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Kiddie Academy of Buda

A licensed child care center in Buda, Texas 78610

2448 Main Street, Buda, Texas 78610. (737) 400-6700.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.

The last 24 months 18 deficiencies in 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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?

18 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 124 child care providers in Hays County had 2.

30 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 29, 2026: no violation found.

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 inspection on Jun 18, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Jun 16, 2026

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 14, 2026

6 more rated High; all are listed below.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

18 deficiencies in 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.

18 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 NovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Hover or focus a month to read it.

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
Source:

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.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

Jun 18, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
  • 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 was left unsupervised for 4 minutes.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 18, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 18, 2026.

  • Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games

    “During interviews with children, parents and other educators, all expressed seeing teachers on personal devices while supervising children both in the classroom and outside on the playgrounds.”

    Rule 746.1203(3)(D). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 18, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 22, 2026.

  • Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns

    “The menu had a few days where only one component is served, and there are grain based desserts are being served.”

    Rule 746.3301(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 2, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 16, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

    Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 27, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 31, 2026.

Jun 8, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent

    “This investigation found that the incident report was not shared or signed in 48 hours.”

    Rule 746.707. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 7, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 8, 2026.

May 14, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
  • 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 was left unsupervised for 4 minutes.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 11, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 18, 2026.

Mar 19, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games

    “During interviews with children, parents and other educators, all expressed seeing teachers on personal devices while supervising children both in the classroom and outside on the playgrounds.”

    Rule 746.1203(3)(D). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 29, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 18, 2026.

Mar 9, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training

    “All five operation staff members interviewed corroborated the allegation that the kitchen staff are helping in the baby room and stepping into the classroom to relieve teachers for breaks. When asked for proof of pre-service training and orientation, no certificates were produced.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(2)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 7, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 20, 2026.

  • Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required

    “All five operation staff interviewed verified that the ladies help in the baby room. When asked for certificates showing they have training in shaken baby syndrome, they were unable to show documentation.”

    Rule 746.1309(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 7, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 20, 2026.

Dec 2, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “A 17 month old child was left on the playground for 3-5 minutes.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 6, 2026. Correction verified: Jan 8, 2026.

Nov 3, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent

    “The incident report was signed but not dated by the parent.”

    Rule 746.707. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 23, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 8, 2026.

May 23, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “The caregiver watching the class during naptime had a 5-10 minute long conversation with another caregiver who came in to see if she needed a break. During their 5-10 minute conversation, there was an incident where a child inappropriately touched another child’s private areas. This was witnessed on the school’s webcam video.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 30, 2025.

  • Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

    “This incident happened on 5/2/2025 and brought to the attention of Administration Staff on that date. It was called in anonymously on 5/27/2025.”

    Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 30, 2025.

Jan 13, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
  • 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 was left unattended in a classroom.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 13, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 13, 2025.

  • Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent

    “An incident report was created and signed by the operation on 1/13/2025, but parents did not sign it until 1/16/2025. This is more than 48 hours later as per minimum standards.”

    Rule 746.707. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 7, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 13, 2025.

Jul 22, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
  • Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar year

    “The operation has been conducting severe weather and lock down drills twice yearly.”

    Rule 746.5205(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 5, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 16, 2024.

Apr 25, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “There was a child that was left in the hallway unattended for a few seconds, before being rejoined with their class outside.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 24, 2024. Correction verified: May 30, 2024.

Apr 24, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “There was a lack in supervision when two children exited the building, and emergency gate allowing them to be at the front of the building unsupervised for a few seconds.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 22, 2024. Correction verified: May 30, 2024.

2 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 11, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “There was a child that was left outside unattended for 2 minutes.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 6, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 14, 2023.

Aug 29, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Care Requirements for Toddlers - Holding and Comforting

    “Based on the investigation, and video footage it was determined the operation was not in-compliance.”

    Rule 746.2501(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 27, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 14, 2023.

All 49 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 29, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Sep 25, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jul 31, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jun 18, 2026Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Jun 16, 2026Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Jun 9, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jun 8, 2026Report to the state1 deficiency cited
May 18, 2026InspectionNo violation found
May 14, 2026Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Apr 20, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 26, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 19, 2026Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Mar 13, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 9, 2026Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Jan 29, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jan 29, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Jan 8, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Dec 5, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Dec 2, 2025Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Nov 3, 2025Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Sep 29, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Sep 26, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Jul 17, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jul 14, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Jun 30, 2025InspectionNo violation found
May 27, 2025InspectionNo violation found
May 23, 2025Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Feb 13, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jan 16, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jan 13, 2025Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Jul 22, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
May 30, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Apr 26, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Apr 25, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Apr 24, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Apr 24, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Apr 2, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Feb 7, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jan 25, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Dec 14, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Oct 16, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Oct 11, 2023Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Aug 29, 2023Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Aug 9, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Jun 1, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Oct 5, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Sep 21, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
Sep 20, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Nov 29, 2021InspectionNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 15, 2020.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
  • Capacity: 195 children.
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

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

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 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.
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 124 child care providers in Hays County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 18.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Oct 30, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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