Martindale · Licensed center
Little Britches
- Medium developmental center, licensed for 99 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.
How they teach
Developmental
“We proudly use the Frog Street curriculum, a comprehensive, research-based early childhood program designed to meet the developmental needs of young children while celebrating the joy of learning.”In their words, July 2026.littlebritchesacademy.squarespace.com
One of 41 Austin-area providers that describe a developmental approach, out of 226 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Eleven staff are named on their site, with no start years given.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, 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
- November 19, 2025
- On file
- 10 visits since May 2022 — all of them cited findings · 4 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- High —
The annual fire inspection is not current.
· November 19, 2025
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.
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · November 19, 2025
746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child · Medium High
I watched 3 diaper changes in two classrooms, with two different teachers. Both teachers chose not to wear gloves, and both teachers forgot to wash their hands after helping the child wash their hands, then sanitizing the mat.
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months · High
The annual fire inspection is not current.
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations · Medium
Two children did not have updated immunization records.
746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors · Medium
The operation was missing documentation of lock down drills.
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · November 13, 2025
746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages · Medium High
In two classrooms, the care givers did not know the ages of their youngest child in care.
746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child · Medium High
One teacher did not wash hands after diapering.
746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering · Medium High
One child in the 2-3-year old classroom did not have help to wash his hands after diapering.
Nov 2025 Complaint
Complaint · November 12, 2025
746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent · Medium
The operation did not get a signed incident report for an incident that required medical attention.
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · July 30, 2025
746.2101(a) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - Splashing/Wading Activities · Medium High
One caregiver was supervising 4 children during water activities. The children were playing in a wading pool with a slide. The youngest child in the group was 2 years old. This was corrected when the caregiver ended the water activities and took the children back to their classroom.
746.4305 - Fenced Outdoor Activity Space · Medium High
Four children between the ages of 2-3 years old were engaged in water activities in an outdoor space without a fence. This was corrected when the children went back to their classroom.
746.4601(8) - No Asphalt or Concrete Under Climbing Equipment Unless Unitary Surfacing Covers Use Zone · High
The inflatable wading pool was set up over concrete. This was corrected with the pool was removed from the concrete area.
Jan 2025 Complaint 3 findings
Complaint · January 22, 2025
746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk · High
The operation did not report a situation placing a child at risk to Child Care Regulation.
746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk · High
It was found that the parents of a child were not notified of an incident involving their child.
746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk · Medium
It was found that a report was not created for an incident that occurred between two children.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · January 13, 2025
746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days · Medium
Two infants in care did not have feeding forms available for review.
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations · Medium
Two children files did not have an updated immunization record on file.
Sep 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 30, 2024
746.2803(4)(D) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation · Medium
During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a caregiver uses 15 minute long time outs for school age children.
Sep 2024 Complaint
Complaint · September 21, 2024
746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two · Medium
During a DFPS investigation, a caregiver said that she allowed the 1 year old children in her class to have screen time.
Jun 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 7, 2024
746.4305 - Fenced Outdoor Activity Space · Medium High
At the follow up inspection, the exterior fence in the outdoor play area still did not meet the 4 ft. minimum requirement.
May 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 7, 2024
746.4305 - Fenced Outdoor Activity Space · Medium High
The exterior fence in the outdoor play area does not meet the 4 ft. minimum requirement.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · March 25, 2024
746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training · Medium High
Four caregivers did not have required annual training completed.
746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less · Medium High
The loose fill under 3 swings at the operation did not meet the 6 inch minimum requirement.
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations · Medium
Two children files did not have up-to-date immunization records.
May 2023 Complaint 4 findings
Complaint · May 26, 2023
746.1205(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
A child was left unsupervised on the playground for a couple of minutes.
746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk · High
A situation that placed a child at risk was not reported to Child Care Regulation within 2 days.
746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk · High
The operation did not immediately report a situation to a parent that placed a child at risk.
746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk · Medium
The operation did not complete an incident report and share it with the parent within 2 days of an incident occurring.
May 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 15, 2023
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months · High
The annual fire inspection had not been completed since June 2021.
May 2022 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · May 24, 2022
746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training · Medium High
Out of seven staff files evaluated, two staff files were lacking the 24 hours of required annual training hours. One caregiver had 6 hours and the other caregiver had 10 hours of training completed for the training year.
746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program · Low
Out of the ten children's files evaluated, two files were missing health statements.
746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current · Medium High
Out of ten children's files evaluated, one file didn't have an updated immunization record.
Details
- Address
- 57 Thomas Dr
- License
- 1717122, active
- Ages they serve
- 6 weeks to 5 years old
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 littlebritchesacademy.squarespace.com
Who cares for your child
State record
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Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 littlebritchesacademy.squarespace.com
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 littlebritchesacademy.squarespace.com