Gateway Baptist Child Development Center
Licensed Center in Spring, Texas. License #877648, issued January 10, 2008.
- Address
- 2930 Rayford Rd, Spring, TX 77386
- Phone
- (281) 363-4500
- Licensed capacity
- 399 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- gatewaytolearning.net
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 3,272 standards at Gateway Baptist Child Development Center between November 12, 2021 and September 22, 2026 and recorded 14 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 363 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 220 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 465 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 154 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,257 of those standards. The remaining 15, including 10 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 14 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 13, 2026, and 14 citations.
One of those visits began with Gateway Baptist Child Development Center reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 4High
- 6Medium High
- 3Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High November 2, 2023 Correction verified November 7, 2023
746.1301(a)(4)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
Based on the information obtained, the Director CPR/First-aid certification was dated 10/10/2019 and expired in October of 2021.
- Medium November 2, 2023 Correction verified November 7, 2023
746.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
One child's file observed did not have an updated health statement. The health statement was signed by the parent 09/21/2022.
- Medium November 2, 2023 Correction verified November 7, 2023
746.1311(a): Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
A total of 23 out the required 30 annual training topics/hours were observed.
- High January 12, 2023 Correction verified March 6, 2023
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
Interviews were conducted and procedures were evaluated. It was determined that a caregiver did not follow the proper procedures for transitioning children and a preschool-aged child was left on the playground without adult supervision.
- High November 4, 2022 Correction verified November 7, 2022
746.201(1): Policies Comply with Rules
I observed that the center's operational policies did not include information concerning the following: 1. Promotion of Indoor and Outdoor Activity. 2. Procedures for parents to speak with the director about questions or concerns. 3. The contact information for the local Child Care Regulation office needs to be updated.
- Medium November 4, 2022 Correction verified November 21, 2022
746.4003(a): First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
I did not observe cotton balls in the first aid kit.
- Medium High November 4, 2022 Correction verified December 5, 2022
746.1316(a): Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
I did not observe documentation of current transportation safety training for a staff member who transports children.
- Medium High November 4, 2022 Correction verified November 7, 2022
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
I observed that the parent had not signed the emergency action plan for a child with food allergies.
- Medium High November 4, 2022 Correction verified November 22, 2022
746.1309(d): Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
I did not observe documentation of current certification in SIDS, Shaken baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma for two caregivers who work with infants.
- Medium High November 4, 2022 Correction verified December 12, 2022
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
I did not observe documentation of current certification in first aid for two caregivers.
- High June 28, 2022 Correction verified July 15, 2022
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
I observed that the fire inspection on file for the operation expired in November of 2021.
- High June 17, 2022 Corrected at inspection
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Procedures were evaluated and documentation was evaluated. Interviews were also conducted with operation staff. It was determined that a caregiver had started working with children before her fingerprint check had cleared. NOTE: The caregiver is no longer employed at the operation.
- Medium Low March 3, 2022 Correction verified March 3, 2022
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
The number of employees who had left their employment in 2021 was not reported to HHSC - Child Care Regulation by the 1-15-22 deadline. NOTE: This deficiency has been corrected.
- Medium High November 12, 2021 Correction verified November 8, 2021
746.3417(1): Children Handwashing Before Eating
I did not observe evidence that a preschool group had washed their hands before afternoon snack. Follow up was not provided by the compliance date.
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About this record
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