San Marcos · Licensed family home

Short Stuff Daycare

At a glance

Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.

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.

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Licensing inspections

Jul 8, 20261 citation
- 747.1303(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual TrainingMedium High
  “The caregiver is missing 17 hours of training hours including topics in age-appropriate curriculum, SIDS and Shaken Baby, early brain development, building and premise safety, and six hours in management.”
  747.1303(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
May 26, 20263 citations
- 747.1303(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual TrainingMedium High
  “The primary caregiver was missing 30 annual training hours.”
  747.1303(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
- 747.801(1) - Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's RecordsMedium
  “Children records were not available for review.”
  747.801(1) - Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Records
- 747.3703(b) - Animals at Center - Statement of Health from VeterinarianMedium
  “The primary caregiver's dog did not have a statement of good health on file.”
  747.3703(b) - Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian
Apr 16, 20251 citation
- 747.1801 - Child, Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care HomeMedium High
  “There were 12 children in care with one caregiver - two children under 18 months old, seven children between the ages of 18 months and 3 years, and three 4 year olds. Two children left during the inspection.”
  747.1801 - Child, Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care Home

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit: July 8, 2026
On file: 3 visits since April 2025 — all of them cited findings
Most serious: Medium High — The caregiver is missing 17 hours of training hours including topics in age-appropriate curriculum, SIDS and Shaken Baby, early brain development, building and premise safety, and six hours in management. · July 8, 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 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 8, 2026

747.1303(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training · Medium High

The caregiver is missing 17 hours of training hours including topics in age-appropriate curriculum, SIDS and Shaken Baby, early brain development, building and premise safety, and six hours in management.

State licensing record

May 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · May 26, 2026

747.801(1) - Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Records · Medium

Children records were not available for review.

747.1303(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training · Medium High

The primary caregiver was missing 30 annual training hours.

747.3703(b) - Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian · Medium

The primary caregiver's dog did not have a statement of good health on file.

State licensing record

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 16, 2025

747.1801 - Child/Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care Home · Medium High

There were 12 children in care with one caregiver - two children under 18 months old, seven children between the ages of 18 months and 3 years, and three 4 year olds. Two children left during the inspection.

State licensing record

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Details

Phone: (817) 308-9470
Address: 245 Escondido Cir, San Marcos, 78666
License: 1808861

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All checked July 2026.

State record

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

Details

Phone, Address, License childcare.hhs.texas.gov

Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Austin-area family home holds; 258 of Austin-area’s 291 licensed family homes are. Small is 5 to 11.