Gulf Coast Community Services Association/Early Head Start
2020 Solo St Bldg 1, Houston, TX 77020
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten · Monday–Friday
Texas lists conditions on this permit. Read them on the state record.
16 critical findings across 52 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Jan 23, 2026.
36 inspections · 16 investigations in 36 months · source checked Sep 16, 2026
The everyday details
State facts · provider details pendingSubsidies not accepted in state listing
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What care includes
- Meals providedListed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careNot listed
- After-school careNot listed
- Transportation to/from schoolNot listed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careNot listed
- Field tripsNot listed
- Skill classesNot listed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedNot listed
- Accepts child care subsidiesNot accepted
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- Not provided
- Meals & snacks
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- Annual materials fee
- Not provided
- Late pickup fee
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Infant: availability not confirmed
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Licensed capacity: 80 children. This is not the number of open places.
Programs & learning
Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten
Meals Provided ,Snacks Provided
Curriculum and teaching philosophy not provided.
Accreditation information not provided. Licensing does not establish accreditation.
State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
A typical day
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07:30 AM-03:30 PM
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Services & accommodations
- Meals providedListed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careNot listed
- After-school careNot listed
- Transportation to/from schoolNot listed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careNot listed
- Field tripsNot listed
- Skill classesNot listed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedNot listed
- Accepts child care subsidiesNot accepted
Languages spoken and interpreter availability not provided.
Care plans, dietary substitutions, and medication training need confirmation.
Entrance, restroom, and classroom accessibility details not provided.
Individual accommodations, specialist access, and staff training not provided.
People, policies & environment
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Individual qualifications, CPR, and first-aid training not provided.
Current classroom staffing and ratios not provided. Ask on your visit.
Parent updates and conference policies not provided.
Authorized pickup and visitor procedures not provided.
Exclusion and return criteria not provided.
Holiday and staff-development calendar not provided.
Evidence, with the follow-through.
Provider descriptions, prices, and photos never change this record. Every finding below comes from published state evidence.
16 critical findings across 52 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Jan 23, 2026.
Last 36 months · window starts Sep 15, 2023
4 standard(s) appear on multiple visits: 746.5101(a) (4 visits); 746.1201(1) (4 visits); 746.305(a)(6) (4 visits); 746.2805(1) (4 visits). This is a match of standard identifiers, not a judgment about identical circumstances.
State verification published Feb 10, 2026.
Conditions between visits, current staffing, and day-to-day quality. A correction plan is not verification.
60 visits in our data; 0 unmatched findings. Publication and processing can lag events.
Check the latest finding’s evidence
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation does not have a current Fire inspection.
State verification published Feb 10, 2026.
Inspection record
Visits available in our Texas data, newest first. Visits with findings are shown in full; runs of clean visits are folded into one line. Findings are quoted from the inspector's report with the Texas risk level beside our severity.
Inspection history is one input into your decision, not a guarantee of safety or a rating of care quality. How to read this record.
- 2026
- Jan 23, 2026Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation does not have a current Fire inspection.
Correction verified Feb 10, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- Jan 23, 2026Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation does not have a current Fire inspection.
Correction verified Feb 10, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- Jan 23, 2026Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation does not have a current Fire inspection.
Correction verified Feb 10, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- Jan 23, 2026Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation does not have a current Fire inspection.
Correction verified Feb 10, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- 2025
- Oct 17, 2025 to Dec 10, 20258 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Dec 10, 2025 inspection
- Dec 10, 2025 inspection
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- Dec 10, 2025 inspection
- Oct 17, 2025 inspection
- Oct 17, 2025 inspection
- Oct 17, 2025 inspection
- Oct 17, 2025 inspection
- Oct 2, 2025Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
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.
Correction verified Dec 10, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1201(1).
- Oct 2, 2025Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
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.
Correction verified Dec 10, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1201(1).
- Oct 2, 2025Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
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.
Correction verified Dec 10, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1201(1).
- Oct 2, 2025Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
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.
Correction verified Dec 10, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1201(1).
- Jul 3, 2025 to Jul 3, 20254 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Jul 3, 2025 inspection
- Jul 3, 2025 inspection
- Jul 3, 2025 inspection
- Jul 3, 2025 inspection
- Jun 19, 2025Complaint investigation1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
The operation failed to report an allegation of a situation that placed a child at risk.
Correction verified Jul 29, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(6).
- Jun 19, 2025Complaint investigation1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
The operation failed to report an allegation of a situation that placed a child at risk.
Correction verified Jul 29, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(6).
- Jun 19, 2025Complaint investigation1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
The operation failed to report an allegation of a situation that placed a child at risk.
Correction verified Jul 29, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(6).
- Jun 19, 2025Complaint investigation1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
The operation failed to report an allegation of a situation that placed a child at risk.
Correction verified Jul 29, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(6).
- Jan 30, 2025 to Jan 30, 20254 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Jan 30, 2025 inspection
- Jan 30, 2025 inspection
- Jan 30, 2025 inspection
- Jan 30, 2025 inspection
- 2024
- May 15, 2024 to Jun 17, 20248 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Jun 17, 2024 inspection
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- Jun 17, 2024 inspection
- May 15, 2024 inspection
- May 15, 2024 inspection
- May 15, 2024 inspection
- May 15, 2024 inspection
- May 13, 2024Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Caregiver used an opened hand to hit a child's hand.
Correction verified Jun 17, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2805(1).
- May 13, 2024Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Caregiver used an opened hand to hit a child's hand.
Correction verified Jun 17, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2805(1).
- May 13, 2024Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Caregiver used an opened hand to hit a child's hand.
Correction verified Jun 17, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2805(1).
- May 13, 2024Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Caregiver used an opened hand to hit a child's hand.
Correction verified Jun 17, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2805(1).
- Feb 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 20248 inspections and 4 investigationsNo findingsShow
- Mar 28, 2024 inspection
- Mar 28, 2024 inspection
- Mar 28, 2024 inspection
- Mar 28, 2024 inspection
- Mar 19, 2024 complaint investigation
- Mar 19, 2024 complaint investigation
- Mar 19, 2024 complaint investigation
- Mar 19, 2024 complaint investigation
- Feb 6, 2024 inspection
- Feb 6, 2024 inspection
- Feb 6, 2024 inspection
- Feb 6, 2024 inspection
Show 8 older visits, not counted aboveHide older visits
- 2023
- Feb 15, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler
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.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2505(4)(A).
- Feb 15, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler
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.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2505(4)(A).
- Feb 15, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler
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.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2505(4)(A).
- Feb 15, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler
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.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2505(4)(A).
- 2022
- Feb 23, 2022 to Feb 23, 20224 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Feb 23, 2022 inspection
- Feb 23, 2022 inspection
- Feb 23, 2022 inspection
- Feb 23, 2022 inspection
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Facts from the license
- Permit
- Full Permit, issued Feb 14, 2008
- Capacity
- 80 children (licensed maximum, not openings)
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-03:30 PM · Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Subsidies
- Not accepted
- County
- Harris
- Website
- www.gccsa.org
Compare nearby
Same 36-month summary window. Different operating histories and coverage limit comparisons.
| Daycare | Ages | Licensed capacity | Hours | Findings, 36 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Coast Community Services Association/Early Head Start this page | Infant–Pre-K | 80 | 7:30a–3:30p | 16 crit |
| Bezos Academy Houston- Denver Harbor | Pre-K–School | 63 | 8a–5p | 4 ser·4 min |
| East Orange Ame Church | Infant–School | 59 | 6a–6p | 4 crit·24 ser·4 min |
- Gulf Coast Community Services Association/Early Head Startthis pageInfant–Pre-K · 80 licensed capacity16 crit
- Pre-K–School · 63 licensed capacity4 ser·4 min
- Infant–School · 59 licensed capacity4 crit·24 ser·4 min
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Contact & location
2020 Solo St Bldg 1, Houston, TX 77020
State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
State records and provider information have separate sources. Provider claims do not establish independently verified care quality. Missing data is not evidence of an issue-free record.