Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.13
- Local median
- 0.62
Howard Cottage (Howard College Child Development Center)
1001 BIRDWELL LN, Big Spring, TX 79720-5015
- Operation number:
- 506810
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Howard
- Capacity:
- 75
- License effective:
- February 16, 2001
- Hours:
- 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 4322645185
- Email:
- Not listed
- Website:
- Not listed
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers 15 available inspections for Howard Cottage (Howard College Child Development Center) from September 22, 2021 through June 2, 2026.
Two inspections recorded violations, with two recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on May 28, 2025 and involved parent rights.
Supervision was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
Four later inspections, from June 24, 2025 through June 2, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 15
- Recorded violations
- 2
- Higher-concern violations
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 0
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
15 total inspections vs 13 local median in 79720
Compared to 8 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 7%
- Local median
- 28%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 13%
- Local median
- 34%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.5
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for any one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
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Medium concern: Parent rights
- Report finding
- This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. The operation staff did not notify the parent or authorized pick-up person, at pick up time, that their child fell hitting their head and complained of wrist pain while in care at the operation.
- Correction deadline
- May 30, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 24, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
- Official code
- 746.307(c)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. Two children walked out of the operation unnoticed and remained unsupervised outdoors for over two minutes.
- Correction deadline
- September 19, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 24, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 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
- Official code
- 746.1205(a)(4)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report