Nurturing Child Care Centers

A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas 78721

1054 Springdale Rd Ste L, Austin, Texas 78721. (512) 928-8588.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.

25 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Travis County: 3
7 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
18 inspections on record
2-Star Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 25 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

25 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 624 child care providers in Travis County had 3.

18 inspections on record. The latest, on Mar 11, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File, at the inspection on Jun 17, 2024

Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on Jun 13, 2024

Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on May 7, 2024

4 more rated High; all are listed below.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

25 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.

25 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023												Dec
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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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most

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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

Feb 3, 2026: assessment1 deficiency

Director Certificate Not Renewed

“The director credential expired on 1/30/2026, the director certificate was not renewed or updated.”

Rule 746.1057. Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 17, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 17, 2026.

Jan 23, 2026: assessment1 deficiency

Report Number of Employees

“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.”

Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 4, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 4, 2026.

May 12, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

Annual Sanitation Inspection

“The sanitation inspection was expired on 4/25/2025.”

Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 6, 2025. Correction verified: May 30, 2025.

Mar 26, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

Required Admission Information - Date of Admission

“While reviewing 5 children records, one child record was missing the admission date. *This was corrected at inspection when the child admission date was added to the child record.”

Rule 746.605(3). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 26, 2025.

Jul 29, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

“Fire drills were conducted month by month, but the duration of the fire drill needed to be documented.”

Rule 746.5205(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 29, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 1, 2024.

Jun 17, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File

“One infant was observed swaddled in their crib during inspection.”

Rule 746.2428. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 24, 2024.

Jun 13, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency

Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

“Based on information obtained during an investigation, it was determined that the childcare facility did not notify Child Care Regulation within the required timeframe regarding a situation that may have placed a child at risk. This was corrected at inspection the director informed me they will report situations when it is alleged children were placed at risk by prohibited punishment.”

Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2024.

May 7, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“The annual fire inspection was not available at the follow up inspection.”

Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 8, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2024.
Children’s Records Maintained

The inspectors’ words, 100 words
“Out of 6 children records reviewed at a follow up inspection: - one was missing the date of enrollment - one was missing the emergency contact phone number - two were missing the emergency contact address - one was missing doctor address and phone number - one was missing consent for emergency care - one was missing elementary name and phone number - one was missing a signed statement that operational policies were received - one was missing a health statement - one was missing some of the required immunizations - one was missing food allergy and special needs statements”

Rule 746.603(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 13, 2024. Correction verified: May 15, 2024.
Required Personnel Records

“Of five personnel files reviewed at a follow up inspection: - 1 was missing building safety and hazardous material annual training - 1 was missing 9 of the required 24 hours of annual training”

Rule 746.901. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 13, 2024. Correction verified: May 14, 2024.

Apr 11, 2024: inspection15 deficiencies

AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age

“An infant under the age of 12 months was observed asleep in a swing with a blanket during inspection. The blanket was removed and the infant was moved to a crib that contained a bobby pillow. This was corrected at insepction when the bobby pillow was removed from the crib.”

Rule 746.2415(b). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 11, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 26, 2024.
Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

“An infant was observed sleeping in a swing. This was corrected when the caregiver moved the infant to a crib.”

Rule 746.2426(a)(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 11, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 26, 2024.
Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points

“The playground equipment was observed to have broken plastic by the stairs. The director stated children will be kept away from this part of the equipment.”

Rule 746.4601(7). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 19, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 26, 2024.
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“The annual fire inspection was not available.”

Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 3, 2024. Correction verified: May 7, 2024.
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing

“Out of 5 staff records reviewed, 5 staff were missing current first aid and cpr training.”

Rule 746.1301(a)(3)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 3, 2024. Correction verified: May 8, 2024.
Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required

“Out of five caregiver files reviewed, four were missing the required infant trainings.”

Rule 746.1309(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 19, 2024. Correction verified: May 3, 2024.
Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually

“The person transporting children does not have proof of the required annual transportation training.”

Rule 746.1316(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 19, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 25, 2024.
Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup

“Two infants had bottles with them in their cribs during inspection. This was corrected at inspection when the bottles were removed.”

Rule 746.2419(7). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 11, 2024.
Annual Sanitation Inspection

“The annual sanitation inspection was not available.”

Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 3, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 26, 2024.
Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing

“The playground equipment did not have sufficient loose fill.”

Rule 746.4901(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 3, 2024. Correction verified: May 7, 2024.
First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired

“The first aid kit contained expired items. This was corrected at inspection when the director removed the expired items.”

Rule 746.4003(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 11, 2024.
Posting Requirements - Prominent & Public

“The most recent 2936 inspection form and current employee list were not posted.”

Rule 746.403(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 19, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 25, 2024.
Documentation of Drills

“The documentation of emergency drills was not available at inspection.”

Rule 746.5205(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 19, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 25, 2024.
Children’s Records Maintained

The inspectors’ words, 101 words
“Out of 6 children records reviewed: - one was missing the date of enrollment - one was missing the child’s address - two were missing the parent’s address - one was missing the emergency contact phone number - five were missing the emergency contact address - one was missing doctor address and phone number - one was missing elementary name and phone number - two were missing a signed statement that operational policies were received - one was missing a health statement - two were missing some of the required immunizations - two were missing food allergy and special needs statements”

Rule 746.603(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 3, 2024. Correction verified: May 7, 2024.
Required Personnel Records

“Of five personnel files reviewed: - 5 were missing annual training certificates to show proof of annual hours - 3 were missing date of hire - 3 were missing notarized affidavits - 2 were missing diplomas - 1 was missing proof of orientation and receiving operational policies”

Rule 746.901. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 3, 2024. Correction verified: May 7, 2024.

14 deficiencies older than three years

May 11, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

“The operational policies are missing sections.”

Rule 746.501(a)(18). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 25, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 20, 2023.

Mar 10, 2023: assessment2 deficiencies

Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care

“A copy of the annual fire inspection has not been provided.”

Rule 746.801(11). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 24, 2023. Correction verified: May 11, 2023.
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

“The promotion of physical activity section of the parent handbook has not been provided.”

Rule 746.501(a)(18). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 24, 2023. Correction verified: May 11, 2023.

Mar 1, 2023: assessment1 deficiency

Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance

“The operation has not provided proof of liability insurance.”

Rule 746.203(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 8, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 9, 2023.

Jan 13, 2023: assessment3 deficiencies

Annual Sanitation Inspection

“The annual sanitation inspection has not been provided.”

Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 24, 2023. Correction verified: May 11, 2023.
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care

“A copy of the annual fire inspection has not been provided.”

Rule 746.801(11). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 27, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 10, 2023.
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

“The promotion of physical activity section of the parent handbook has not been provided.”

Rule 746.501(a)(18). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 27, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 10, 2023.

Jun 7, 2022: inspection7 deficiencies

Required Immunizations

“6 children’s files were reviewed. 3 children needed up to date immunization records.”

Rule 746.613(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 21, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 13, 2022.
Annual Sanitation Inspection

“The annual sanitation inspection has not been completed in the last year.”

Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 9, 2022. Correction verified: Jan 13, 2023.
Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

“Fire drill logs show that the last fire drill took place in April 2022.”

Rule 746.5205(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 13, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 13, 2022.
Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly

“Smoke detector and Carbon monoxide detector testing is not being logged monthly.”

Rule 746.5537(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 13, 2022. Correction verified: Jul 28, 2022.
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care

“A copy of the annual fire inspection was not available at the time of inspection.”

Rule 746.801(11). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 9, 2022. Correction verified: Jan 13, 2023.
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

“The operation is missing the promotion of physical activity section of the parent handbook.”

Rule 746.501(a)(18). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 9, 2022. Correction verified: Jan 13, 2023.
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records

“The playground checklist form was not available during the inspection.”

Rule 746.801(8). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 13, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 13, 2022.

All 26 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Mar 11, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Feb 3, 2026	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Jan 23, 2026	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Nov 17, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Nov 13, 2025	Report to the state	No violation found
Oct 14, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 10, 2025	Report to the state	No violation found
Sep 22, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
May 12, 2025	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Apr 16, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Mar 26, 2025	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Dec 23, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Sep 17, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 1, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Jul 29, 2024	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Jun 24, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 17, 2024	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Jun 13, 2024	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
May 7, 2024	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Apr 26, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Apr 11, 2024	Inspection	15 deficiencies cited
May 11, 2023	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Mar 10, 2023	Assessment	2 deficiencies cited
Mar 1, 2023	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Jan 13, 2023	Assessment	3 deficiencies cited
Jun 7, 2022	Inspection	7 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 24, 2017.
Accepts state child care subsidies.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 63 children.

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
3 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 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: 2-Star (the first of three levels).

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 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 25.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 624 in Travis County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
St. James Child Development Center Child Inc.	10
Nurturing Child Care Centers This child care provider	25
Los Amiguitos	1
Yoga Peace School	1
Itzcali Montessori Sip School	0
Aisd Norman Sims Third Base	0
Aisd Norman-Sims Apple Blossom	0
Paula Simpson	1
Austin Shelter for Women and Children Child Care Center	3
Escuelita Del Alma	4
Gethsemane Lutheran Childrens	9
St Marks Episcopal Day School	9

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

Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).

Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).

Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).

Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.

Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.

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