Childrens Discovery Center
A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas 78749
3515 Convict Hill Rd, Austin, Texas 78749. (512) 899-2267.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Travis County: 3
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 15 inspections on record
- 2-Star 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 624 child care providers in Travis County had 3.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 13, 2026: no violation found.
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 Mar 6, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Apr 11, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 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.
Mar 6, 2026: 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 unsupervised on the playground when the caregivers brought the children back to the classroom.”
May 10, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“There were three employee files out of the ten viewed that did not have updated First Aid Cards available for review.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“There were three employee files out of the ten viewed that did not have updated CPR cards available for review.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“There were three children files out of the ten viewed that did not have a health statement signed by the child’s health care physician.”
Apr 11, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“The investigation found that a caregiver grabbed and pulled a child as a form of discipline.”
14 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 5, 2023: inspection6 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“It was found during the inspection a regular visitor to the center did not have a background check.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“It was found during the inspection the operation had a hole in the wall leaving materials inside the walls exposed to children.”
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Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“It was found during the inspection the operation did not have outlet covers on all the outlets.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“It was found during the inspection two children with diagnosed food allergies did not have an allergy action plan.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The playground equipment did not have loose fill surfacing underneath it that was deep enough.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“It was found during the inspection the operation had medication that was expired.”
Apr 5, 2023: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“Child Care Regulation was not notified about an incident that placed children at risk within the required 2 day timeframe.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“Parents were not notified immediately about an incident that placed children at risk.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“Parents were not able to review and sign an incident report within the required 48 hour timeframe after an incident occurred.”
Apr 5, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation did not have a current annual health inspection.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“The operation didn’t have a current gas leak test.”
Oct 25, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Hitting with Hand or Instrument
“A caregiver hit a child across the face with their hand.”
Aug 3, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The playground equipment did not have loose fill surfacing underneath it that was deep enough.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“10 caregivers were missing annual training hours on a few of the required topics related to health and safety.”
All 21 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 10, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 15, 2010.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 109 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.
- 6 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
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 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Childrens Discovery Center This child care provider | 5 |
| Abiding Love Lutheran Child Development Center | 3 |
| Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church Preschool | 0 |
| Life Time Fitness Camps | 12 |
| Aisd Mills Third Base | 0 |
| Bloom Preschool | 5 |
| Let It Shine Enrichment Academy | 0 |
| Mini Miracles | 1 |
| Country Home Learning Center #7, Ltd | 1 |
| The Nest | 0 |
| Patton Crew | 2 |
| Chiquitines Nanny’s Home Care | 3 |
| Redbud Schoolhouse LLC | 0 |
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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