Little Hands International Preschool
A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas 78729
8830 Cainwood Ln, Austin, Texas 78729. (512) 919-0019.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Williamson County: 3
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 467 child care providers in Williamson County had 3.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Nov 3, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone, at the inspection on Dec 5, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 2 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 5, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
“A caregiver, with direct access to children, was present without a background check eligibility. The caregiver was sent home during the inspection.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation has not had a health inspection since 9/2024.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Three caregivers did not have the required health and safety trainings.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
“Operation only had checklist completed from 12/2025. They could not locate previous checklists to prove checks are being done at least monthly.”
Jan 9, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“During the monitoring inspection it was observed that the loose fill for a 4 ft slide was only 2 inches deep. It is required to be 6 inches deep in the slide, use zone, area.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Jan 18, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
“A review of records, one staff did not have documentation of the required 24- hour pre-service training. This was corrected at inspection when the staff added the additional proof of prior employment to the personnel record.”
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Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Caregivers Physically Present
“During the inspection, a caregiver was observed standing in the doorway supervising a group of children located inside of the classroom getting ready for nap and another group sitting in the hallway waiting to use the restroom. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver had the children in the classroom go out and sit in the hallway with the rest of the children.”
Mar 1, 2022: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.”
Jan 12, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“One caregiver’s records out of six reviwed did not have current CPR and first aid certification.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
“One caregiver’s Records out of six reviewed did not have a notarized Licensing Affidavit within their files.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 8, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 10, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 87 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.
- 2 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 467 child care providers in Williamson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Learn and Play Preschool | 0 |
| Challenger School | 2 |
| First Start Day Care | 7 |
| Lake Creek Montessori International School | 4 |
| Casa De Ninos Bilingual Montessori School | 0 |
| Woodland Montessori | 1 |
| Littlehands Homechildcare | 3 |
| Joy Park Montessori School | 1 |
| Schola International | 11 |
| Little Hands International Preschool This child care provider | 5 |
| Montessori Oaks | 25 |
| Pond Springs YMCA of Central Texas | 1 |
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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