Growth Academy Courage
Growth Academy Courage is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 105 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2024. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 17 citations, 6 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (8 of 17). 9 citations came in the last 12 months, including 3 high-risk. 18% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #598 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 11% of licensed centers statewide.
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There was no additional staff present in the building while caregiver was supervising children during naptime.
One caregiver was observed caring for 5 infants ages 6, 10, 10, 14, 14 months old. This was corrected during the inspection when another caregiver arrived to assist in the infant room during the inspection.
Caregiver was observed coming out of the office, leaving 14 children ages 2-5 years old with an SAG of 2 years unsupervised during naptime..
Window tent on the van were observed still peeling and hanging from the windows accessible to children during the inspection.
A bottle of motor oil was observed laying on the floor of the van accessible to children during the inspection.
Caregiver was observed caring for 6 infants without an approved/active background check. During the inspection caregiver was observed leaving the operation.
Window tent on the van was observed peeling and hanging from the windows accessible to children during the inspection.
Two out of four infant feeding instruction sheets were observed not updated every thirty days.
A garbage can with water inside was observed accessible to children in the playground area.
There was no current Fire Inspection Report available for review during inspection.
Three infants ages 5 months, 12 months, and 12 months old were observed sitting in feeder table with safety straps not fastened. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was informed to strap the infants and observed fastening the safety straps.
Three children ages 3 and 4 years old were observed unsupervised in the restroom during the inspection.
Multiple cots were observed torn and not washable during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection when a caregiver was observed removing the torn cots from use by children.
The use zones for stationary equipment on playground was observed not extending six feet in all directions during the inspection.
A soft toy was observed in the crib with a 2 month old infant. The toy was observed being removed from the crib by caregiver during the inspection.
Sheet in crib with 2 month old infant was observed not snugly fitted during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection when caregiver was observed replacing sheet with a snug fitting sheet.
There was no current fire inspection to review during the inspection.
About this center
Common questions
Does Growth Academy Courage take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Growth Academy Courage’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Growth Academy Courage accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Growth Academy Courage cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Growth Academy Courage 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 Growth Academy Courage had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 6 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 4, 2026: “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 Growth Academy Courage compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #598 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 11% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Growth Academy Courage last inspected?
Sep 18, 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 1791011 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.