Buda · Licensed center
Carpenter Hill Early Learning Center
A center in Buda, licensed for 45 children. Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Small center. Small means the smallest quarter of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 12 to 61 children. Medium is 62 to 153; large is 154 to 731.
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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.
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State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- March 12, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since August 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- High —
In two classrooms, the teachers made mistakes on how old their youngest and oldest were.
· March 12, 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.
Mar 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 12, 2026
746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for · High
In two classrooms, the teachers made mistakes on how old their youngest and oldest were.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · April 7, 2025
746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR · Medium High
Of the 5 employee files, none had the required 24 hours of training hours for their past training year. The director had all training needed.
746.3303 - Nutrition and Food Service - Meal and Snack Schedule · Medium High
Due to the food program requirements, there needs to be many changes to the snack calendar to replace grain based desserts and desserts to food with less added sugar more whole grains. Foods needing tobe replaced would be: apple, cinnimon straws, taco puffs, veggie straws, pirates booty, vanilla wafers, nutrigrain bars.
746.623(1)(A) - Immunizations-Immunization record must include the child's name and birth date · Medium Low
Of the 6 children's files, 2 did not have updated immunization records.
May 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · May 8, 2024
746.3301(b) - Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns · Medium High
The operation did not have an updated snack menu that follows the requirements of the USDA food program.
746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records · Medium
Some of the operation's personnel and training records were not available to review at the inspection today
746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records · Medium
The operation did not have a recent playground maintenance checklist.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 11, 2023
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High
A caregiver was observed caring for children without an active, eligible background check.
Details
- Phone
- 5122688509
- Address
- 4410 Ranch Rd 967
- License
- 1580385, active
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All checked July 2026.
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Details
- Phone, Address, License — childcare.hhs.texas.gov