Kids Academy
A licensed child care center in Buda, Texas 78610
1019 Main St Ste A, Buda, Texas 78610. (512) 312-1644.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 20, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Hays County: 2
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 15 inspections on record
- Not rated 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 124 child care providers in Hays County had 2.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 2, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment, at the report to the state on Apr 30, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Jan 17, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 20, 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.
Mar 16, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Electronic Records-Available During Business Hours
“The employee files were not available since the director was off and has the key to the drawer where employee files are housed.”
Apr 30, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“All children reported that a caregiver pinched them and all parents I spoke with reported talking with their children about the teacher pinching them.”
Jan 17, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“A child was left in the classroom while her classmates went outside for snack and playtime.”
May 1, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“The director did not have training in three areas. She needed training on medication administration, allergy emergencies, and emergency preparedness.”
Nov 17, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“Facility failed to notify Child Care Regulations when a child was hurt while in care on 6/9/2023 and required medical attention.”
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 2, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 1, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 10, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 18, 2002.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 171 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 7 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 20, 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 20, 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 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kids Academy This child care provider | 5 |
| The Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development Center | 13 |
| Carpenter Hill Early Learning Center | 7 |
| Jack C Hays High School Child Development Center | 0 |
| Barton Middle School Early Learning Ctr. | 5 |
| The Learning Experience | 6 |
| Buda Early Learning Center | 0 |
| Pfluger Eac YMCA | 1 |
| Tom Green Eac YMCA | 1 |
| Elm Grove Eac YMCA | 8 |
| Buda Elementary Eac YMCA | 3 |
| Kiddie Academy of Buda | 18 |
| Sunfield Eac YMCA | 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 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 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 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 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 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 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 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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