caregiver was supervising children during naptime.” |
| September 4, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “Window tent on the van were observed still peeling and hanging from the windows accessible to children during the inspection.” |
| August 18, 2026 | High | 746.3701(9) - Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “A garbage can with water inside was observed accessible to children in the playground area.” |
| August 18, 2026 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “Two out of four infant feeding instruction sheets were observed not updated every thirty days.” |
| August 18, 2026 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “Caregiver was observed caring for 6 infants without an approved/active background check. During the inspection caregiver was observed leaving the operation.” |
| August 18, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3407(13) - Using, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials State’s note: “A bottle of motor oil was observed laying on the floor of the van accessible to children during the inspection.” |
| August 18, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “Window tent on the van was observed peeling and hanging from the windows accessible to children during the inspection.” |
| March 20, 2025 | Medium High | 746.5103 - Documentation of Fire Inspection State’s note: “There was no current Fire Inspection Report available for review during inspection.” |
| August 26, 2024 | Medium High | 746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps State’s note: “Three infants ages 5 months, 12 months, and 12 months old were observed sitting in feeder table with safety straps not fastened. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was informed to strap the infants and observed fastening the safety straps.” |
| August 7, 2024 | Medium | 746.4803 - Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment State’s note: “The use zones for stationary equipment on playground was observed not extending six feet in all directions during the inspection.” |
| August 7, 2024 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “Three children ages 3 and 4 years old were observed unsupervised in the restroom during the inspection.” |
| August 7, 2024 | Medium | 746.4503(a) - Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age State’s note: “Multiple cots were observed torn and not washable during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection when a caregiver was observed removing the torn cots from use by children.” |
| June 13, 2024 | Medium High | 746.2409(a)(2) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets State’s note: “Sheet in crib with 2 month old infant was observed not snugly fitted during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection when caregiver was observed replacing sheet with a snug fitting sheet.” |
| June 13, 2024 | High | 746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age State’s note: “A soft toy was observed in the crib with a 2 month old infant. The toy was observed being removed from the crib by caregiver during the inspection.” |
| February 7, 2024 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “There was no current fire inspection to review during the inspection.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 16, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 18, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 4, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 18, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 17, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 2, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- September 16, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 20, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 26, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 7, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 24, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 13, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 8, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 7, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Growth Academy Courage?
Texas HHSC's file lists 7 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 21, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Growth Academy Courage have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 22: 9 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 3 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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