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Headwaters School

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

3 state inspections, last 2 years
13 deficiencies on the state’s summary
9 high or medium-high risk
September 30, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 11, 2003
Capacity
178 children
Ages served
Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-06:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
Yes
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
820597

Where

6305 Manchaca Rd And 1934 Berkeley Ave
Austin, TX 78745

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 3
  • Medium-high 6
  • Medium 4
  • 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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
March 3, 2025Medium High746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
State’s note: “At inspection, a trash can, containing garbage was not covered.”
March 10, 2025
November 22, 2024Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “The operation, did not provide an incident report, to the parent, regarding an injury that required medical treatment, within 48 hours.”
December 10, 2024
April 22, 2024Medium High746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
State’s note: “A child experienced a nursemaid's elbow when another child pulled their arm too hard, resulting in an injury.”
May 13, 2024
April 22, 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: “The operation failed to report to licensing within 48 hours that a child in their care, exhibiting signs and symptoms of illness necessitating medical attention, had been taken to the hospital.”
May 13, 2024
April 9, 2024Medium High746.5307(b) - Fire Extinguishers Serviced
State’s note: “One of the fire extinguishers had a gauge that was showing in the red and needed to be serviced.”
April 23, 2024
March 27, 2024Medium High746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
State’s note: “The operation failed to report to licensing within 48 hours that a child in their care sustained an injury that required medical treatment by a health-care professional.”
April 23, 2024
March 27, 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: “A child inserted a pebble into their ear during their time in care.”
April 23, 2024
June 21, 2023Medium746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
State’s note: “Some of the personnel files were not available to review at the inspection today.”
July 7, 2023
June 21, 2023Medium746.2209 - Posting of Activity Plan
State’s note: “Two classes did not have posted activity plans.”
June 30, 2023
June 21, 2023Medium746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
State’s note: “Three caregivers were missing annual training on some of the required health and safety trainings.”
July 14, 2023
June 21, 2023High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “Two caregivers were present in the classroom without eligible background checks.”
June 21, 2023
May 3, 2023Medium High746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
State’s note: “A caregiver did not have current first aid training.”
May 19, 2023
July 28, 2022Medium High746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
State’s note: “The operation did not practice a fire drill for the month of June. This was corrected at inspection when the Inspector asked the Director to conduct a fire drill.”
At the inspection

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Headwaters School?

Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 30, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Headwaters School have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 13: 3 high-risk, 6 medium-high-risk, 4 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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