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Little Hands International Preschool

littlehandsaustin.com

At a glance

  • Medium Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 87 children.
  • Hours 7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.

What to know

They serve: 16 months to 5 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

  • Dec 5, 20254 citations
    • 745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someoneHigh
      • “A caregiver, with direct access to children, was present without a background check eligibility. The caregiver was sent home during the inspection.”

        745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone

    • 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium High
      • “The operation has not had a health inspection since 9/2024.”

        746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection

    • 746.4751(b) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance ChecklistMedium
      • “Operation only had checklist completed from 12/2025. They could not locate previous checklists to prove checks are being done at least monthly.”

        746.4751(b) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist

    • 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required ContentMedium
      • “Three caregivers did not have the required health and safety trainings.”

        746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content

  • Jan 9, 20241 citation
    • 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or LessMedium High
      • “During the monitoring inspection it was observed that the loose fill for a 4 ft slide was only 2 inches deep. It is required to be 6 inches deep in the slide, use zone, area.”

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

  • Jan 18, 20232 citations
    • 746.1613(a)(6) - Naptime Child, Caregiver Ratio - Caregivers Physically PresentMedium High
      • “During the inspection, a caregiver was observed standing in the doorway supervising a group of children located inside of the classroom getting ready for nap and another group sitting in the hallway waiting to use the restroom. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver had the children in the classroom go out and sit in the hallway with the rest of the children.”

        746.1613(a)(6) - Naptime Child, Caregiver Ratio - Caregivers Physically Present

    • 746.1301(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service TrainingMedium High
      • “A review of records, one staff did not have documentation of the required 24- hour pre-service training. This was corrected at inspection when the staff added the additional proof of prior employment to the personnel record.”

        746.1301(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training

  • Mar 1, 20221 citation
    • 746.303(b) - Report Number of EmployeesMedium Low
      • “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.”

        746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees

  • Jan 12, 20222 citations
    • 746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPRMedium High
      • “One caregiver's records out of six reviwed did not have current CPR and first aid certification.”

        746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR

    • 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required AffidavitMedium Low
      • “One caregiver's Records out of six reviewed did not have a notarized Licensing Affidavit within their files.”

        746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit
December 5, 2025
On file
5 visits since January 2022 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
High — A caregiver, with direct access to children, was present without a background check eligibility. The caregiver was sent home during the inspection. · December 5, 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.

Dec 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · December 5, 2025

746.4751(b) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist · Medium

Operation only had checklist completed from 12/2025. They could not locate previous checklists to prove checks are being done at least monthly.

745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone · High

A caregiver, with direct access to children, was present without a background check eligibility. The caregiver was sent home during the inspection.

746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection · Medium High

The operation has not had a health inspection since 9/2024.

746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content · Medium

Three caregivers did not have the required health and safety trainings.

State licensing record

Jan 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 9, 2024

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

During the monitoring inspection it was observed that the loose fill for a 4 ft slide was only 2 inches deep. It is required to be 6 inches deep in the slide, use zone, area.

State licensing record

Jan 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · January 18, 2023

746.1613(a)(6) - Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Caregivers Physically Present · Medium High

During the inspection, a caregiver was observed standing in the doorway supervising a group of children located inside of the classroom getting ready for nap and another group sitting in the hallway waiting to use the restroom. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver had the children in the classroom go out and sit in the hallway with the rest of the children.

746.1301(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training · Medium High

A review of records, one staff did not have documentation of the required 24- hour pre-service training. This was corrected at inspection when the staff added the additional proof of prior employment to the personnel record.

State licensing record

Mar 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 1, 2022

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

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.

State licensing record

Jan 2022 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · January 12, 2022

746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR · Medium High

One caregiver's records out of six reviwed did not have current CPR and first aid certification.

746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit · Medium Low

One caregiver's Records out of six reviewed did not have a notarized Licensing Affidavit within their files.

State licensing record

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A day here

7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week

How they teach

Creative Curriculum and bilingual

“We offer English - Mandarin education in a nurturing and multicultural environment for young learners in Austin, TX, and surrounding cities.”

Details

Phone
(512) 919-0019
Address
8830 Cainwood Ln, Austin, 78729
License
1726260

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All checked July 2026.

How they teach

State record

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

A day here

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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