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Gulf Coast Community Services Association/Early Head Start

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

5 state inspections, last 2 years
5 deficiencies on the state’s summary
4 high or medium-high risk
January 23, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 14, 2008
Capacity
80 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-03:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
Yes
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
877472- 4491

Where

2020 Solo St Bldg 1
Houston, TX 77020

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 4
  • Medium-high 0
  • 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
January 23, 2026High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “The operation does not have a current Fire inspection.”
February 9, 2026
October 2, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “The caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement when the placed their hands over a child's hands and clapped them together while simultaneously telling them to stop a behavior.”
November 26, 2025
June 19, 2025High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “The operation failed to report an allegation of a situation that placed a child at risk.”
July 18, 2025
May 13, 2024High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “Caregiver used an opened hand to hit a child's hand.”
June 10, 2024
February 15, 2023Medium746.2505(4)(A) - Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler
State’s note: “Several classrooms had improperly labeled sippy cups/bottles, labeled only with the first name. Note: this was corrected at time of inspection when the caregivers used permanent markers and added the last initial to each cup the child used.”
At the inspection

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Gulf Coast Community Services Association/Early Head Start?

Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on January 23, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Gulf Coast Community Services Association/Early Head Start have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 5: 4 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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