Fountain Plaza Child Incorporated
A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas 78751
825 E 53rd 1/2 St, Austin, Texas 78751. (512) 451-7361.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 13 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Travis County: 3
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 17 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
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?
13 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 624 child care providers in Travis County had 3.
17 inspections on record. The latest, on Nov 2, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Dec 11, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Sep 24, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on May 20, 2025
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
13 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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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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.
Apr 13, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
“There is a violation of this standard, as non-positive methods of redirection and discipline were observed to handle challenging behaviors.”
Dec 11, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation has not maintained the annual fire inspection as required. The last fire inspection was conducted on 11/13/2024.”
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Toothbrushes - Stored Sanitary
“Children toothbrushes were touching each other during storage. Also, were accessible to children.”
Sep 24, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“There is a violation to this standard, as a child was left unsupervised in the playground area for 3 minutes.”
Aug 19, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Report Change in Director
“Child Care Regulation was not notified of a change to the director position within the required 5 days.”
May 20, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“A child exited the property and entered the street unsupervised.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“A door that did not latch into place when closed remained unrepaired and contributed to a supervision incident.”
Feb 22, 2024: inspection6 deficiencies
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Employment affidavit regarding inappropriate relationship with minor
“One caregiver hired after 9/1/23 did not have a Pre-Employment Affidavit.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Two children’s admission paperwork did not include a name, address, and telephone number of another responsible individual (friend or relative) who should be contacted in an emergency when the parent cannot be reached.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Three children did not have current immunization records.”
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Required Admission Information - Physician Information
“Two children’s files did not have the name, address, and telephone number of the child s physician or an emergency-care facility.”
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Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
“Two staff personnel records did not have documentation showing how the employee meets the minimum education requirements, specifically, a GED/High School diploma or transcript.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
“One caregiver did not have a complete notarized Licensing Affidavit for Applicants for Employment form.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
May 2, 2023: assessment1 deficiency
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Employee record: Signed and Dated Statement for Orientation/Pre-Service trainingby trainer and employee
“One employee was missing documentation showing orientation was completed.”
May 11, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“The operation permitted a person to be in direct care of the children before receiving an eligiblity letter. NOTE: The background check was submitted during the inspection and the caregiver was sent home.”
All 24 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 20, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| May 2, 2023 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 11, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 23, 1992.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 105 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.
- 6 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
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 13.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Hyde Park Montessori | 0 |
| Fountain Plaza Child Incorporated This child care provider | 13 |
| Austin Play Garden-Central | 4 |
| Little Tiger Chinese Immersion School | 5 |
| Carla Ketter | 0 |
| Stepping Stone School Xi | 2 |
| Stepping Stone School Xvii | 0 |
| The Childrens Discovery Center | 3 |
| Hyde Park Weekday Preschool | 14 |
| Gethsemane Lutheran Childrens | 9 |
| St Marks Episcopal Day School | 9 |
| Immanuel Lutheran Day School | 11 |
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).
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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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