Howard Cottage (Howard College Child Development Center)
Howard Cottage (Howard College Child Development Center) is a licensed child care center in Big Spring, TX, licensed for up to 75 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2001. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 2 citations, 1 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 11 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #1 of 8 centers in Big Spring and better than 84% of licensed centers statewide.
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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.
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.
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Common questions
Does Howard Cottage (Howard College Child Development Center) take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Howard Cottage (Howard College Child Development Center)’s hours?
7 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Howard Cottage (Howard College Child Development Center) accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Howard Cottage (Howard College Child Development Center) cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Howard Cottage (Howard College Child Development Center) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Permian Basin area, which includes Big Spring, is $32.40 a day for infants, $31.40 a day for toddlers and $30.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Howard Cottage (Howard College Child Development Center) had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 3, 2024: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Howard Cottage (Howard College Child Development Center) compare with other daycares in Big Spring?
It is #1 of 8 centers in Big Spring by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 84% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Howard Cottage (Howard College Child Development Center) last inspected?
Jun 2, 2026. 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 506810 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.