Emerald Wood Kindercare
A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas 78745
610 Emerald Wood Dr, Austin, Texas 78745. (512) 443-9515.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 18 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Travis County: 3
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 16 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?
18 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 624 child care providers in Travis County had 3.
16 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 29, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization, at the inspection on Apr 16, 2026
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 29, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on May 28, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
18 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 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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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.
Apr 16, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“Of the 10 children files, 6 needed emergency authorization information.”
Apr 29, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“During the inspection, a caregiver was present, with children, that has not been cleared from the Centralized Background Check Unit yet. An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC ?42.078.”
Oct 29, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Four infant feeding instructios had not been signed or updated within the last 30 days.”
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Children’s Records Maintained
“Of the ten children’s files reviewed four lacked completed health statements, and three were missing updated immunizations records.”
Jun 14, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“There was a trash can overflowing with garbage in a classroom used by the children.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“Three employees did not have their 24 hours of annual training.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“The director did not have their 30 hours of annual training.”
May 28, 2024: inspection9 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation did not have a current sanitation inspection.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“A child was not instructed to wash their hands after their diaper was changed, and as a result, did not wash their hands.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“The operation did not have an emergency food allergy plan in place for a child with a diagnosed food allergy.”
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Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
“Two classrooms did not have their evacuation plans posted.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“Three employees did not have their 24 hours of annual training.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“The director did not have their 30 hours of annual training.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“Two infants were missing their written feeding instructions.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
“Three employees were missing their notarized affidavit.”
Mar 11, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
“Children aged two to eleven were watching a movie, that was not related to planned activities that meet educational needs.”
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Alternate Activity for Non-sleeping Children
“When I arrived there were two children observed during naptime who were roaming around the classroom without an alternate activity. This was corrected when I asked the caregiver to give the two children something else to do.”
7 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 17, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“A caregiver did not know the number of children she was caring for. The caregiver said their were 8 children present, but then corrected herself and said it was 9 children. The children were counted and there were actually 10 children present in the room.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Four child files were missing updated immunization records.”
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Required Personnel Records
“One staff file was missing a notarized affidavit. Another staff file was missing a copy of the caregiver’s CPR card. The training has been completed, but the card is missing.”
Sep 14, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The fire inspection observed was expired.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection- Inspection unavailable must maintain documentation at operation and make available to us
“The sanitation inspection document was not available for review.”
Aug 29, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Fees
“After sending several reminder emails concerning background check fee payment, as of 6/2/2022, the operation has not paid pass due background check fees.”
Feb 10, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“Supervision was not maintained when two children were able to climb a fence and leave the playground area.”
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| May 28, 2024 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 28, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 28, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 10, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 27, 1985.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 105 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: 4-Star (the highest 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 18.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Emerald Wood Kindercare This child care provider | 18 |
| Tiny Feet Daycare #2 | 8 |
| Growing Imaginations Learning Center LLC | 0 |
| International Immersion Center | 5 |
| Club Z Inc. | 18 |
| Ymok Daycare Austin LLC | 2 |
| Angels Care and Learning Center | 3 |
| The Burrow School | 4 |
| Pleasant Hill Eac YMCA | 3 |
| Joslin Eac YMCA | 3 |
| Abcdee Learning Center LLC | 2 |
| Snapdragon Preschool | 0 |
| Four Seasons Japanese Daycare | 6 |
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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