Garrison Park · Licensed center
Berkeley Methodist Child Care Center
- Medium center, licensed for 75 children.
What these mean, and where they come from
Medium means the middle half of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 62 to 153 children. Small is 12 to 61; large is 154 to 731.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
One staff is named on their site, with no start year given.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
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.
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- May 27, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since November 2021 — all of them cited findings · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- High —
An investigation found that a caregiver pulled a child's hair.
· February 25, 2026
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.
May 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 27, 2026
746.1107(2) - Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion · Medium High
Two of the seven teacher files did not have proof of HS or GED completion.
Feb 2026 Complaint
Complaint · February 25, 2026
746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling · High
An investigation found that a caregiver pulled a child's hair.
May 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 23, 2025
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High
During the inspection, one caregiver and one volunteer were present, with children, that had not been cleared from the Centralized Background Check Unit yet. An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC ?42.078.
May 2025 Complaint 4 findings
Complaint · May 21, 2025
746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling · High
An investigation found that a caregiver grabbed and pulled children by the arm.
746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk · High
The operation failed to notify Child Care Regulation of concerns that children were exposed to inappropriate discipline within two days.
746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk · High
The operation failed to immediately notify a parent that their child was inappropriately disciplined by a caregiver.
746.3501(1) - Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt · Medium High
An investigation found that caregivers have not always been promptly changing diapers.
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · July 8, 2024
746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content · Medium
Seven employees were missing their administering medication trainings.
746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics · Medium
The director did not have documentation of their administering medication training.
746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children · Medium High
One classroom was out of ratio with a caregiver-to-child ratio of 1:12, instead of the correct ratio of 1:11.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 6, 2023
746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards · Medium High
Five boards on the bottom of the playscape are rotting, with sharp edges exposed that could scratch a child.
Nov 2021 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 17, 2021
745.903(1) - Controlling Person - Submit a Controlling Person Form to the local Licensing office when applying for a permit. See TAC 745.901 · High
The operation is needing to add the board of director's as controlling persons.
Details
- Website
- berkeleyumc.org
- Address
- 2407 Berkeley Ave
- License
- 112205, active
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Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 berkeleyumc.org