Austin · Licensed center
Primrose School of Shady Hollow
- Large center, licensed for 210 children.
What these mean, and where they come from
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.
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What the state has found
State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- September 21, 2023
- On file
- 3 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- High —
It was confirmed that a child was left unattended on the playground for a short amount of time.
· September 21, 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.
Sep 2023 Complaint 2 findings
Complaint · September 21, 2023
746.1203(10) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregivers · Medium High
It was confirmed that a caregiver did not inform the other caregivers of a child being dropped off. This led to the child being left unattended on the playground.
746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for · High
It was confirmed that a child was left unattended on the playground for a short amount of time.
Apr 2023 Complaint
Complaint · April 18, 2023
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for · High
There was a child that was left in the classroom unattended for approximately 10 minutes.
May 2022 Complaint
Complaint · May 11, 2022
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children · High
It was found that caregivers left a child outside without supervision for approximately 2 minutes.
Details
- Website
- primroseshadyhollow.com
- Address
- 12341 Brodie Ln
- License
- 1715961, active
- Chain
- Primrose Schools, a franchiseSource: primroseschools.com
- Owner
- This school is owned by its franchisee. The Primrose Schools brand is owned by Roark Capital, a private-equity firm.The private-equity firm Roark Capital lists Primrose Schools among its current investments and describes it as a franchisor of pre-K schools. roarkcapital.com
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Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 primroseshadyhollow.com
- Chain — Checked September 2026 primroseschools.com
- Owner — Checked September 2026 primroseschools.com