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University of Texas Child Development Center

childcenter.utexas.edu

At a glance

  • Large play-based center, licensed for 228 children.
  • Tuition $825 to $1,685 a month; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs

What to know

They serve: 6 weeks through 5 years (their website).

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

  • Sep 28, 20261 citation
    • 746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)Medium Low
      • “At inspection, two caregiver files did not have a 2912- preemployment affidavit. This was corrected at inspection when the two caregivers signed the 2912 affidavit.”

        746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)

  • Aug 23, 20241 citation
    • 746.3703(d) - No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or VaporizersHigh
      • “A Caregiver admitted to smoking a vape cigarette in the breakroom of the facility while children were present.”

        746.3703(d) - No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers

  • May 8, 20241 citation
    • 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh
      • “A caregiver was present with an inactive background check. 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

  • Jul 10, 20232 citations
    • 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency ContactMedium High
      • “1 of 10 childrens records was missing the emergency contact address.”

        746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

    • 746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak InspectionMedium High
      • “Gas leak inspection had not been completed for 2023.”

        746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection

  • Sep 28, 20211 citation
    • 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required ContentMedium
      • “Two caregivers were missing a required annual training course.”

        746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit
September 28, 2026
On file
5 visits since September 2021 — all of them cited findings · 10 complaint investigations
Most serious
High — There was a child that had walked out of the classroom to the playground. The child was unattended on the playground for about 3 minutes. · June 9, 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.

Sep 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 28, 2026

746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912) · Medium Low

At inspection, two caregiver files did not have a 2912- preemployment affidavit. This was corrected at inspection when the two caregivers signed the 2912 affidavit.

State licensing record

Jun 2026 Complaint

Complaint · June 9, 2026

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 had walked out of the classroom to the playground. The child was unattended on the playground for about 3 minutes.

State licensing record

Oct 2024 Complaint

Complaint · October 8, 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

There was a violation to this standard, as a child was left unsupervised for 6 minutes in a classroom.

State licensing record

Sep 2024 Complaint

Complaint · September 18, 2024

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 to the minimum standards, as a child was left unsupervised for 4 minutes.

State licensing record

Aug 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 23, 2024

746.3703(d) - No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers · High

A Caregiver admitted to smoking a vape cigarette in the breakroom of the facility while children were present.

State licensing record

Jul 2024 Complaint

Complaint · July 23, 2024

746.3703(d) - No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers · High

A Caregiver admitted to smoking a vape cigarette in the breakroom of the facility while children were present.

State licensing record

May 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · May 8, 2024

745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High

A caregiver was present with an inactive background check. The caregiver left during the inspection.

State licensing record

Apr 2024 Complaint 3 findings

Complaint · April 6, 2024

746.801(1) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Records · Medium

It was found that there are employee's children being cared for at the operation without required admission information.

746.2403(6) - Infant Care Area - Not Used as a Passageway · Medium High

It was found that the infant room is being used as a passageway for an older child in care.

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 found that a caregiver's child was not properly supervised when they were allowed to sit in the classroom storage closet for at least an hour in the afternoons.

State licensing record

Aug 2023 Complaint

Complaint · August 17, 2023

746.3805(a)(1) - Administering Medication - According to Label Directions · High

On two different days, the operation staff did not administer medication to a child in the manner that was directed.

State licensing record

Jul 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · July 10, 2023

746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact · Medium High

1 of 10 childrens records was missing the emergency contact address.

746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection · Medium High

Gas leak inspection had not been completed for 2023.

State licensing record

Sep 2022 Complaint

Complaint · September 7, 2022

746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited · High

During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver neglected a child in care.

State licensing record

Jul 2022 Complaint

Complaint · July 29, 2022

Reported to the state by the program

Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.

746.3301(i) - Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child · Medium High

During the course of the investigation it was determined that a child was served a food item containing an identified allergen.

State licensing record

May 2022 Complaint

Complaint · May 16, 2022

Reported to the state by the program

Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.

746.3301(i) - Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child · Medium High

Based on the investigation it was determined that a Caregiver did serve a child a food from their food allergy plan.

State licensing record

Apr 2022 Complaint

Complaint · April 14, 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

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, it was found that a child was left in a classroom unsupervised for 3 minutes.

State licensing record

Sep 2021 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 28, 2021

746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content · Medium · No longer on the state’s site as of October 9, 2026

Two caregivers were missing a required annual training course.

State licensing record

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What it costs

$825 to $1,685 a month

Austin-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.

Application fee
$60
Deposit
$150, not refundable

A day here

Calendar
Year round
Schedule
Schedule
Full-day

How they teach

Play-based and developmental

“Play-Based, Inquiry-Driven Learning”

Details

Phone
(512) 475-9500
Address
2205 Comal St, Austin, 78722
License
851287
Established
1991

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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

What it costs

State record

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

A day here

Details

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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