Downtown · Licensed center
University of Texas Child Dev Center
At a glance
- Large play-based center, licensed for 241 children.
- Tuition Infant $1,000, toddler $915 a month. 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
Jan 23, 20261 citation
746.303(b) - Report Number of EmployeesMedium Low
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 data from January 20, 2026, determined the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by January 15, 2026, as required.”
746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
Apr 30, 20241 citation
746.3425(3) - Disposing of Gloves after One UseMedium High
“A caregiver didn't change gloves after switching from changing one child's diaper to changing another child's diaper.”
746.3425(3) - Disposing of Gloves after One Use
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- January 23, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since April 2024 — both cited findings · 7 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- High —
There is a violation of this standard, as a child was left unsupervised for one minute and fifty-eight seconds.
· October 9, 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.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 23, 2026
746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees · Medium Low
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 data from January 20, 2026, determined the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by January 15, 2026, as required.
Oct 2025 Complaint
Complaint · October 9, 2025
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
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
There is a violation of this standard, as a child was left unsupervised for one minute and fifty-eight seconds.
May 2025 Complaint
Complaint · May 1, 2025
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
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
A Child was left unsupervised in the classroom for two minutes, when caregivers exited the classroom to go to the outdoor area.
Jul 2024 Complaint
Complaint · July 31, 2024
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
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
A child was left behind in a classroom during an unscheduled fire emergency for approximately 3 minutes and 20 seconds.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 30, 2024
746.3425(3) - Disposing of Gloves after One Use · Medium High
A caregiver didn't change gloves after switching from changing one child's diaper to changing another child's diaper.
Jul 2023 Complaint
Complaint · July 11, 2023
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
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
There was a child that was left unattended for 3 minutes in a classroom.
Jun 2023 Complaint
Complaint · June 29, 2023
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
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
There was a child that was left unattended in the classroom for 2 minutes, before being taken back to his class which was outside on the playground.
May 2023 Complaint
Complaint · May 31, 2023
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
It was determined that supervision was compromised when a child left the group, and walked into the elevator. The child was on the elevator for 1 to 2 minutes, before being found, and taken back to their classroom.
Dec 2022 Complaint
Complaint · December 1, 2022
746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children · High
A child in care was unsupervised for approximately a minute and a half.
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What it costs
$1,000 a month for an infant
Austin-area comparison hidden until they say whether these are full-time prices.
- Application fee
- $60
- Deposit
- $150, not refundable
A day here
- Calendar
- Year round
Schedule
- Schedule
- Full-day (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
How they teach
Play-based and developmental
“Play is the foundation of learning in our Pre-K classrooms.”
Details
- Phone
- (512) 471-4400
- Address
- 1601 Congress Ave, Austin, 78701
- License
- 1589379
- Established
- 1991
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
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 childcenter.utexas.edu
What it costs
- Infant, Toddler, Application fee, Deposit childcenter.utexas.edu
State record
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Calendar, Schedule childcenter.utexas.edu
Details
- Phone, Address, License childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website childcenter.utexas.edu
- Ages they serve childcenter.utexas.edu
- Established childcenter.utexas.edu
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.