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Bright Horizons Family Center

brighthorizons.com

At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 244 children.
  • Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.

What to know

They serve: 1 month - 7 years (their website).

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

  • Aug 18, 20231 citation
    • 746.1329(c)(2) - Documentation PEDIATRIAC CPR-1st aid original certificate on file at center or copy available if licensing requestsLow
      • “The operation did not have a copy of a caregiver's first aid and CPR card. The caregiver has completed the training, but the copy of the card is missing.”

        746.1329(c)(2) - Documentation PEDIATRIAC CPR-1st aid original certificate on file at center or copy available if licensing requests

  • Aug 29, 20223 citations
    • 746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual TrainingMedium High
      • “One caregiver was missing documentation of completing the full 24 hours of required annual training.”

        746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training

    • 746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill basedMedium High
      • “Four caregivers had CPR training that was not done in person with the use of a CPR manikin.”

        746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based

    • 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health StatementMedium
      • “There were 4 children who did not have health statements in their files.”

        746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement

  • Aug 15, 20221 citation
    • 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh
      • “There was a caregiver present at the operation who did not have a current eligible background check. The caregiver left during the inspection.”

        745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit
September 18, 2026
On file
3 visits since August 2022 — all of them cited findings · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
High — A caregiver did not use good judgment when stepping over a shelf while holding a child. This led to a fall that caused an injury to the child. · September 18, 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.

Sep 2026 Complaint

Complaint · September 18, 2026

Reported to the state by the program

Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.

746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control · High

A caregiver did not use good judgment when stepping over a shelf while holding a child. This led to a fall that caused an injury to the child.

State licensing record

Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 18, 2023

746.1329(c)(2) - Documentation PEDIATRIAC CPR-1st aid original certificate on file at center or copy available if licensing requests · Low

The operation did not have a copy of a caregiver's first aid and CPR card. The caregiver has completed the training, but the copy of the card is missing.

State licensing record

Aug 2022 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · August 29, 2022

746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training · Medium High

One caregiver was missing documentation of completing the full 24 hours of required annual training.

746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based · Medium High

Four caregivers had CPR training that was not done in person with the use of a CPR manikin.

746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement · Medium

There were 4 children who did not have health statements in their files.

State licensing record

Aug 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 15, 2022

745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High

There was a caregiver present at the operation who did not have a current eligible background check. The caregiver left during the inspection.

State licensing record

Aug 2022 Complaint 2 findings

Complaint · August 12, 2022

Reported to the state by the program

Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.

746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk · Medium High

The operation did not notify a parent immediately after a child was found to be unsupervised.

746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children · High

A child was unsupervised for about 3-5 minutes.

State licensing record

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A day here

7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round

Updates for parents
Updates for parents
My Bright Day mobile app — photos, real-time updates on care/learning/milestones, notifications

What staff are paid

Child Care Teacher
$16.10 to $21.70 an hourJob posting, September 2026

Details

Phone
(512) 301-9449
Address
6111 Davis Ln, Austin, 78749
License
547299
Chain
Bright Horizons
Owner
Public shareholders (NYSE: BFAM)

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What staff are paid

State record

From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

A day here

Details

Bright Horizons is a public company. Its annual report to the SEC for 2025 (Form 10-K, filed February 2026) lists its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BFAM. sec.gov

Large means the biggest quarter of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 154 to 731 children. Small is 12 to 61; medium is 62 to 153.

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