East Oak Hill · Licensed center
Patton Crew
A play-based center in East Oak Hill, licensed for 170 children.
Large center. Large means the biggest quarter of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 154 to 731 children. Small is 12 to 61; medium is 62 to 153.
How they teach
Play-based and emergent curriculum
“The CDC uses a variety of teaching approaches to support our play-based philosophy”In their words. thechilddevelopmentcenter.org, July 2026
“incorporating emergent curriculum along with Play to Learn©, Handwriting Without Tears©, and Heggerty Phonological Awareness© approaches”In their words. thechilddevelopmentcenter.org, July 2026
One of 104 Austin-area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 226 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Two staff are named on their site, with no start years given.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, a typical day.
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
- February 7, 2024
- On file
- 6 visits since August 2022 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- High —
A caregiver was present at the operation without an eligible background check.
· August 18, 2023
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 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 7, 2024
744.1331(c)(2) - Document maintained is original for completion in personnel record or copy is available of needed · Low
The operation did not have documentation of a CPR card that showed the caregiver completed the class in person.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 18, 2023
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High
A caregiver was present at the operation without an eligible background check.
Jan 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 17, 2023
744.2401(b) - Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns · Medium High
The operation only served a grain based item for snack today. They did not serve an additional item from another food category as required. They do not appear to be following their posted snack menu.
Dec 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 9, 2022
744.2401(b) - Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns · Medium High
The operation's posted snack menu does not meet the snack patterns established by the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Oct 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 20, 2022
744.2401(b) - Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns · Medium High
The operation's posted snack menu does not meet the snack patterns established by the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Aug 2022 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · August 11, 2022
744.2003(1) - Care Requirements for Children Younger Than 5 - Written Plan · Medium
They didn't have a written procedure detailing how they provide care for a child under the age of five.
744.401(3) - Posting Requirements-Keeping Children Safe · Medium
They did not have the Keeping Kids Safe poster or the Parent Notification poster on their parent board.
744.501(22) - Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans · High
The operation didn't have a copy of their emergency preparedness plan available for review.
A day here
- Hours
- 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, 5 days a week, year round
- Schedule
- full-day, full-week
Policies
- Special needs
- Offers inclusion classrooms in partnership with AISD
Details
- Phone
- 5122889792
- Address
- 6001 Westcreek Dr
- License
- 1750596, active
- Ages
- 2 months to 5 years
- Established
- 1994
Do you run Patton Crew? Shortlist has no ratios or daily routine for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.
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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 · thechilddevelopmentcenter.org
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 · thechilddevelopmentcenter.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff — thechilddevelopmentcenter.org
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
A day here
- Hours, Calendar, Schedule — Checked July 2026 · thechilddevelopmentcenter.org
Policies
- Special needs — Checked July 2026 · thechilddevelopmentcenter.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 · thechilddevelopmentcenter.org
- Ages — Checked July 2026 · thechilddevelopmentcenter.org
- Established — Checked July 2026 · thechilddevelopmentcenter.org