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Joy of Learning Center Child Development Center

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

4 state inspections, last 2 years
8 deficiencies on the state’s summary
4 high or medium-high risk
October 1, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued December 10, 1999
Capacity
39 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-05:30 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
544457

Where

12300 Amherst Dr
Austin, TX 78727

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 1
  • Medium-high 3
  • 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
December 11, 2024Medium746.5204 - Coordination of Implementation of Emergency Preparedness Plan
State’s note: “An emergency preparedness plan was not available for review.”
December 25, 2024
December 11, 2024Medium746.501(a)(30) - Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
State’s note: “A policy for procedures for inclusive services was not available for review.”
December 25, 2024
December 11, 2024Medium746.501(a)(18)(F) - Written Operational Policies - Criteria for Extreme Weather
State’s note: “A policy to determine extreme weather was not available for review”
December 25, 2024
December 11, 2024High746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
State’s note: “Caregivers were not aware of how many children they had in care. Three caregivers had to count the children in order to report how many they were responsible for.”
At the inspection
December 11, 2024Medium746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information
State’s note: “Not all required information was included in the children's admission information”
December 25, 2024
February 8, 2024Medium High746.3401(b) - Annual Sanitation Inspection - Conducted Local Sanitation Official
State’s note: “An annual Sanitation Inspection was not available for review.”
March 15, 2024
April 25, 2023Medium High746.3701(10) - Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over
State’s note: “Observed a TV in the preschool classroom that was not anchored to the cart.”
April 28, 2023
May 17, 2022Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “3 infants were observed sitting in highchairs without the safety straps fastened. This was corrected when the infants were taken out of the high chairs.”
At the inspection

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Joy of Learning Center Child Development Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 1, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Joy of Learning Center Child Development Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 8: 1 high-risk, 3 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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