Open Door Central
A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas 78703
1717 W 10th St, Austin, Texas 78703. (512) 477-9632.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 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)
- 11 inspections on record
- 4-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?
5 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 Jul 16, 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 Nov 20, 2025
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 Apr 19, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Nov 20, 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
“There is a violation of this standard as 3 children were left unsupervised for 2 minutes.”
Apr 19, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“One volunteer was present with children before the operation submitted an initial background check and without receiving a background check eligibility letter. This was corrected at inspection when the director had the volunteer leave.”
Apr 15, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“Out of seven infant feeding instructions reviewed, seven infant feeding instructions were not signed by the parent within the past 30 days.”
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First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
“The first aid kit contained expired items. This was corrected at inspection when the director removed the expired items.”
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Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
“Out of eight children records reviewed, one child was missing a current health statement.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Oct 4, 2023: 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 caregiver knowingly left an infant in an adult chair and walked away. The caregiver was not in physical proximity of the infant to keep them from falling out of the adult sized chair.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 23, 1987.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 85 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 4 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 Nov 5, 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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Open Door Central This child care provider | 5 |
| Casa Montessori Child Development Center | 0 |
| Tarrytown UMC Childrens Day | 4 |
| Spark Learning | 1 |
| Good Shepherd Episcopal School | 0 |
| Bryker Woods Eac YMCA | 1 |
| Casis Eac YMCA | 10 |
| Mi Casita Austin Montessori | 3 |
| Ikids U @ Bryker Woods | 0 |
| Aisd Mathews Third Base | 1 |
| Ikids University at Mathews Elementary | 0 |
| West Austin Youth Association Developmental Mornings | 0 |
| Casis Child Development Center | 5 |
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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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