Licensed center · Big Spring, TX
Howard Cottage (howard College Child Development Center)
- Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
- Closed now · opens 7:00 AM today
- Capacity 75
- Accepts child care assistance
- School transportation
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- Hours
- 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM
- Days
- Mon to Fri
- Ages
- Infants to school age
- Capacity
- 75 children
- Meals
- Meals and snacks provided
- Nearby
- None within a mile
Licensing information from Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026
Hours
Closed now · opens 7:00 AM today
Hours on file with the state
| Sunday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Monday | 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| ThursdayToday | 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Friday | 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
Ages, programs and features
Ages served
Infants
Toddlers
Preschool
School age
Programs and features on the state record
Licensed for 75 children
Accepts child care assistance
Meals provided
After-school care
Snacks provided
Transportation to and from school
Field trips
Location and nearby daycares
1001 Birdwell Ln, Big Spring, TX 79720 · Howard County · 9 licensed daycares in 79720
Capacity rank 5 of 9 in this ZIP
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Licensing and inspection record
Published by Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026. Shown as the state records it.
- Permit
- On the state’s list of current permits, Aug 16, 2026
- Operation number
- 506810
- Permit type
- Licensed center
- Licensed since
- February 2001
- Adverse action on record
- No
- Conditions on permit
- No
- Corrective action
- No
Inspection history
12 inspections on record, most recent Jun 2, 2026. 2 of 15 visits and reports cited a standard. 3 self-reported incidents, listed separately below.
- Jun 2, 2026InspectionNo standards cited
- Aug 6, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
- Jul 24, 2025Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
- Jun 24, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
May 28, 2025Self-reported incident1 standard cited
- 746.307(c)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium
Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. The operation staff did not notify the parent or authorized pick-up person, at pick up time, that their child fell hitting their head and complained of wrist pain while in care at the operation.
Corrected May 30, 2025 · Technical assistance given
- 746.307(c)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium
- Sep 24, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
- Sep 5, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
Sep 3, 2024Self-reported incident1 standard cited
- 746.1205(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. Two children walked out of the operation unnoticed and remained unsupervised outdoors for over two minutes.
Corrected Sep 19, 2024 · Technical assistance given
- 746.1205(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: High
- Aug 15, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
- Aug 23, 2023InspectionNo standards cited
- Jun 27, 2023InspectionNo standards cited
- Nov 9, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
- Sep 16, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
- Oct 28, 2021InspectionNo standards cited
Cited standards by risk level
2 standards cited across 12 inspections, most recently Jun 2, 2026. All 2 shown are recorded as corrected.
- High150%
- Medium High0
- Medium150%
- Medium Low0
- Low0
- Visits with nothing cited
- 12 of 12 shown
- Corrected at the visit
- 0 of 2 findings, 2 more corrected later
- Most recent citation
- May 28, 2025, 3 clean visits since
Risk levels are Texas HHSC’s own classification of each standard, not a rating by Daycare Index. What the levels mean. Counts cover every inspection on the state record; the visits listed above are the most recent.
- Source: Texas HHSC, as of Aug 16, 2026
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