# Bertha Alyce Early Childhood School Bertha Alyce Early Childhood School is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Houston, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, with 352 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC. ## Key facts - Status: Full Permit · Operating - Address: 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX 77096 - Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten - Capacity: 352 - License/permit: 525594 - Operator: not published - Phone: (713) 551-7200 - Hours: 07:30 AM-05:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) - Accepts child care subsidies: yes - Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=148737 ## Inspection record 9 findings across 23 Texas HHSC inspections (2021-12-16 to 2026-10-23); 8 rated serious; 0 open at last record. - 2025-11-15 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2026-01-16: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, a caregiver failed to use good judgement and inappropriately grabbed a child that fell after they ran away from them (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1)) - 2024-09-09 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2024-11-08: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children: Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, the caregiver failed to relate to children with courtesy and patience when they inappropriately interacted with 2 children in care. (§746.1201(2); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-2)) - 2024-09-09 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2024-11-08: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation: Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, two caregivers who were aware of the incidents did not immediately report concerns regarding possible abuse of a child in care. (§746.1201(5); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-5)) - 2024-01-18 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-low risk, Correction verified 2024-01-19: Report Number of Employees: A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2024, as required. (§746.303(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-303-b)) - 2023-12-18 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2024-01-12: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: 1 classroom was still observed to be over ratio. A caregiver was with 6 children 12-18 months old, the SAG was 12-17 months. The caregiver was over ratio by 1 child. (§746.1601; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1601)) - 2023-11-29 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2023-12-18: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: 4 classrrooms were observed to be over ratio Classroom 1: caregiver with 6 children 7-10 months, the SAG was 0-11 months. The classroom was over ratio by 2 children Classroom 2: 1 caregiver with 7 children 8-12 months, the SAG was 0-11 months. The classroom was over ratio by 3 children. Classroom 3: 1 caregiver with 6 children 14-18 months, the SAG was 12-17 months. The classroom was over ratio by 1 child. Classroom 4: 1 caregiver with 7 children 15-17 months, the SAG was 12-17 months. The classroom was over ratio by 2 children (§746.1601; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1601)) - 2023-09-07 — Food & nutrition, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: Requirements for Feeding Infants-Hold through 6-months: A caregiver was observed feeding a 3 month old while the infant was laying propped up on a pillow. This was correct during the inspection with the caregiver picking the infant up to feed them. (§746.2419(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2419-1)) - 2023-09-02 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2023-11-16: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: A caregiver left a child unattended outside, until another caregiver noticed the child on the playground. The child was unharmed during the couple of minutes they were left unattended. (§746.1205(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-4)) - 2023-09-02 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2023-11-16: Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk: A parent was not notified the day of when their child was left unattended. The parent was notified the next day after the incident. (§746.307(b)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-307-b-4)) ## Nearby programs - [The Shlenker School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-96194) — 0.44 km, capacity 175 - [Zucker Jewish Academy of Houston LLC](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1535620) — 0.48 km, capacity 51 - [Westbury Baptist Church Day School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-107581) — 1.17 km, capacity 238 - [St. Philips Day School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-106293) — 1.56 km, capacity 71 - [Montessori Learning Institute](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-104039) — 1.72 km, capacity 45 - [One Hope Preschool](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1516722) — 1.75 km, capacity 96 ## Sources - tx_hhsc_operations record 148737 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=148737 - us_census_geocoder record 5601 S BRAESWOOD BLVD|HOUSTON|TX|77096 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/ - tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 525594 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=525594 - tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-tqkk~bwr7.rwfe (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=525594 --- Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-148737 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. 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