Great Beginnings Pre-School & Childcare
Licensed Center in Livingston, Texas. License #822281, issued April 23, 2003.
- Address
- 2801 U S Highway 190 W, Livingston, TX 77351
- Phone
- (936) 967-5626
- Licensed capacity
- 414 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School.
Openings
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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 November 3, 2025. From the state's provider report of April 1, 2026.
Where this is
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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 3,882 standards at Great Beginnings Pre-School & Childcare between January 11, 2022 and October 30, 2026 and recorded 9 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 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 329 | 0 |
| Personnel | 4 | 571 | 0 |
| 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 | 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 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,843 of those standards. The remaining 39, including 8 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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State inspection record
HHSC records 28 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 30, 2026, and 9 citations.
One of those visits began with Great Beginnings Pre-School & Childcare 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.
- 3High
- 3Medium High
- 2Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 9. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium August 20, 2026 Correction verified September 10, 2026
746.307(c): Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
Based on the preponderance of evidence, the operation was determined to be out of compliance, as parental notification of a less serious injury was not provided on the same day the injury occurred.
- Medium Low January 24, 2025 Correction verified January 27, 2025
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
- High September 30, 2024 Correction verified February 21, 2025
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A caregiver exhibited poor judgment by allowing a recently injured child to participate in an unsafe morning activity at the facility, unintentionally resulting in further accidental injury to the child.
- High November 13, 2023 Correction verified December 12, 2023
746.1205(a)(5): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
A caregiver did not intervene appropriately to prevent an infant from falling off an 18-inch platform on the playground and suffering a minor head injury (e.g., half-dollar sized circular bruise on forehead). The caregiver was terminated as a result of the accident.
- Medium November 13, 2023 Correction verified December 12, 2023
746.307(c): Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
A parent was not informed of his child's minor injury at pick-up.
- Medium High July 27, 2022 Correction verified August 4, 2022
746.305(a)(4): Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
It was found during the inspection that a child tested positive for COVID and it was not reported to Licensing or to all parents and staff if the operation.
- Medium High July 26, 2022 Correction verified August 4, 2022
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
It was found during the review of the children's sign in and out sheets and the employee time cards that the operation has operated many days in the toddler two room during the mornings and afternoons out of ratio.
- High July 26, 2022 Correction verified August 4, 2022
746.1003(1): Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
The Director is not ensuring that the operation is in compliance with ratios and making sure that employees are trained and knowledgeable with reporting procedures to Licensing and parents.
- Medium High January 11, 2022 Correction verified January 13, 2022
746.5101(b): Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
The most recent fire inspection was conducted on 11/30/2020. The director scheduled a new inspection to be conducted by a certified inspector by the compliance date.
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About this record
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