Gessner Kiddie Kollege
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1713220, issued April 20, 2021.
- Address
- 8895 W Bellfort St, Houston, TX 77031
- Phone
- (713) 981-4411
- Licensed capacity
- 232 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- gkklc.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since June 9, 2025. From the state's provider report of October 15, 2026.
Where this is
A map of this address loads when you ask for it. Nothing is requested from the map host until then, so opening this page does not tell anyone which program you were reading about.
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 3,779 standards at Gessner Kiddie Kollege between April 11, 2022 and October 26, 2026 and recorded 10 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 | 357 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 438 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 68 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 180 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 1 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 232 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 226 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 202 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 154 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,729 of those standards. The remaining 50, including 5 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.
What Gessner Kiddie Kollege says about itself
The Future Begins at Gessner Kiddie Kollege! We’re shaping a generation of confident, curious learners who are ready to make a difference. At Gessner Kiddie Kollege, play and discovery spark a lifelong love of learning – because every child deserves a bright beginning. Tomorrow’s Leaders Start Here Our Mission Our pas…
Quoted from gkklc.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
Ask about an opening
This goes to Gessner Kiddie Kollege and nobody else. They reply to you directly: we do not sit in the middle of it, and we never pass your details on or sell them.
Tell me about new inspections
One short message each time Texas HHSC records an inspection here, saying that it happened and linking to the record. We do not tell you what the inspector found: a finding without whether it was corrected is misleading, and that pair belongs on the page rather than split across an email.
We ask for nothing but the address, and we send a confirmation first. Your list is never shown to this program, never sold, and every message has a link to stop. An inspection is routine: programs are visited on a schedule and after a complaint, and a visit is not a finding.
State inspection record
HHSC records 27 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 26, 2026, and 10 citations.
- 3High
- 3Medium High
- 4Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 10. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High June 20, 2025 Correction verified July 3, 2025
746.3407(12): Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
During today's inspection I observed cleaning supplies stored on a shelf in an area accessible to children.
- Medium February 6, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.901(9): Required Personnel Records - Photo Identification
Two out of four files checked did not have any photo identification. This was corrected when director made a copy of their drivers license and kept a copy on file.
- High October 23, 2024 Correction verified November 7, 2024
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
A caregiver left an infant alone to get her procare tablet in the office and went back to her room.
- High February 18, 2023 Correction verified March 10, 2023
746.2805(4): Prohibited Punishments - Hitting with Hand or Instrument
Based on the interview with children and staff, there is enough evidence to validate that prohibited punishment did occured in care.
- Medium April 11, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.2505(4)(A): Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler
I observed unlabeled cups in the toddler classroom. Note: This was corrected during inspection.
- Medium High April 11, 2022 Correction verified April 21, 2022
746.1301(2)(A): Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
Documentation showing a caregiver completed 16 hours of pre-service training was not available for review during this inspection.
- Medium April 11, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.4503(b): Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
The classrooms did not have a sleeping chart for children in care. Note: This was corrected during inspection. The classrooms created and posted a number/child assignment chart.
- Medium High April 11, 2022 Correction verified April 21, 2022
746.1301(4)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPR
Four caregivers needed Pediatric CPR training.
- Medium April 11, 2022 Correction verified April 29, 2022
746.603(a)(2): Children's Records - Admission Information
Records were evaluated for ten children in care and the following was determined: -Six needed a special needs statement -Three needed emergency contact information such as name, address, and phone number for someone other than the parent/guardian. -Two needed school information -Three needed updated immunization records -One needed a food allergy statement -Two needed a food allergy emergency plan.
- Medium High April 11, 2022 Correction verified April 21, 2022
746.1301(3)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing
Four caregivers were in need of Pediatric first aid training.
Do you have a child enrolled here?
If Gessner Kiddie Kollege confirms you are enrolled, you can tell us what you actually pay. We publish price ranges by city and age so other families know what to expect, and the only reliable source for that is people paying it.
There are no reviews on this site and we are not adding them. We publish the state's inspection record and facts families confirm, not opinions. Your address is never shown publicly; it goes to the program so they can confirm you, and nowhere else.
About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.
Operate this program? Write to corrections@childcaretx.com and we will publish your response beside any record here.