Gonzales Day Care
Gonzales Day Care is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 111 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1992. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 13 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 54 citations, 8 of them high-risk, most often for records & paperwork (13 of 54). None of them came in the last 12 months. 20% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #861 of 882 centers in Houston and in the bottom 1% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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One caregiver in the infant classroom did not have an background check. Corrected: Caregiver left for the day.
A two month old infant was sleeping in a restrictive device.
One child was missing the address for their emergency contact.
Two children that are four years old did not have a hearing and vision test on file.
One child's file had documentation they had a allergy to fish and eggs and did not have a allergy plan on file.
They was one caregiver with 10 children specified age group 18-23 months old, they were one over ratio. Corrected: When another caregiver join the class.
One caregiver did not have a school diploma.
One child is missing a health care statement, the child has been enrolled since 11/1/2022.
Five caregivers did not have all they annual training for they training year. One caregiver had 22 hours for training year 8/17/22 to 8/17/23, one caregiver had 11 hours of training for training year 3/23/22 to 3/23/23, one caregiver had 16 hours of training for training year 2/21/22 to 2/21/23, one caregiver had 22 hours for training year 4/9/22 to 4/9/23, and the last caregiver had 15 hours of training for training year 3/28/22 to 3/28/23. Corrected: I took hours for current training year: 8/17/23 to 8/17/24 2 hours. 3/23/23 to 3/23/34 17 hours, 2/21/23 to2/21/24 8 hours, 4/9/23 to 4/9/23 2 hours and 3/28/23 to 3/28/24 8 hours of training.
One child did not have information that parents received the operational polices.
One child was missing the helathcare information.
One caregiver stated they had 9 children in care and when I counted they were only 7 children. Another caregiver stated they were responsible for 4 children and they was 15 children in care.
The operation did not have documentation for their fire inspection report for the 836 location.
The operation did not have in their emergency preparedness plan on how they would evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age or children with limited mobility. The emergency preparedness plan was also missing how caregivers would keep an attendance of children who have evacuated.
The operation did not have the updated inspection report posted, the inspection report posted was 7/25/2022 and the last inspection was on April 18, 2023. Corrected: When the operation posted the most recent inspection form that was conducted on 4/18/2023.
The operations sign in/out sheets did not have initials of employees or parents.
The operation did not have an updated fire inspection, the last fire inspection was conducted on 5/25/2022.
A child that has been enrolled at the operation since 2019 did not have a health care statement in their file.
The operation did not document the time of their fire, shelter, severe weather and lock down drills. Corrected: When I reviewed the standard with the operation and in future drills the time will be documented.
The director was missing four hours of training for training year 1/1/2022 to 1/1/2023. Corrected: When the four hours were taken from training year 1/1/2023 to 1/1/2024.
In the indoor gym area and one of the toddler classrooms did not have an emergency evacuation and relocation diagram posted in the rooms. Corrected: When the operation posted the emergency evacuation and relocation diagrams.
Two changing mats the one in the indoor play area and the other on the outside restroom area had rips in them. Corrected: When the operation replace the old mats with new ones.
Children did not was their hands before eating snack. Corrected: When children wash their hands before eating lunch.
A four year old child in care did not have a hearing a vision test in their file.
When given medication to children they was not a employees full name that administered medication.
In the preschool classrooms it was observed the mats to have tears, which will cause the mats to no longer be waterproof.
The operations sign in/out sheets did not have intials of employees or parents.
One child did not have an emergency contact information and five children missing address for their emergency contact.
A caregiver did not have her 8 hours of pre-service training done before caring for children.
The operational policies did not have how the operation will promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity.
Two children are missing health statements from the doctor.
Two caregivers is missing annual training on is missing 19 hours the other is missing 6 hours.
The operational policies did not state about safe sleep.
One child is missing their immunization records.
One caregiver is a new hire and is missing CPR training.
It was observed that a caregiver had not had a background ran on her and she was in caregiver of the two year old classroom. Corrected: Caregiver left for the day.
One caregiver is a new hire and missing first aid training.
The most recent inspection form was not posted at either location. Corrected: When the operation posted the inspection form at one of the buildings.
The director is missing 17 hours of annual training.
A few caregivers were unsure of all of their children's ages by months.
It was observed that two toddler cups did not have a name on them.
At the time of the inspection they was not access to personnel records.
It was observed a caregiver not washing their hands after changing a child.
At the time of the inspection they was not access to children's records.
The operational policies did not have the emergency preparedness plan in it or have an emergency preparedness plan available for viewing .
The most recent inspection form was not posted at either location.
Two infant bottles did not have a infants name on the bottle.
It was observed a caregiver not washing a toddler's hands after their diaper change.
They was not a current employees list posted at either location.
It was observed in a few classrooms that the outlets did not have plug overs over them.
A caregiver stated they had 16 children and when I counted they were 15 children.
The must current operational policies was not able to be viewed during the inspection.
Two of the diaper changing mats had tears in them.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
About this center
Common questions
Does Gonzales Day Care take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Gonzales Day Care’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Gonzales Day Care accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Gonzales Day Care cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gonzales Day Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Houston, is $42.60 a day for infants, $40.80 a day for toddlers and $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Gonzales Day Care had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 8 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jun 10, 2024: “AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Gonzales Day Care compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #861 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is in the bottom 1% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Gonzales Day Care last inspected?
Oct 10, 2025. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 412820 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.