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Green Sprout Preschool

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 96 children.

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.

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Licensing inspections

  • Aug 7, 20261 citation
    • 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or LessMedium High
      • “At inspection, one play structure did not have 6 inches of loose fill surrounding the structure.”

        746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

  • Aug 27, 20251 citation
    • 746.5537(a)(2) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors MonthlyMedium High
      • “At inspection, the monthly smoke alarm testing was incomplete. This was corrected at inspection, when the director completed the missing information on the form available to CCR.”

        746.5537(a)(2) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly

  • Feb 15, 20241 citation
    • 746.4603(4) - Prohibited Equipment - Exercise Rings, Trapeze Bars, Free-Swinging RopesMedium High
      • “Prohibited swings were observed on the playground. This was corrected when the swings were removed from the playground.”

        746.4603(4) - Prohibited Equipment - Exercise Rings, Trapeze Bars, Free-Swinging Ropes

  • Jan 19, 20241 citation
    • 746.303(b) - Report Number of EmployeesMedium Low
      • “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 18, 2024, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2023, as required.”

        746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees

  • Jun 7, 20223 citations
    • 746.3805(a)(2) - Administering Medication - As Amended in Writing by Child's Health Care ProfessionalHigh
      • “One child was missing a medication listed on their allergy action plan. This was corrected at inspection when the parent arrived with the benadryl listed on the form.”

        746.3805(a)(2) - Administering Medication - As Amended in Writing by Child's Health Care Professional

    • 746.2428 - No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on FileHigh
      • “Two infants were swaddled during the inspection, without a health statement signed by a health professional.”

        746.2428 - No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File

    • 746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance RecordsMedium
      • “The playground checklist was not completed for the month of May. This was corrected at inspection when the Director walked all spaces and completed the form.”

        746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records

  • Jul 9, 20215 citations
    • 746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
      • “746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan”

        746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan

    • 746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
      • “746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children”

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

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

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

    • 746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
      • “746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records”

        746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

    • 746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained
      • “746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained”

        746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit
August 7, 2026
On file
6 visits since July 2021 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
High — One child was missing a medication listed on their allergy action plan. This was corrected at inspection when the parent arrived with the benadryl listed on the form. · June 7, 2022

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.

Aug 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 7, 2026

746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less · Medium High

At inspection, one play structure did not have 6 inches of loose fill surrounding the structure.

State licensing record

Aug 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 27, 2025

746.5537(a)(2) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly · Medium High

At inspection, the monthly smoke alarm testing was incomplete. This was corrected at inspection, when the director completed the missing information on the form available to CCR.

State licensing record

Feb 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · February 15, 2024

746.4603(4) - Prohibited Equipment - Exercise Rings, Trapeze Bars, Free-Swinging Ropes · Medium High

Prohibited swings were observed on the playground. This was corrected when the swings were removed from the playground.

State licensing record

Jan 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 19, 2024

746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees · Medium Low

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 18, 2024, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2023, as required.

State licensing record

Jun 2022 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · June 7, 2022

746.3805(a)(2) - Administering Medication - As Amended in Writing by Child's Health Care Professional · High

One child was missing a medication listed on their allergy action plan. This was corrected at inspection when the parent arrived with the benadryl listed on the form.

746.2428 - No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File · High

Two infants were swaddled during the inspection, without a health statement signed by a health professional.

746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records · Medium

The playground checklist was not completed for the month of May. This was corrected at inspection when the Director walked all spaces and completed the form.

State licensing record

Jul 2021 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · July 9, 2021

746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan · No longer on the state’s site as of July 11, 2026

746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan

746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children · No longer on the state’s site as of July 11, 2026

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

745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · No longer on the state’s site as of July 11, 2026

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

746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records · No longer on the state’s site as of July 11, 2026

746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained · No longer on the state’s site as of July 11, 2026

746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained

State licensing record

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Details

Phone
(206) 321-3310
Address
2108 E M Franklin Ave, Austin, 78723
License
1612996
Ownership
For-profit

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State record

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

Details

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.

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