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Blackshear Elementary Pure Ambition

A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas 78702

1712 E 11th St, Austin, Texas 78702. (512) 635-4694.

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The short answer

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

The last 24 months 11 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2024. Most serious: High. Every month

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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?

11 deficiencies cited in the last three years

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

14 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 15, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know how many children responsible for, at the inspection on Dec 11, 2023

Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit, at the inspection on Dec 11, 2023

Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Dec 11, 2023

Source:

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

When those deficiencies happened

11 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2024. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.

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

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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
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 20, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving

    “One employee was not inactivated from the bakground check list for one year.”

    Rule 745.651(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 20, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 20, 2024.

Dec 11, 2023: inspection10 deficiencies

  • Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know how many children responsible for

    “One caregiver gave the wrong number of children when asked by the inspector how many children were present.”

    Rule 744.1205(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 11, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 10, 2024.

  • Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit

    “The transportation vehicle did not have a first aid kit available during inspection.”

    Rule 744.3817(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 15, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 3, 2024.

  • AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    “One caregiver was present without a background check. This was corrected during inspection when the caregiver left after the director arrived.”

    Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 11, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 10, 2024.

  • Transportation Safety Training

    “Two caregivers did not have the required 2 hour transportation training.”

    Rule 744.1317(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 1, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 18, 2023.

  • Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

    “The last fire drill was conducted 10/25/23. Fire drills must be practiced each month. This was corrected at inspection when the director had the children practice a fire drill.”

    Rule 744.3559(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 11, 2023.

  • Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room

    “The Emergency Evacuation Diagram was not posted.”

    Rule 744.3561(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 15, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 3, 2024.

  • First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit

    “The first aid kit was missing the following required items: first aid guide, antiseptic, gloves, and tweezers.”

    Rule 744.2753(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 15, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 18, 2023.

  • First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired

    “The antiseptic in the first aid kit was expired. This was correct at inspection when the director removed it and threw it away.”

    Rule 744.2753(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 11, 2023.

  • Notification of Additional Services Offered

    “It was found during inspection that the operation started offering Transportation without notifying Child Care Regulation. This was corrected at inspection when the director sent a written notification to add Transportation.”

    Rule 744.301(7). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 11, 2023.

  • Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist

    “The building monthly checklist was not available during inspection.”

    Rule 744.3113(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 15, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 18, 2023.

9 deficiencies older than three years
May 10, 2023: assessment4 deficiencies

  • Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion

    “Proof of education was not available to review for one of the caregivers.”

    Rule 744.1105(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 19, 2023. Correction verified: May 18, 2023.

  • Training Requirements for Employees - Pre-Service

    “8 hours of pre-service training was not available to review for one of the caregivers.”

    Rule 744.1301(a)(2)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 10, 2023. Correction verified: May 22, 2023.

  • Required Personnel Records- Orientation Completed

    “Proof that orientation was completed for the caregiver was not determined.”

    Rule 744.901(10). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 19, 2023. Correction verified: May 18, 2023.

  • Required Personnel Records- Photo Identification

    “Photo identification was not available to review for one of the caregiver.”

    Rule 744.901(8). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 19, 2023. Correction verified: May 18, 2023.

Apr 21, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Documentation of Drills

    “Drills were documented on the safety plan.”

    Rule 744.3559(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 21, 2023. Correction verified: Apr 24, 2023.

Feb 23, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

    “Monthly fire drills were not being completed. This was corrected when the operation completed a fire drill during the inspection. Time: 1 minutes 28 seconds.”

    Rule 744.3559(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 23, 2023.

Nov 17, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Policies Comply with Rules

    “Operational hand book was not available for review.”

    Rule 744.201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 22, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 29, 2022.

  • Documentation of Drills

    “Documentation of drill were not avaiable for review.”

    Rule 744.3559(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 22, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 29, 2022.

  • Posting Requirements-Prominent, Public, or Binder

    “Required posting such as keeping children safe, relocation diagram, the activity plan, the licensing notification poster, telephone numbers and a list for each child food allergies that requires a emegercy plan, was not available for review.”

    Rule 744.403(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 22, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 29, 2022.

All 16 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 15, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jul 7, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jul 3, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
May 19, 2026InspectionNo violation found
May 4, 2026InspectionNo violation found
May 30, 2025InspectionNo violation found
May 8, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jun 20, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Apr 26, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jan 10, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Dec 11, 2023Inspection10 deficiencies cited
May 10, 2023Assessment4 deficiencies cited
Apr 21, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Feb 23, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jan 23, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Nov 17, 2022Inspection3 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 1, 2023.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 136 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.
  • 1 report 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?

  • Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 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 11.
Source:

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

11 of the 624 in Travis County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Chandra Walker2
Acc Children’s Lab School0
Jeremiah Program Child Development Center7
Ala-Garza Child Development Center0
Petite Ecole Internationale0
Anita MartinezNot given
Sanchez Eac YMCA1
Blackshear Elementary Pure Ambition This child care provider11
Mi Casita Austin Montessori6
De La Madre Daycare0
Springdale Montessori and Spanish Immersion1
Rose & Buds Playschool0

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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