ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Great Beginnings Child Care and Learning Center

1709 BRAZOS ST, ZAPATA, TX 78076

License #1663724 | Expires: Jun 26, 2018

Day Care Center
Type
56
Capacity
14
Inspections
21
Violations

Compliance Summary

3
Critical
12
Serious
6
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Nov 24, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 27, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Oct 10, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jun 23, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 25, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 23, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 2
Oct 25, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 17, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Nov 30, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 13, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Oct 26, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Nov 14, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Oct 31, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4
Nov 17, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 6

Violation Details

Serious Corrected

Room observed out of ratio, there was a difference in 25 months surpassing the 18 months in difference rule.

Corrected: Oct 27, 2025

Serious Corrected

Room observed out of ratio, there was a difference in 21 months surpassing the 18 months in difference rule. CORRECTED when 26 month old child was moved to the other classroom in ratio.

Corrected: Oct 10, 2025

Serious Corrected

Food observed stored in fridge was uncovered.

Corrected: May 22, 2025

Moderate Corrected

At time of inspection there were no menus or updated menus posted in posting wall.

Corrected: May 22, 2025

Critical Corrected

There was a bucket of water in the hallway in front of a restroom which is accessible to the children.

Corrected: Oct 17, 2024

Serious Corrected

There was one caregiver caring for 6 infants. The specified age for the group was 0-11 months which allows 4 infants to 1 caregiver. Note The ratios were left in compliance as an additional caregiver was put in the classroom.

Corrected: Oct 17, 2024

Serious Corrected

Recite: There was one caregiver caring for 5 infants. The specified age for the group was 0-11 months which allows 4 infants to 1 caregiver. Note The ratios were left in compliance as an additional caregiver was put in the classroom.

Corrected: Nov 13, 2023

Critical Corrected

A 4-month-old infant was observed asleep on a bouncer. The infant was covered with a blanket. Note: The infant was moved into a crib.

Corrected: Nov 13, 2023

Serious Corrected

A caregiver completed a Pediatric CPR training online without hands-on skill-based instruction, and practice. A caregiver hired on 6/27/23 did not have a CPR training.

Corrected: Oct 30, 2023

Serious Corrected

There was one caregiver caring for 5 infants. The specified age for the group was 0-11 months which allows 4 infants to 1 caregiver. Note The ratios were left in compliance as an additional caregiver was put in the classroom.

Corrected: Oct 26, 2023

Serious Corrected

Recite: There was climbing/bouncing play structure without surfacing material in the outdoor play area.

Moderate Corrected

The cots used by the children in the PreK classroom were not labeled with a number or name.

Moderate Corrected

The activity plan in the PreK classroom was not posted. There were no activity plans available for the month of October 2022.

Serious Corrected

There was climbing/bouncing play structure without surfacing material in the outdoor play area.

Serious Corrected

There was not enough space between the cots used by the children during naptime. The cots were placed next to each other.

Serious Corrected

A climbing play structure did not have loose fill surfacing material.

Moderate Corrected

The director did not have the required annual training topics: Shaken baby syndrome, SIDS, Early childhood brain Development, Emergency Preparedness, Administering Medication, and Food Allergy.

Serious Corrected

The fire extinguishers in the operation were last serviced on July 2020.

Critical Corrected

The carbon monoxide at the operation was not working. Corrected at Inspection: The batteries for the carbon monoxide box were replaced. The

Moderate Corrected

The Infant Daily Report was missing the following sections: Times Slept and Activities. Corrected at Inspection: The Infant Daily Report was updated during the inspection.

Moderate Corrected

Two infants did not have a current Infant Feeding Instructions.

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.