Creative Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Hutto, Texas 78634
1527 Chris Kelley Blvd, Hutto, Texas 78634. (512) 846-2277.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 15 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Williamson County: 3
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 37 inspections on record
- 3-Star 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?
15 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 467 child care providers in Williamson County had 3.
37 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 29, 2026: outcome pending.
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Sep 23, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk, at the report to the state on Sep 10, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety, at the report to the state on Sep 8, 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
15 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. 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.
Dec 9, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“A trashcan containing a soiled diaper, without a lid, and accessible to children was observed during the inspection. This was corrected at inspection when a lid was added to the trashcan.”
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Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date
“Medication listed on a child’s food allergy emergency plan was not in its original box labeled with the child’s name.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child had food allergy plan with appropriate signatures however, did not have the medication as required per the food allergy plan. Without this medication, the plan could not be implemented.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“There were three expired medications observed during inspection.”
Sep 23, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“A cleaning supply spray can was observed on the back of the toilet in a bathroom used by children. The cleaning supply spray can was accessible to children. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver moved the cleaning supply spray can.”
Sep 10, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that the operation did not immediately notify the parent of a child when a volatile parent yelled and cursed at their child while the child was in care.”
Sep 8, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety
“There was sufficient evidence found during an investigation to support that an infant was able to climb out of a highchair and hit their head on the floor without a caregiver intervening. One caregiver was changing a diaper, and another caregiver was sitting on the floor feeding another infant.”
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“It was found during an investigation that a caregiver failed to properly fasten the safety straps on a highchair as the safety straps were fastened, but not tightened, resulting in an infant climbing out of the highchair and falling to the floor, hitting their head.”
Aug 26, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A caregiver did not use good judgement when they did not communicate with a parent if a child needed transportation and left the child behind at the elementary school.”
Jun 20, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“Screen time was observed in a classroom during rest time. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver turned the screen off.”
Mar 10, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children’s names and ages
“One caregiver gave the wrong number of children in care when asked twice. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver counted the number of children and gave the correct number.”
Oct 17, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Provide care consistent with child’s habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
“Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that a caregiver failed to provide care consistent with a child’s special dietary needs when they did not give the child the food and drink needed for their special diet.”
Jun 17, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“One caregiver did not have CPR training that includes hands-on skill-based instruction.”
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Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
“One child did not have all of the medication listed on their food allergy plan.”
Mar 7, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that a child sustained an injury when a caregiver left a backpack with scissors in it accessible to children, resulting in a child cutting another child’s finger with the scissors.”
8 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 30, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“There was a caregiver present who was caring for children and who did not have a cleared background check. The caregiver left during the inspection.”
Aug 23, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a caregiver grabbed and pulled a child in care inappropriately.”
Aug 23, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
“Two caregivers did not know how old the children were that they were responsible for.”
Aug 16, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
“There was a caregiver who had unsupervised access to children in care without current certification in first aid.”
Dec 27, 2021: report to the state2 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“During an investigation there was sufficient evidence to support a child was abused.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Hitting with Hand or Instrument
“In the act of redirecting a child’s behavior a caregiver hit a child with an open hand on their face.”
Nov 23, 2021: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“During an investigation there was sufficient evidence to support a child was abused.”
Nov 10, 2021: assessment1 deficiency
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Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
“During an investigation inspection caregivers interviewed admitted to the use of time outs. These time outs were explained as placing a child behind the diaper changing station so they cannot see the other children having fun and lasting five minutes or more.”
All 55 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | Inspection | Outcome pending |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Report to the state | Outcome pending |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 23, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 23, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 26, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 22, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 6, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 5, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 1, 2019.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 145 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.
- 17 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 467 child care providers in Williamson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 15.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Hippo Learning Station | 13 |
| The Fellowship Hutto Preschool | 6 |
| Creative Learning Center This child care provider | 15 |
| The Learning Experience | 11 |
| The Learning Junction Early Education Center | 31 |
| Josephine Mittchell | Not given |
| The Little Hippo | 2 |
| Green House Day Care | 11 |
| Kiddie Academy of Hutto | 9 |
| Querubines Spanish Home Daycare | 7 |
| Aml Bilingual Child Care | 5 |
| Nadine Johnson YMCA of Central Texas | 3 |
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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