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Giggle and Grow

A licensed child care center in Buda, Texas 78610

610 Main St Ste 3, Buda, Texas 78610. (512) 295-5437.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 27, 2026.

The last 24 months 8 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: Medium 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?

8 deficiencies cited in the last three years

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

12 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 4, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

8 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.

8 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 27, 2026. Updated daily.

Jun 4, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

  • Children’s Products- Review list and Remove unsafe products

    “The product safety recall was dated8/20/2024”

    Rule 746.4135(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 18, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 10, 2026.

Jun 11, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Planned activities designed to meet special care needs-Integrated activities

    “An activity plan was not available for 1/3 of the classes. Of the two activity plans posted, neither were within this week’s date. One was dated May 26, the other was dated June 2nd. Also, they should state the group name they were written for.”

    Rule 746.2202(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 18, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 8, 2025.

  • Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

    “there has not been a fire drill since March.”

    Rule 746.5205(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 18, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 8, 2025.

Jan 8, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

    “There was not an allergy action plan on file for a child with an allergy to trout. She did have the medication, but no plan signed by the doctor.”

    Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 22, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 31, 2025.

  • First Aid Kit Incomplete - Scissors

    “Their firdt aid kit did not have scissors or tweezers.”

    Rule 746.4003(a)(5). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 22, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 31, 2025.

  • Documentation of Drills

    “The emergency drill log was not available for me to see the Co2 log, emergency drill log or the fire drills.”

    Rule 746.5205(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 22, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 31, 2025.

May 17, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based

    “One caregiver took a CPR class that was online only, and did not have hands-on practice.”

    Rule 746.1315(b)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 14, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 14, 2024.

Dec 6, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

    “Two of the four children’s files observed did not have an emergency contact or had only the parent listed as emergency contact.”

    Rule 746.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 13, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 26, 2024.

20 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 25, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System

    “The 2-3 year old class had the correct number of children signed in for the day. The 4-5’s had only three children signend in and 9 in attendance. The director signed everyone in while I was there.”

    Rule 746.631(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 25, 2023.

Oct 11, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Responsibilities of caregivers-Set appropriate behavior expectations

    “During nap several children were running in circles, even colliding and hurting one another, kicking and screaming on their mats, and wandering over from the other room.”

    Rule 746.1203(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 20, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 25, 2023.

  • Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

    “Two carpets in the threes room and one carpet in the twos room have multiple stains from 1/2” to 9” all over the carpets.”

    Rule 746.3407(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 25, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 25, 2023.

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

    “Loose fill was added but the use zones around the slides and climber are only 3-4” deep, and down to only 1” deep in the use zone of the slide near the open portion of the barriers.”

    Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 27, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 25, 2023.

  • Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System

    “Only 7 out of 9 children were signed in in the fours class and only 9 of 14 children were signed in in the two’s and threes. When shown the Director signed in all the missing children.”

    Rule 746.631(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 11, 2023.

Sep 20, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

    “There is a screw exposed in the toddler room on the gate partition. The fence surrounding the playground has multiple exposed nails. There is mesh on the playground fence that can scratch children. The mesh has been removed and the screws fixed. The fence surrounding the playground still has nails exposed in multiple boards coming up around the base.”

    Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 6, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 11, 2023.

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

    “Loose fill was added and barriers moved to contain the fill, but the level is still only 3-4 inches deep.”

    Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 6, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 11, 2023.

Aug 29, 2023: inspection13 deficiencies

  • AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

    “A teacher with conditions on her Background Check was left in charge of the operation and was left alone with a class of children.”

    Rule 745.635(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 8, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 20, 2023.

  • Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

    “There were Lysol wipes left on a shelf within the reach of children. The bathroom cabinet held Lysol wipes and was not locked.”

    Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 20, 2023.

  • Smoke Detectors Testing

    “There were no tests of the fire alarms recorded on the operation’s Emergency Practices list or elsewhere.”

    Rule 746.5319. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 20, 2023.

  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing

    “One teacher has expired First Aid certification.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(3)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 18, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 20, 2023.

  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR

    “One teacher had expired CPR certification.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(4)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 18, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 20, 2023.

  • Employee Handwashing Before Eating or Handling Food

    “Two caregivers were observed giving children snack without washing their hands.”

    Rule 746.3415(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 20, 2023.

  • Children Handwashing Before Eating

    “Two classes were observed eating snack without washing their hands prior.”

    Rule 746.3417(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 20, 2023.

  • Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

    “There is a screw exposed in the toddler room on the gate partition. The fence surrounding the playground has multiple exposed nails. There is mesh on the playground fence that can scratch children.”

    Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 20, 2023.

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

    “There is only 2-3 inches of loose fill in the large playground’s use zones.”

    Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 20, 2023.

  • Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly

    “There were no Carbon Monoxide tests recorded on the Emergency Practices form or elsewhere.”

    Rule 746.5537(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 20, 2023.

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Posts Marked to Proper Depth

    “There are no marks on the play equipment indicating the necessary levels of loose fill.”

    Rule 746.4907(c). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 20, 2023.

  • Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services

    “They have no statement about inclusive services to children with special care needs in their policies.”

    Rule 746.501(a)(30). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 4, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 20, 2023.

  • Posting Requirements - List entitled “Current Employees”--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name

    “There was no staff list posted. A list was printed and posted while we were at the operation.”

    Rule 746.401(9). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023.

All 12 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jun 4, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jun 11, 2025Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Jan 8, 2025Inspection3 deficiencies cited
May 17, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Apr 11, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jan 26, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Dec 6, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Oct 25, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Oct 11, 2023Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Sep 20, 2023Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Aug 29, 2023Inspection13 deficiencies cited
May 22, 2023InspectionNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 15, 2024.
  • Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 31 children.
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

  • No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
  • 0 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 27, 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 27, 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 8.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

12 of the 124 in Hays County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Giggle and Grow This child care provider8
The Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development Center13
Carpenter Hill Early Learning Center7
Jack C Hays High School Child Development Center0
Barton Middle School Early Learning Ctr.5
The Learning Experience6
Buda Early Learning Center0
Pfluger Eac YMCA1
Tom Green Eac YMCA1
Elm Grove Eac YMCA8
Buda Elementary Eac YMCA3
Kiddie Academy of Buda18
Sunfield Eac YMCA1

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 27, 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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