Bright Beginnings
A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas 78758
9414 Parkfield Dr, Austin, Texas 78758. (512) 770-6045.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Travis County: 3
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 12 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 624 child care providers in Travis County had 3.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 11, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Oct 8, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization, at the inspection on Oct 8, 2024
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Aug 5, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Feb 26, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Parent right to be free from retaliatory action
“Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that the operation retaliated against a parent for exercising their parental rights.”
Oct 8, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation does not have a current fire inspection.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“Two children do not have medical authorization.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation does not have a current sanitation inspection.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child with a food allergy does not have an allergy action plan, and a child with an allergy has expired medication.”
Aug 5, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Two caregivers were present without an eligible background check. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregivers were sent home.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
“A torn diaper changing mat was observed.”
Aug 1, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“There are several pieces of garbage on the playground. A bucket with milk and water was accessible to children. This was corrected during the inspection when the the trash was removed and bucket was emptied.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Dec 16, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Two of the four infant’s written feeding instructions were not updated within the past 30 days.”
All 21 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 23, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 27, 2013.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 136 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 9 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 624 child care providers in Travis County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Margaret Saldana | 51 |
| Pisd River Oaks Elementary Extended Day Programs | 2 |
| Bright Beginnings This child care provider | 8 |
| Padron Aisd Third Base | 0 |
| Cedar Bend Child Inc. | 9 |
| Navarro Child Development Center | 2 |
| Little Sprouts | 23 |
| Wholesome Generation | 3 |
| Rima Xoyamayagua | Not given |
| Ana Terry Lopez | Not given |
| Cielito Lindo Spanish Immersion Preschool | 8 |
| Mundo Verde Montessori LLC | 8 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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