Cottonwood Creek YMCA of Central Texas
A licensed child care center in Hutto, Texas 78634
3160 Limmer Loop, Hutto, Texas 78634. (512) 246-9622.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Williamson County: 3
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 8 inspections on record
- 2-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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 467 child care providers in Williamson County had 3.
8 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 24, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know how many children responsible for, at the inspection on Aug 20, 2024
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 Mar 7, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 27, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent
“There was a child with a food allergy plan but did not have the medication as required per the food allergy plan. Without this medication, the plan could not be implemented.”
Aug 20, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know how many children responsible for
“A caregiver was unaware of the number of children in her care. Caregiver conducted a name to face and was able to share the number of children in her care.”
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Medication Authorization - Signed and Dated
“There was no medication authorization for a medication that was stored in the medication box.”
Mar 7, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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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 at inspection when the director had the caregiver leave.”
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Caregiver Qualification Age Exemption Attends High School
“A high school student under the age of 18 was counted in ratio but is not currently enrolled or completed a child care related care program through the Texas Education Agency. Additionally this person had the sole responsibility for a group of children at one point during inspection.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio
“A caregiver was over ratio by 3 children.This was corrected when another caregiver took 2 children from this group and 1 child when home.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 1, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 2, 2024.
- Licensed for ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 119 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 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 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 Oct 31, 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: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 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 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Cottonwood Creek YMCA of Central Texas This child care provider | 6 |
| Hippo Learning Station | 13 |
| The Fellowship Hutto Preschool | 6 |
| Creative Learning Center | 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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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