Grace Kids Early Academy
Grace Kids Early Academy is a licensed child care center in Odessa, TX, licensed for up to 222 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2020. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 6 times. Inspectors recorded 4 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (1 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 44 centers in Odessa and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Fire inspection expired and was not renewed.
Ten children's records were reviewed. All ten acknowledged that parents received the Operational Policies/Parent Handbook, however three items were missing from being listed in the operaitonal policies: 1)Suspension/Expulsion 2) Safe Sleep 3) Procedures for parents to participate in operation activities.
A caregiver without a current background check was present and being counted in ratio. This was corrected when she was told that she could not be present.
Gas inspection has expired.
About this center
Common questions
Does Grace Kids Early Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Grace Kids Early Academy’s hours?
7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Grace Kids Early Academy accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Grace Kids Early Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Grace Kids Early Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Permian Basin area, which includes Odessa, 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 Grace Kids Early Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Dec 1, 2023: “Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Grace Kids Early Academy compare with other daycares in Odessa?
It is tied for #24 of 44 centers in Odessa by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Grace Kids Early Academy last inspected?
Nov 13, 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 1693778 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.