# Grace Kids Early Academy

Grace Kids Early Academy is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Odessa, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 222 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 3450 Billy Hext Rd, Odessa, TX 79765

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 222
- License/permit: 1693778
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (432) 335-0117
- Website: www.graceodessa.com
- Hours: 07:30 AM-05:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: no
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=1334672

## Inspection record
4 findings across 7 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-01-27 to 2026-10-22); 3 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2023-12-01 — Fire safety & emergency drills, High risk, Correction verified 2023-12-01: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months: Fire inspection expired and was not renewed. (§746.5101(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5101-a))
- 2023-01-23 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2023-01-23: Provide Parents With Copy of Policies: 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. (§746.503; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-503))
- 2022-01-27 — Other, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-02-10: Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection: Gas inspection has expired. (§746.5401; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5401))
- 2022-01-27 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2022-02-10: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation: 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. (§745.641; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-745-641))

## Nearby programs
- [Right at School at Lyndon B. Johnson Elem](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1527320) — 1.05 km, capacity 50
- [Utpb Child Care Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-693269) — 2.66 km, capacity 34

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 1334672 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=1334672
- us_census_geocoder record 3450 BILLY HEXT RD|ODESSA|TX|79765 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1693778 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1693778

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Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1334672 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.