Austin · Licensed family home
Austin Butterfly Academy
At a glance
- Full-size Montessori–inspired family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
- Hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
This state publishes the visits that cited something but not the ones that cited nothing, so there is no city rate to set this beside.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jul 27, 20232 citations
747.5107(a) - Inspect Fire Extinguishers MonthlyMedium High
“There was no record of the monthly fire extinguisher tests. This was corrected at the inspection when the fire extingushers were tested.”
747.5107(a) - Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
747.901 - Personnel RecordsMedium
“Out of three files reviewed, three were missing proof of background checks, two were missing education requirements and a photo ID.”
747.901 - Personnel Records
May 12, 20234 citations
747.5115 - Smoke Detectors TestingHigh
“There is no doucmentation of monthly smoke detector tests. This was corrected at the inspection when the smoke detector was tested.”
747.5115 - Smoke Detectors Testing
747.4403(2) - Prohibited Equipment - Allows Children To Fall Inside StructureHigh
“A trampoline on the playground is not installed on a resilient surface. This was corrected at the inspection when the trampoline was removed from an area that children can access.”
747.4403(2) - Prohibited Equipment - Allows Children To Fall Inside Structure
747.5005(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 MinutesMedium High
“There is no documentation of monthly emergnecy drills available for review. This was corrected at the inspection when a fire drill was conducted and documented.”
747.5005(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
747.5105 - Mounting of Fire ExtinguishersMedium High
“The fire extinguisher is not mounted.”
747.5105 - Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
Feb 15, 20231 citation
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh
“Two caregivers were present who did not have eligible background checks. They left during the inspection.”
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Jan 26, 20239 citations
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh
“A caregiver was present who did not have an eligible background check. She left during the inspection.”
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
747.5105 - Mounting of Fire ExtinguishersMedium High
“The fire extinguisher is mounted too high. The top of the extinguisher is over five feet above the floor.”
747.5105 - Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
747.3935(b) - Children's Products- Annual CertificationMedium
“The provider did not do the certification in writing that she has reviewed each of the recall notices issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and that there are no unsafe products in the home.”
747.3935(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
747.901 - Personnel RecordsMedium
“The provider and her employee didn't have notarized affidavits for employment. The employee was missing a signed orientation form.”
747.901 - Personnel Records
747.501(8) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical ActivityMedium
“The provider was missing some of the required information in her parent handbook.”
747.501(8) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
747.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - ImmunizationsMedium
“One child was missing immunization records.”
747.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
747.401(a)(3) - Posting Requirements-Keeping Children Safe PosterMedium
“The provider didn't have all the required postings.”
747.401(a)(3) - Posting Requirements-Keeping Children Safe Poster
747.2102(a) - Written Activity Plan - Develop and FollowMedium
“The provider didn't have a written activity plan.”
747.2102(a) - Written Activity Plan - Develop and Follow
747.801(7) - Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills DocumentationMedium
“The operation didn't have recent documentation of completing emergency drills and safety checks.”
747.801(7) - Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- July 27, 2023
- On file
- 4 visits since January 2023 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- High —
There is no doucmentation of monthly smoke detector tests. This was corrected at the inspection when the smoke detector was tested.
· May 12, 2023
Texas HHSC describes each deficiency in writing and weights the standard behind it from high to low by the risk a violation presents to children. It publishes no inspection document.
Jul 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · July 27, 2023
747.5107(a) - Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly · Medium High
There was no record of the monthly fire extinguisher tests. This was corrected at the inspection when the fire extingushers were tested.
747.901 - Personnel Records · Medium
Out of three files reviewed, three were missing proof of background checks, two were missing education requirements and a photo ID.
Jun 2023 Complaint
Complaint · June 12, 2023
747.5105 - Mounting of Fire Extinguishers · Medium High
A fire extinguisher is not mounted.
May 2023 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · May 12, 2023
747.5115 - Smoke Detectors Testing · High
There is no doucmentation of monthly smoke detector tests. This was corrected at the inspection when the smoke detector was tested.
747.5005(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes · Medium High
There is no documentation of monthly emergnecy drills available for review. This was corrected at the inspection when a fire drill was conducted and documented.
747.5105 - Mounting of Fire Extinguishers · Medium High
The fire extinguisher is not mounted.
747.4403(2) - Prohibited Equipment - Allows Children To Fall Inside Structure · High
A trampoline on the playground is not installed on a resilient surface. This was corrected at the inspection when the trampoline was removed from an area that children can access.
Feb 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 15, 2023
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High
Two caregivers were present who did not have eligible background checks. They left during the inspection.
Jan 2023 Licensing visit 9 findings
Licensing visit · January 26, 2023
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High
A caregiver was present who did not have an eligible background check. She left during the inspection.
747.3935(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification · Medium
The provider did not do the certification in writing that she has reviewed each of the recall notices issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and that there are no unsafe products in the home.
747.901 - Personnel Records · Medium
The provider and her employee didn't have notarized affidavits for employment. The employee was missing a signed orientation form.
747.501(8) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity · Medium
The provider was missing some of the required information in her parent handbook.
747.5105 - Mounting of Fire Extinguishers · Medium High
The fire extinguisher is mounted too high. The top of the extinguisher is over five feet above the floor.
747.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations · Medium
One child was missing immunization records.
747.401(a)(3) - Posting Requirements-Keeping Children Safe Poster · Medium
The provider didn't have all the required postings.
747.2102(a) - Written Activity Plan - Develop and Follow · Medium
The provider didn't have a written activity plan.
747.801(7) - Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation · Medium
The operation didn't have recent documentation of completing emergency drills and safety checks.
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A day here
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Outdoors, sleep, schedule and one more
- Outdoors
- Majority of the day spent outdoors in nature
- Sleep
- Dedicated nap room with individual cots
- Schedule
- Full-week (Mon-Fri) with part-week options (Mon/Wed/Fri or Tue/Thu)
- Closed
- Closed one week at the start and end of summer, plus scheduled parent volunteer and teacher development day breaks; otherwise follows the AISD calendar for holidays
How they teach
Montessori–inspired
“We model our mixed age group upon the Montessori philosophy.”
Who cares for your child
Arely Camacho (Assistant Director), 10 years in early childhood.
Details
- Phone
- (512) 783-9721
- Address
- 3005 Menchaca Rd, Austin, 78704
- License
- 1760970
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 austinbutterflyacademy.com
Who cares for your child
State record
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Outdoors, Sleep, Hours, Calendar, Schedule, Closed — Checked July 2026 austinbutterflyacademy.com
Details
- Phone — Checked October 2026 austinbutterflyacademy.com
- Website — Checked July 2026 austinbutterflyacademy.com
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 austinbutterflyacademy.com
Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Austin-area family home holds; 258 of Austin-area’s 291 licensed family homes are. Small is 5 to 11.