Howard Cottage (howard College Child Development Center)

1001 BIRDWELL LN, Big Spring, TX 79720 · Howard County

4cited violations

2serious

28inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 75
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
Director / administrator: Shawn Coskey
Phone: (432) 264-5185
Regulated since: Feb 16, 2001
HHSC IDs: Operation 134957 · number 506810
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 4

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	2	0	Supervision & ratios (2)
2024	2	2	Supervision & ratios (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jun 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 24, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 24, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 28, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Supervision & ratios
  This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. The operation staff did not notify the parent or authorized pick-up person, at pick up time, that their child fell hitting their head and complained of wrist pain while in care at the operation.
  
  HHSC 746.307(c) — Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-05-30. Correction verified 2025-06-24.
HHSC inspection history
May 28, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Supervision & ratios
  This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. The operation staff did not notify the parent or authorized pick-up person, at pick up time, that their child fell hitting their head and complained of wrist pain while in care at the operation.
  
  HHSC 746.307(c) — Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-05-30. Correction verified 2025-06-24.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 24, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 24, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 5, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 5, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 3, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. Two children walked out of the operation unnoticed and remained unsupervised outdoors for over two minutes.
  
  HHSC 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
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-09-19. Correction verified 2024-09-24.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 3, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. Two children walked out of the operation unnoticed and remained unsupervised outdoors for over two minutes.
  
  HHSC 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
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-09-19. Correction verified 2024-09-24.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 23, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 23, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 27, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 27, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 9, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 9, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 16, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 16, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 28, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 28, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here

Get the full file

HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Howard Cottage (Howard College Child Development Center), 1001 BIRDWELL LN, Big Spring, TX 79720-5015 (operation ID 134957, operation number 506810), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.