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At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 60 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
Jun 27, 20241 citation
HRC 42.0563 - Employment affidavit regarding inappropriate relationship with minorHigh
“2912 affidavits were not available for review.”
HRC 42.0563 - Employment affidavit regarding inappropriate relationship with minor
May 3, 20241 citation
746.5531 - Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection SystemHigh
“During the walk-through, the operation did not have any carbon monoxide. This was correct at the inspection when the owner bought one and tested it.”
746.5531 - Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System
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State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- February 27, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since May 2024 — both cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- High —
Four children were left unattended in the building.
· February 27, 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.
Feb 2026 Complaint
Complaint · February 27, 2026
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
744.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity · High
Four children were left unattended in the building.
Jun 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 27, 2024
HRC 42.0563 - Employment affidavit regarding inappropriate relationship with minor · High
2912 affidavits were not available for review.
May 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 3, 2024
746.5531 - Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System · High
During the walk-through, the operation did not have any carbon monoxide. This was correct at the inspection when the owner bought one and tested it.
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Details
- Phone
- (512) 710-5694
- Address
- 13642 Research Blvd, Austin, 78750
- License
- 1794826
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
All checked July 2026.
State record
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License childcare.hhs.texas.gov
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.