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Hutto · Licensed center

The Little Hippo

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 110 children.

What the state has found

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Licensing inspections

  • Feb 7, 20251 citation
    • 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.Medium High

      • “Out of 10 records reviewed, 9 caregivers did not have proof of current first aid training. All 10 caregivers had proof of current CPR training.”

        746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.

  • Mar 19, 20241 citation
    • 746.3809 - Medication No Longer UsedMedium

      • “The operation had an expired epinephrine auto injector for a child with a food allergy.”

        746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used

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State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit
February 7, 2025
On file
2 visits since March 2024 — both cited findings
Most serious
Medium High — Out of 10 records reviewed, 9 caregivers did not have proof of current first aid training. All 10 caregivers had proof of current CPR training. · February 7, 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.

Feb 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · February 7, 2025

746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. · Medium High

Out of 10 records reviewed, 9 caregivers did not have proof of current first aid training. All 10 caregivers had proof of current CPR training.

State licensing record

Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 19, 2024

746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used · Medium

The operation had an expired epinephrine auto injector for a child with a food allergy.

State licensing record

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Details

Phone
(737) 327-5308
Address
301 Main Hippo Drive, Hutto, 78634
License
1724216

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All checked July 2026.

State record

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

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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