Kido International Preschool
A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas 78704
1924 S 1st St, Austin, Texas 78704. (737) 384-7999.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Travis County: 3
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 inspections on record
- Not rated 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?
9 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 624 child care providers in Travis County had 3.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 8, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Sep 16, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk, at the report to the state on Sep 16, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk, at the report to the state on Aug 12, 2026
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 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 |
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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 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Sep 16, 2026: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“This standard was violated because a child was pulled from the arm as a redirection method.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“There is a violation to this standard, as a parent was not notified of a situation that placed a child at risk.”
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Discipline - Appropriate to Child’s Level of Understanding
“There is a violation to this standard as inappropriate discipline was used to redirect a child in care.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“There is a violation to this standard as a parent did not obtain an incident report copy and was not asked to sign an incident report.”
Aug 12, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“The operation did not notify a parent of a situation that required special and individualized attention.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“There is a violation to this standard, as the operation failed to provide a parent with an incident report copy.”
Jun 23, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“Parents were not notified of a situation that could place a child at risk.”
Feb 20, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation has not maintained the annual sanitation inspection as required. The last sanitiation inspection was conducted on 11/08/2024.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The operation has not maintained the annual fire inspection as required. The last fire inspection was conducted on 2/11/2025”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 3, 2025.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 154 children.
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.
- 3 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 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.
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 9.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kido International Preschool This child care provider | 9 |
| St Marks Episcopal Day School | 9 |
| Travis High School Child Development Center | 0 |
| Didactica Spanish Immersion Preschool | 4 |
| Kinney Avenue Christian Preschool | 8 |
| Ikids University at Zilker | 0 |
| Travis Heights Eac YMCA | 2 |
| Galindo Eac YMCA | 4 |
| Colibri Spanish Immersion Preschool | 1 |
| Habibis Hutch | 2 |
| Austin Butterfly Academy | 0 |
| Creative Action After School at Travis Heights | 0 |
| Ymok Daycare Austin LLC | 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 Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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