Grace School Early Childhood Program
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77042
10221 Ella Lee Ln, Houston, Texas 77042. (713) 782-4421.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 inspections on record
- Not 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?
7 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 Sep 30, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the report to the state on Apr 5, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Apr 5, 2024
Rated High by Texas: AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions, at the report to the state on Mar 21, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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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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.
Aug 26, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Arrangement of Napping Equipment -Provides Sufficient Walking and Work Space
“Caregiver had children arranged around her work area in a way that blocked safe passage.”
Jan 28, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“Operation has not reported their staffing changes for the year 2024 by the due date of 1/15/2025. NOTE: Director provided proof of compliance same day.”
Apr 5, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“It was found that the caregiver did know how many children the caregiver was repsoblbie for when outside as caregiver failed to do count before leaving the classroom and when the classroom got outside.”
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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
“It was found that a child was left unattended in the classroom for 2 to 3 minutes.”
Mar 21, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
“Based on the information obtained, the operation did not follow the background check conditions set by CBCU for a person with provisional eligibility by allowing the person to oversee staff.”
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Complying with Laws and Rules
“Based on the information obtained, the operation is not in compliance with minimum standard rules. The provider allowed a person to be in charge of the after-school program who did not meet all qualifications.”
Mar 20, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
“Based on the information obtained, a caregiver has placed their foot over a child for them to go to sleep.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 16, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
“Date of admission was missing on file for four out of ten children files checked. This was corrected during inspection.”
Sep 15, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
“Four staff members were observed at the operation and providing direct care to children without an initial background check submission entered. One staff member was observed in a classroom. One staff member was observed in the outside courtyard. Two staff members were observed on the playground. The four staff members were assisting other staff that has completed background checks on file.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children’s Records
“Four children records evaluated were missing one or more of the following information from their admission forms: -Special needs Acknowledgment; -Date of Admission; -Address for child’s emergency contact person”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 9, 1986.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
- Capacity: 155 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.
- 5 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 rated in Texas Rising Star.
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 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Primrose School of the Westchase District | 10 |
| Icc School | 3 |
| Molo Bilingual Montessori School | 6 |
| Urban School Solution Learning Center | 29 |
| Norma Garcia Coureaux | Not given |
| Tree House Early Learning Academy | 11 |
| Westchase Neighborhood School Preschool | 17 |
| Maria De Los Angeles Diaz-Diaz | Not given |
| Coretta Williams | Not given |
| The Academy of Young Scholars | 1 |
| Westchase Academy | 15 |
| Grace School Early Childhood Program This child care provider | 7 |
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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