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Licensed daycares in 79720Big Spring, TX

There are 8 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 79720, with a combined licensed capacity of 884 children. Together they have been cited for 36 violations across 55 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.65 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Big Spring average of 0.65.

2 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (13 citations), followed by health and medication (8). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 8 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Bauer School Readiness Academy

Center · Capacity 198 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 108 NW 9TH ST · Last inspected Dec 15, 2025

0 violationsActive
Howard Cottage (Howard College Child Development Center)

Center · Capacity 75 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 1001 BIRDWELL LN · Last inspected Jun 2, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

1 provider. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Big Spring Family Ymca

Center · Capacity 70 · Ages 3 yr – 13 yr · 801 OWENS ST · Last inspected May 20, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

5 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Westside Community Dcc

Center · Capacity 85 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 2300 SIMLER BIG SPRING IND PAR BLDG 449 · Last inspected Dec 15, 2025

14 violationsActive
Jhs Texas Operations Llc Dba Jack & Jill School Child Care C

Center · Capacity 190 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 1708 NOLAN ST · Last inspected Jun 2, 2026

9 violationsActive
New Hope Christian School

Center · Capacity 175 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 118 CEDAR RD · Last inspected Feb 9, 2026

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 79720

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

2

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

3

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

A note on Texas records

Texas does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation on Jul 10, 2026. Source records · Report an error