Great Beginnings Child Care and Learning Center, Zapata, TX

The Essentials

Summary

Across 15 licensing visits from November 2021 to October 2026, HHSC cited 21 deficiencies at Great Beginnings Child Care and Learning Center; 21 have a recorded correction.

Visits: 15; 2021–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
Deficiencies: 21; Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
Corrected: 21; Of 21 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
Investigations: 1; Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them

Deficiencies by Year

Deficiencies
Of which, high risk

* Partial year, through October 31, 2026.

Deficiencies by year
Year	Visits	Deficiencies	Of which, high risk
2021	1	6	1
2022	2	5	0
2023	3	4	1
2024	2	2	1
2025	6	4	0
2026	1	0	0

What the Record Shows

21 of 21 deficiencies have a recorded correction date.
HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
1 visit in this window included an investigation. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
The latest inspection, October 8, 2026, recorded no deficiencies.

What to Ask About

Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children, Cited in Three Visits
Citation 746.4901(a), Cited in Three Visits
Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age, Cited in Two Visits

Report at a Glance

Facility: Great Beginnings Child Care and Learning Center
Address: 1709 Brazos St, Zapata, TX 78076
Operation Number: TX-1663724
License Type: Licensed child care center
Licensed Capacity: 56 children
Permit: Full Permit
Ages Served: infants, toddlers, pre-kindergarten, school age
Hours: Mon–Fri, 7:15 a.m.–5:15 p.m.
Record Window: November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2026

Chronology

Inspection History

Every visit in the record window, newest first. A deficiency is a licensing standard Texas inspectors found was not met. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.

Oct 82026
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905114935
Nov 242025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905114934
Oct 272025
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 746.1605(1)Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in AgeMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 27, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905114933
Oct 102025
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 746.1605(1)Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in AgeMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 10, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905114932
Jun 232025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905114931
Apr 252025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905114930
Apr 232025
Investigation
2 deficiencies
- 746.401(6)Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care centerMedium riskCorrected May 22, 2025
- 746.3317Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and SanitaryMedium-high riskCorrected May 22, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905224777
Oct 252024
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905114929
Oct 172024
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 746.3701(9)Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to ChildrenHigh riskCorrected Oct 17, 2024
- 746.1601Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More ChildrenMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 17, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905114928
Nov 302023
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905114927
Nov 132023
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 746.1601Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More ChildrenMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 13, 2023
- 746.2426(a)(2)Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possibleHigh riskCorrected Nov 13, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905114926
Oct 262023
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 746.1601Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More ChildrenMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 26, 2023
- 746.1315(b)Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPRMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 30, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905114925
Nov 142022
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 746.4901(a)Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary SurfacingMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 18, 2022
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905114924
Oct 312022
Inspection
4 deficiencies
- 746.4901(a)Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary SurfacingMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 7, 2022
- 746.401(5)Posting Requirements - Activity Plans for each group of children in the child care centerMedium riskCorrected Nov 2, 2022
- 746.2909(4)Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Provides Access to WalkwayMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 1, 2022
- 746.4503(b)Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's NameMedium riskCorrected Nov 1, 2022
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905114923
Nov 172021
Inspection
6 deficiencies
- 746.4901(a)Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary SurfacingMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 20, 2021
- 746.1311(a)Director Annual Training 30 Hours RequiredMedium riskCorrected Nov 22, 2021
- 746.5307(b)Fire Extinguishers ServicedMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 19, 2021
- 746.2431(1)Infant Daily Report - Times SleptMedium riskCorrected Nov 17, 2021
- 746.2421(b)Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 DaysMedium riskCorrected Nov 19, 2021
- 746.5531Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection SystemHigh riskCorrected Nov 17, 2021
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905114922

Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.

Context

Patterns Worth Examining

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

1
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children, Cited in Three Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.1601 in October 2023, November 2023 and October 2024. The agency describes it this way: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
212222232323242425252525252526746.1601 across all 15 visits, oldest to newest
2
Citation 746.4901(a), Cited in Three Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.4901(a) in November 2021, October 2022 and November 2022. The agency describes it this way: Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
212222232323242425252525252526746.4901(a) across all 15 visits, oldest to newest
3
Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.1605(1) in October 2025 and October 2025. The agency describes it this way: Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
212222232323242425252525252526746.1605(1) across all 15 visits, oldest to newest

For Your Next Visit

Questions to Ask on Your Visit

Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.

01
What changed after 746.1601 was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
02
What changed after 746.4901(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 746.4901(a): cited in three visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
03
What changed after 746.1605(1) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
04
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
05
Has the center ever been under corrective or adverse action, and what changed afterward?
HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.

The Evidence

Sources and Coverage

Program details, licensing visits and the deficiencies cited at each are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation in its daily files on data.texas.gov.

Child Care Licensing operations (data.texas.gov)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1663724
Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905114922
Visit Nov 17, 2021 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905114923
Visit Oct 31, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905114924
Visit Nov 14, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905114925
Visit Oct 26, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905114926
Visit Nov 13, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905114927
Visit Nov 30, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905114928
Visit Oct 17, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905114929
Visit Oct 25, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905224777
Visit Apr 23, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905114930
Visit Apr 25, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905114931
Visit Jun 23, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905114932
Visit Oct 10, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905114933
Visit Oct 27, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905114934
Visit Nov 24, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905114935
Visit Oct 8, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Coverage

Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – October 31, 2026

This record is HHSC's list of operations as of October 2026, with the inspections, investigations and assessments in HHSC's files, which run from November 2021.
Listed family homes (one caregiver with up to three unrelated children, listed with HHSC but not inspected on a schedule) are not in this record.
HHSC's narrative for each deficiency is left out because it can name children, parents and staff; the rule cited, its risk level and the correction dates are kept.

What This Report Cannot Tell You

Inspector narratives: Published by HHSC but left out of this record because they can name people.
Enforcement actions: HHSC's files say whether an operation is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
Complaints not investigated: Reports HHSC screened out without an investigation are not published.
Staff qualifications and turnover: Not part of the published licensing record.

Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.

Data architecture: Cierto supplies the source-backed machine-readable bundle. Life by Vardell independently creates the narrative, design, and consumer report.