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Children's Lighthouse Cedar Park

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

10 state inspections, last 2 years
35 deficiencies on the state’s summary
26 high or medium-high risk
September 1, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued November 8, 2021
Capacity
212 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 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
1728255

Where

1801 Bagdad Rd
Cedar Park, TX 78613

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 18
  • Medium-high 8
  • Medium 9
  • Medium-low 0
  • 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. Showing the newest 25 of 35.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
March 14, 2026Medium746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
State’s note: “Information obtained during a DFPS investigation shows that the operation failed to notify parents of a less serious injury.”
April 20, 2026
March 14, 2026High746.1003(3) - Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments
State’s note: “Information obtained during a DFPS investigation shows that the operation failed to assign a caregiver to an age group that matched their ability to safely and effectively meet the care of non-verbal children.”
April 20, 2026
March 2, 2026Medium High746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
State’s note: “Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that the operation failed to report the incident to Child Care Regulation within 48 hours. The operation reported the incident via email, but did report by either speaking with someone or reporting on the abuse and neglect website within 48 hours.”
April 30, 2026
July 29, 2025High746.613(a) - Required Immunizations
State’s note: “14 out of 17 children immunizations were not up to date.”
August 18, 2025
June 24, 2025High746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
State’s note: “Two classrooms had cleaning supplies that were accessible to children. This was corrected when the caregivers moved the cleaning supplies out of reach of children.”
June 24, 2025
June 24, 2025Medium High746.3301(b) - Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
State’s note: “During snack time children were only served food from one food group which did not meet the USDA nutritional guidelines.”
June 24, 2025
June 24, 2025High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “Two caregivers did not know how many children they were responsible for.”
June 24, 2025
June 24, 2025Medium High746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
State’s note: “Four out of ten children files were missing the address for the emergency contact.”
June 30, 2025
June 24, 2025Medium High746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
State’s note: “A caregiver failed to wash an infant's hands after changing their diaper. This was corrected when the caregiver washed the infant's hands.”
At the inspection
April 16, 2025High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “A caregiver without a background check eligibility letter had direct access to children in care. This was corrected when the caregiver did not return to the operation from their lunch break.”
April 17, 2025
April 16, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that the operation failed to demonstrate good judgement by continuously allowing children to enter a hallway closet that self locks and having to get a key to unlock the closet and let the children out.”
May 14, 2025
February 7, 2025Medium746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
State’s note: “Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that caregivers allowed children under the age of 2 years to participate in screen time activities.”
April 7, 2025
September 18, 2024Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “Operation did not have a current sanitation report. This was corrected during my inspection when I received receipt of payment for the inspection to be completed.”
At the inspection
September 18, 2024High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “Operation did not have a current fire inspection.”
November 19, 2024
June 24, 2024High746.2427(a) - AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant
State’s note: “A caregiver was observed placing a child in the crib on their stomach to nap. Caregiver was instructed to place the child in the crib on their back for nap.”
June 24, 2024
June 24, 2024Medium High746.3803(b) - Medication Authorization Expires on First Anniversary
State’s note: “The medication authorization for a child requiring medication administration expired in April of 2024.”
June 28, 2024
May 29, 2024High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “Out of ten classrooms observed, three caregivers did not know the number children they were supervising.”
May 29, 2024
May 10, 2024Medium746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
State’s note: “One classroom was using screen time with a child under the age of 2 years old. This was corrected at inspection when the tablet was turned off.”
At the inspection
May 10, 2024High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “Children from one class were observed running between rooms, standing on a table, and pulling each other by coats and blankets during inspection.”
May 10, 2024
May 10, 2024High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “Two employees were present, going in the classroom hallway, and classrooms without completed background checks. One had an inactive status on their background check. One had a pending background check. This was corrected when both employees left .”
May 10, 2024
May 7, 2024High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “During an investigation a caregiver was observed moving two children by one of their arms, lifting them up off the floor to a new spot.”
June 5, 2024
May 7, 2024Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “During an investigation it was found that the operation did not provide an incident report to the parent within the required 48 hours.”
June 5, 2024
May 7, 2024High746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “During an investigation there is enough evidence to determine a caregiver was yelling at the children in care.”
June 5, 2024
May 7, 2024High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “During an investigation it was found that the operation waited multiple days to notify parents of children when they were made aware that a caregiver used prohibited punishment on their children while in care placing them at risk.”
June 5, 2024
May 7, 2024High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “During an investigation it was found that a caregiver was leading a child to another table by pushing their head along the way, pushing children?s heads to a facedown position at tables, pushing a rolling bookshelf towards a child twice, and banging a tablet on a table by children. There is evidence to suggest the caregiver restrains children by holding the…”
June 5, 2024

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Children's Lighthouse Cedar Park?

Texas HHSC's file lists 10 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 1, 2026. 6 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Children's Lighthouse Cedar Park have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 35: 18 high-risk, 8 medium-high-risk, 9 medium-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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