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At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 149 children.

What to know

They serve: 6 weeks to 6 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

  • Jul 28, 20262 citations
    • 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health StatementMedium
      • “While conducting a file audit, there was a file without required health statement.”

        746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement

    • 746.401(2) - Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or InvestigationMedium
      • “While reviewing required postings, the operation was missing the most recent licensing inspection.”

        746.401(2) - Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation

  • Sep 15, 20251 citation
    • 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care ProfessionalMedium High
      • “The allergy alert plans were reviewed and one plan did not have a doctor signature.”

        746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

  • Oct 16, 20243 citations
    • 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium High
      • “There was no documentation of a current sanitation inspection.”

        746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection

    • 746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months RequiredMedium High
      • “Of the files reviewed two staff requiring SIDs did not have documentation of a current certification.”

        746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required

    • 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required ContentMedium
      • “Of the six staff files reviewed five did not have documentation of hazardous material, food allergies and administration of medication.”

        746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content

  • Feb 15, 20231 citation
    • 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh
      • “One caregiver was caring for children with a pending background check. This was corrected at inspection when the director had the caregiver leave.”

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit
July 28, 2026
On file
4 visits since February 2023 — all of them cited findings · 5 complaint investigations
Most serious
High — There are concerns with supervision. · June 9, 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.

Jul 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · July 28, 2026

746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement · Medium

While conducting a file audit, there was a file without required health statement.

746.401(2) - Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation · Medium

While reviewing required postings, the operation was missing the most recent licensing inspection.

State licensing record

Jun 2026 Complaint

Complaint · June 9, 2026

Reported to the state by the program

Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.

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

There are concerns with supervision.

State licensing record

Sep 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 15, 2025

746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional · Medium High

The allergy alert plans were reviewed and one plan did not have a doctor signature.

State licensing record

Jul 2025 Complaint 2 findings

Complaint · July 25, 2025

Reported to the state by the program

Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.

746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk · High

This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegation and found to be deficient. The evidence supports that the parent was notified the morning after the incident when the child was left unsupervised in the classroom.

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

This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The operation child was left unsupervised in the classroom when the class transitioned to another room.

State licensing record

Feb 2025 Complaint 2 findings

Complaint · February 10, 2025

746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups · Medium High

The bottles for the infant involved in the incident were not labled at the time of the incident causing the child to be feed the wrong bottle.

746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional · Medium

The feeding instructions for the infant involved in the incident were not available at inspection.

State licensing record

Jan 2025 Complaint

Complaint · January 29, 2025

Reported to the state by the program

Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.

746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization · Medium High

This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The operation did not report an incident of a child who was injured and was treated by a doctor as required.

State licensing record

Oct 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · October 16, 2024

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

Of the six staff files reviewed five did not have documentation of hazardous material, food allergies and administration of medication.

746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection · Medium High

There was no documentation of a current sanitation inspection.

746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required · Medium High

Of the files reviewed two staff requiring SIDs did not have documentation of a current certification.

State licensing record

Apr 2023 Complaint

Complaint · April 2, 2023

Reported to the state by the program

Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.

746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling · High

It was found during a self-reported investigation that a caregiver used prohibited punishment when camera footage showed the caregiver pulling children by the arm. The director immediately terminated the caregiver upon being made aware of the incident.

State licensing record

Feb 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · February 15, 2023

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

One caregiver was caring for children with a pending background check. This was corrected at inspection when the director had the caregiver leave.

State licensing record

Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.

A day here

Meals
Morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack included for children 12 months and older; meals prepared in house to meet or exceed USDA nutrition guidelines
Closed
Closed
8 holidays and breaks a year
DatesLabor Day, Thanksgiving Break, Holiday Break (Dec 24-Jan 2), MLK Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, plus Staff Development closure days

Details

Phone
(737) 304-6001
Address
10960 E Crystal Falls Pkwy Ste 100, Leander, 78641
License
1745726

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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.

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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