Licensed child care center · public record
Hippo Learning Station
Hutto, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
17 state inspections, last 2 years
13 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 April 17, 2015
- Capacity
- 84 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:45 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1551578
Where
104 Taylor St Unit B
Hutto, TX 78634
Deficiencies by risk level
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | High | 746.613(a) - Required Immunizations State’s note: “Immunizations were not up to date after an immunization audit completed by the Department of State Health Services.” |
| March 27, 2026 | High | 746.1205(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: “Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that caregivers failed to supervise children when two children pulled each other's pants down while playing outside.” |
| March 12, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1107(2) - Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion State’s note: “An employee was performing caregiver duties without meeting caregiver qualifications. This was corrected when the caregiver stopped caregiver duties.” |
| March 12, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps State’s note: “One infant was sitting in a highchair without the safety straps fastened. The safety straps had been removed from the chair. This was corrected when a caregiver removed the infant from the chair.” |
| March 3, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps State’s note: “One infant was sitting in a chair in an infant feeding table without the safety straps fastened. This was corrected when a caregiver fastened the safety straps.” |
| February 23, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps State’s note: “Two infants were sitting in chairs in an infant feeding table without the safety straps fastened. This was corrected when a caregiver fastened the safety straps.” |
| February 19, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2909(4) - Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Provides Access to Walkway State’s note: “Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that naptime mats in the toddler room did not have sufficient space between each naptime mat.” |
| October 24, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1013(a)(1) - Director's Absence - Caregiver in Charge Knows in Charge State’s note: “The person in charge when the director was not present was unaware they were in charge. Other caregivers asked did not know who was in charge or gave the wrong person's name. This was corrected at inspection when the director called and informed the person in charge that they were in charge and later when the director arrived at the operation.” |
| May 21, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3427 - Pest Extermination State’s note: “It was found during an investigation that while the operation had regular professional pest control treatment, the operation staff had also been treating the outdoor area with a mosquito outdoor fogger spray without being certified to do so.” |
| November 18, 2024 | High | 746.1205(a)(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety State’s note: “The operation was unable to intervene when a child ran out of the classroom and locked themself in the director's office on two different occasions. During both occasions the operation sent another child through the director's office window to assist in unlocking the door. On the second occasion the child who locked themself in the office began repeatedly hi…” |
| October 15, 2024 | Medium | 746.2207(c)(3) - Screen Time Activities - Not Exceed One Hour Daily State’s note: “Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that a caregiver used screen time activities for more than one hour per day.” |
| May 15, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The operation does not have a current sanitation inspection. The director requested and paid for a sanitation inspection during the inspection.” |
| February 24, 2024 | High | 746.1205(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: “Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that a child was left unsupervised for approximately 40 seconds.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 20, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 16, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 2, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 30, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 31, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 27, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- March 12, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 3, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 23, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 19, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- October 24, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 16, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 28, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Hippo Learning Station?
Texas HHSC's file lists 17 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 28, 2026. 9 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Hippo Learning Station have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 13: 4 high-risk, 8 medium-high-risk, 1 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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