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Bright Horizons Family Center

Austin, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

7 state inspections, last 2 years
19 deficiencies on the state’s summary
12 high or medium-high risk
October 28, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued October 25, 2000
Capacity
194 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-07:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
550239

Where

2411 W Braker Ln
Austin, TX 78758

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 3
  • Medium-high 9
  • Medium 6
  • Medium-low 1
  • Low 0

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
February 3, 2025Medium High746.5307(a) - Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
State’s note: “The fire extinguishers were not being inspected monthly.”
February 10, 2025
January 27, 2025Medium746.623(2)(D) - Immunizations-Docs may be official record or copy that have signature of health care prof. or name of other prof who administered vaccine
State’s note: “Two children's immunization record did not include the signature (including a rubber stamp or electronic signature) of the health-care professional who administered the vaccines.”
February 10, 2025
January 27, 2025Medium High746.3805(b)(1) - Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
State’s note: “One child's medication was stored in a Ziploc bag and did not have the date it was brought to the operation on it.”
February 10, 2025
January 27, 2025Medium746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used
State’s note: “One child's medication was out-of-date and expired July 2024.”
February 3, 2025
January 27, 2025Medium High746.5307(a) - Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
State’s note: “The fire extinguishers were not being inspected monthly.”
January 31, 2025
January 27, 2025Medium746.4003(b) - First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
State’s note: “Two items in the First Aid Kit were expired. These two items were removed from the First Aid Kit during inspection.”
At the inspection
January 27, 2025Medium High746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
State’s note: “The operation had trash accessible to children in three classrooms. This was corrected at inspection when the trash cans containing trash without lids were removed from the classrooms during inspection.”
At the inspection
January 27, 2025Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “One infant did not have feeding instructions that were reviewed with the parent and dated within the last 30 days.”
February 3, 2025
January 27, 2025Medium High746.605(12)(C) - Required Admission Information - Prescribed Medications; Long Term Use
State’s note: “Two children did not have medication at the operation for a prescribed allergy or medical condition as indicated that was needed for the child's condition by a medical professional on their FARE forms.”
February 10, 2025
January 27, 2025High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “One caregiver did not know how many children they were responsible for during inspection. This was addressed at inspection when I was able to count the correct number of children in care and let the caregiver know so they were aware.”
January 27, 2025
October 17, 2024Medium High746.3301(i) - Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child
State’s note: “A child was given a food that contains an allergen.”
November 18, 2024
September 6, 2024High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “A caregiver used prohibited punishment while re-directing a child.”
September 23, 2024
May 1, 2023Medium746.1613(a) - Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
State’s note: “Follow up inspection was completed at the operation on 5/1/2023. One caregiver was observed supervising 10 children, ages 15months to 23months. The naptime ratio should have been 1:9. This was corrected when an additional caregiver was added to the ratio.”
May 1, 2023
April 13, 2023Medium High746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
State’s note: “Current First aid/ CPR certification was not available to review for two of the 28 staff members.”
April 21, 2023
April 13, 2023Medium746.1613(a) - Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
State’s note: “One caregiver was observed supervising 10 children, ages 14months to 22months. The naptime ratio should have been 1:9. This was corrected when an additional caregiver was added to the ratio.”
April 13, 2023
May 6, 2022High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “The operation had two employees present at the operation before receiving notice from the background unit (CBCU) regarding the employee's eligibility. One employee was working in the kitchen and the second was managing the front desk and the daily operation of the facility. NOTE: The employees were removed from the operation and their background checks …”
May 6, 2022
May 6, 2022Medium High746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
State’s note: “The operation's emergency preparedness plan did not contain information on how the operation will evacuate children that have limited mobility, may need additional assistance or are under 24 months of age during an evacuation.”
May 9, 2022
May 6, 2022Medium Low746.4801 - Definition- What does Licensing mean by the term ?use zone??
State’s note: “On the 3-5 year old playground there were two tires positioned at the bottom of the rock wall of the playscape not allowing for a use zone of 6 ft.”
May 6, 2022
May 6, 2022Medium High746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
State’s note: “One child with a food allergy emergency plan did not contain the parent's signature on the plan.”
May 10, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Bright Horizons Family Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 7 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 28, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Bright Horizons Family Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 19: 3 high-risk, 9 medium-high-risk, 6 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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