Buda · Licensed center
The Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development Center
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 139 children.
- Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
- Tuition Infant $1,364, toddler $1,299 a month, full time. See costs
What to know
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
Feb 6, 20251 citation
746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under TwoMedium
“Two classes with children under 2 years old were watching screens during my walk through.”
746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
Nov 20, 20241 citation
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh
“One caregiver was not on their people list. She was asked to leave while I was on campus. It was advised to run her background as soon as possible so she can come back to work once her background check is approved.”
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Nov 6, 20241 citation
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh
“One caregiver was not on their people list. She left during my visit.”
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Oct 30, 20241 citation
746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions CurrentMedium High
“One child did not have an updated immunization record.”
746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Dec 5, 20232 citations
746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or LessMedium High
“The loose fill in the big playground at the main building B, was under the required 6 inches.”
746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual CertificationMedium
“The last signed product certificate was in 2021”
746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
Jan 5, 20231 citation
746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training RecordsMedium
“Of the 10 staff files reviewed, 5 had incomplete annual training hours.”
746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
Apr 22, 20221 citation
745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someoneHigh
“A caregiver who did not have a background check ran was present and supervising children. The caregiver left during the inspection.”
745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
Aug 6, 20211 citation
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh
“A caregiver who did not have a current eligible background check was present and supervising children. The caregiver left during the inspection.”
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
- February 6, 2025
- On file
- 8 visits since August 2021 — all of them cited findings · 5 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- High —
Operation staff did not report to Child Care Regulation that they left a child unsupervised during a fire drill.
· November 21, 2024
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 6, 2025
746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two · Medium
Two classes with children under 2 years old were watching screens during my walk through.
Feb 2025 Complaint
Complaint · February 5, 2025
746.3419 - Handwashing Procedures · Medium High
Caregivers stated that they were told to use baby wipes instead of handwashing while the sink was being repaired.
Nov 2024 Complaint 4 findings
Complaint · November 21, 2024
746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk · High
Operation staff did not report to Child Care Regulation that they left a child unsupervised during a fire drill.
746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk · Medium
The operation did not provide an incident report to parents after their child was left unsupervised during a fire drill.
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
The operation had a fire drill, and a child was left unsupervised in the classroom while the others evacuated.
746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk · High
Operation staff did not notify parents that a child was left unsupervised during a fire drill.
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 20, 2024
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High
One caregiver was not on their people list. She was asked to leave while I was on campus. It was advised to run her background as soon as possible so she can come back to work once her background check is approved.
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 6, 2024
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High
One caregiver was not on their people list. She left during my visit.
Nov 2024 Complaint 2 findings
Complaint · November 5, 2024
746.2203(b) - Written Activity Plans - Plan Followed by Caregiver · Medium
Activity plans were not posted and followed by caregivers during a period where the operation was short staffed.
746.401(6) - Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care center · Medium
The weekly menu was has not been posted regularly for parents to review.
Oct 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 30, 2024
746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current · Medium High
One child did not have an updated immunization record.
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · December 5, 2023
746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less · Medium High
The loose fill in the big playground at the main building B, was under the required 6 inches.
746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification · Medium
The last signed product certificate was in 2021
Aug 2023 Complaint
Complaint · August 2, 2023
746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling · High
During an investigation it was found that a caregiver used prohibited punishment when a child was grabbed and pulled.
Jan 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 5, 2023
746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records · Medium
Of the 10 staff files reviewed, 5 had incomplete annual training hours.
Jul 2022 Complaint
Complaint · July 20, 2022
746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children · High
It was found during the investigation a child was able to exit the operation and enter the parking lot. The caregiver chased after the child to retrieve them and left the rest of the class unsupervised.
Apr 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 22, 2022
745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone · High
A caregiver who did not have a background check ran was present and supervising children. The caregiver left during the inspection.
Aug 2021 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 6, 2021
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High · No longer on the state’s site as of August 27, 2026
A caregiver who did not have a current eligible background check was present and supervising children. The caregiver left during the inspection.
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What it costs
The Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development CenterMost Austin-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Austin-area full-time prices for that age; 25 infant and 26 toddler programs publish one.
- Part time
- $650 to $866 a month
A day here
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Meals, outdoors and schedule
- Meals
- Optional paid meal plan ($25/week) for toddlers and 3-year-olds, or families may send food from home; meal plan is free for the 4-5 year old program; no meal plan is available for infants (full-time care only)
- Outdoors
- Daily outdoor play time is a stated program focus
- Schedule
- Full Time and Part Time Care
How they teach
Play-based and bilingual
“Spanish Immersion is added to our program lessons weekly.”
Details
- Phone
- (512) 312-4816
- Address
- 402 Lewis Ln, Buda, 78610
- License
- 1542223
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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.
How they teach
- Approach sunshinecottagepreschool.com
What it costs
- Infant, Toddler, Second price sunshinecottagepreschool.com
State record
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Hours, Calendar, Schedule sunshinecottagepreschool.com
- Outdoors sunshinecottagepreschool.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website sunshinecottagepreschool.com
- Ages they serve sunshinecottagepreschool.com
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.