Growth Academy Courage
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77004
4304 La Branch St, Houston, Texas 77004. (832) 868-6250.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 22 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 9 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 inspections on record
- Not star-rated Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
22 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 21, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Oct 16, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Sep 18, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device, at the inspection on Sep 18, 2026
6 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
22 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 16, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“The caregiver in the toddlerroom did not know how many children were in her care. At the time of inspection the caregiver stated there were 14 children in her care when there was 15.”
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“The infant room was observed having 9 children ages 8 months - 3 years old, with the oldest child in the room being more than 18 months older than the youngest infant during the inspection.”
Sep 18, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“The caregiver in the infant room did not know how many children were in her care. At the time of inspection the caregiver stated there were 7 children in her care when there were 8.”
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“One infant was observed sleeping in a bouncer during the inspection. This was corrected when the infant was removed from the device.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“One caregiver was observed caring for eight infants ages five months to sixteen months old. This was corrected during the inspection when another caregiver came back from lunch and assisted in the infant room.”
Sep 4, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Caregiver was observed coming out of the office, leaving 14 children ages 2-5 years old with an SAG of 2 years unsupervised during naptime..”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“One caregiver was observed caring for 5 infants ages 6, 10, 10, 14, 14 months old. This was corrected during the inspection when another caregiver arrived to assist in the infant room during the inspection.”
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Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employee Required
“There was no additional staff present in the building while caregiver was supervising children during naptime.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“Window tent on the van were observed still peeling and hanging from the windows accessible to children during the inspection.”
Aug 18, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Caregiver was observed caring for 6 infants without an approved/active background check. During the inspection caregiver was observed leaving the operation.”
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Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
“A garbage can with water inside was observed accessible to children in the playground area.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“Window tent on the van was observed peeling and hanging from the windows accessible to children during the inspection.”
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Using, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials
“A bottle of motor oil was observed laying on the floor of the van accessible to children during the inspection.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Two out of four infant feeding instruction sheets were observed not updated every thirty days.”
Mar 20, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Documentation of Fire Inspection
“There was no current Fire Inspection Report available for review during inspection.”
Aug 26, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“Three infants ages 5 months, 12 months, and 12 months old were observed sitting in feeder table with safety straps not fastened. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was informed to strap the infants and observed fastening the safety straps.”
Aug 7, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Three children ages 3 and 4 years old were observed unsupervised in the restroom during the inspection.”
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Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age
“Multiple cots were observed torn and not washable during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection when a caregiver was observed removing the torn cots from use by children.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“The use zones for stationary equipment on playground was observed not extending six feet in all directions during the inspection.”
Jun 13, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“A soft toy was observed in the crib with a 2 month old infant. The toy was observed being removed from the crib by caregiver during the inspection.”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
“Sheet in crib with 2 month old infant was observed not snugly fitted during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection when caregiver was observed replacing sheet with a snug fitting sheet.”
Feb 7, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“There was no current fire inspection to review during the inspection.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 3, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 105 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 2 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Not star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: SUSI).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 2139 child care providers in Harris County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 22.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Growth Academy Courage This child care provider | 22 |
| First Presbyterian Mothers Day | 2 |
| Museum District Childcare Center | 2 |
| Discovery Kids Academy of Greater Houston | 7 |
| Nurturing Minds Early Learning Center | 3 |
| The Foshee Family House of Tiny Treasures | 2 |
| Montessori School of Downtown & Medical Center | 5 |
| The Seed Tree School | 20 |
| Children First | 5 |
| Shape Community Center | 4 |
| Community Preschools at Eastex | 8 |
| Poe Nursery School | 6 |
| Montessori Country Day School #3 | 0 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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