# Gulf Coast Community Services Association/Early Head Start

Gulf Coast Community Services Association/Early Head Start is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Houston, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, with 80 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 2020 Solo St Bldg 1, Houston, TX 77020

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Capacity: 80
- License/permit: 877472- 4491
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (713) 222-7284
- Website: www.gccsa.org
- Hours: 07:30 AM-03:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: no
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=322113

## Inspection record
5 findings across 15 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-02-23 to 2026-01-23); 4 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-01-23 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2026-02-10: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months: The operation does not have a current Fire inspection. (§746.5101(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5101-a))
- 2025-10-02 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2025-12-10: 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. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1))
- 2025-06-19 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2025-07-29: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk: The operation failed to report an allegation of a situation that placed a child at risk. (§746.305(a)(6); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-305-a-6))
- 2024-05-13 — Other, High risk, Correction verified 2024-06-17: Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment: Caregiver used an opened hand to hit a child's hand. (§746.2805(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805-1))
- 2023-02-15 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Corrected at inspection: 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. (§746.2505(4)(A); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2505-4-a))

## Nearby programs
- [East Orange Daycare Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1530727) — 0.79 km, capacity 59
- [Dogan Head Start](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1119475) — 0.98 km, capacity 94
- [Bezos Academy Houston- Denver Harbor](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1435372) — 1.71 km, capacity 63
- [Humble Beginners](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-192215) — 1.88 km, capacity 50
- [Community Partners Fifthward Early Childhood Development Ctr](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1173586) — 1.91 km, capacity 93
- [Small Steps Nurturing Center-5th Ward](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-302500) — 2.2 km, capacity 189

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 322113 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=322113
- us_census_geocoder record 2020 SOLO ST BLDG 1|HOUSTON|TX|77020 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/

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