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Learn and Laugh Preschool

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

13 state inspections, last 2 years
50 deficiencies on the state’s summary
41 high or medium-high risk
October 13, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued January 8, 2019
Capacity
43 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 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
1684227

Where

11715 Fm 2244
Austin, TX 78738

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 9
  • Medium-high 32
  • Medium 8
  • 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. Showing the newest 25 of 50.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
October 6, 2026High746.2426(a)(2) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
State’s note: “A 7 week old infant was observed alseep in a restrictive device with a blanket. An 11 month old was observed asleep on a 'boppy' pillow with a blanket outside of a crib. Once addressed by the inspector, the caregiver moved sleeping infants into their cribs.”
At the inspection
October 6, 2026Medium High746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
State’s note: “A caregiver was observed on their phone when temporarily watching class for the director who was handling adminstrative tasks with CCR inspector.”
At the inspection
October 6, 2026High746.2401(7) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
State’s note: “The caregiver in charge of the infant room, during lunch coverage, was observed out of the classroom leaving two infants with no caregiver to supervise them. Once addressed, the caregiver went back to the infant classroom.”
At the inspection
October 2, 2026Medium High746.2431 - Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent
State’s note: “The operation was unable to provide a copy of the written infant report to CCR.”
October 7, 2026
October 2, 2026Medium746.3309(d)(1) - Parent Provided Snacks - May be Shared with Other Children if for Celebration or Party at Center
State’s note: “A caregiver was reported to have shared their child's food with another child without parent's permission.”
October 6, 2026
September 4, 2026Medium High746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
State’s note: “The playground mulch was observed to be less than an inch deep during the follow-up inspection.”
September 8, 2026
September 4, 2026Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The director could not provide a sanitation inspection for a second time.”
October 1, 2026
September 4, 2026Medium High746.3407(11) - Sanitize Tables Tops, Furniture and Similar Equipment
State’s note: “The operation did not have the proper sanitation process for dishes. Multiple toys in the classroom and on the large playground were observed to have layers of debris during the follow-up inspection.”
September 8, 2026
September 4, 2026Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “The bathroom floor and baseboards had visible dirt marks. A bathroom ceiling tile appeared to have been molded with water stains.The kitchen floor appeared to have dirt marks on the ground and on the baseboards.”
September 8, 2026
August 20, 2026High746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
State’s note: “There was bug spray observed accesible to children.”
At the inspection
August 20, 2026Medium High746.4751(a) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Inspect Daily
State’s note: “Trash was observed on the playground while children were present.”
August 20, 2026
August 20, 2026Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “The playground fence was observed to have two entrapment and splinter hazards.”
August 31, 2026
August 20, 2026Medium High746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
State’s note: “The playground mulch was observed to be less than an inch deep.”
August 31, 2026
August 18, 2026Medium High746.3407(11) - Sanitize Tables Tops, Furniture and Similar Equipment
State’s note: “The operation did not have the proper sanitation process for dishes. Multiple toys in the classroom and on the large playground were observed to have layers of debris.”
August 31, 2026
August 18, 2026Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “The toddler room classroom was observed to have chipping paint on the wall and the gate. The bathroom floor had visible dirt marks. A bathroom ceiling tile appeared to have been molded with water stains.There were three trash cans accessible to children.The kitchen floor appeared to have dirt marks on the ground and on the baseboards.”
August 31, 2026
August 18, 2026Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The director could not provide a sanitation inspection.”
August 31, 2026
July 21, 2026Medium High746.1611(b) - Exceeding Maximum Group Size -Ratio Meet
State’s note: “All classes of children at the operation were observed to be combined on the playground with one caregiver for 3-4minutes.”
At the inspection
April 1, 2026Medium High746.1613(a)(5) - Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employees Required
State’s note: “An additional person was not in the building during nap time.”
April 2, 2026
April 1, 2026Medium High746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
State’s note: “Walls near sink was observed to have paint peeling and dirt/soap scum stains in the older infant room. Bathroom was observed to have soiled diapers child's water bottle, and toilet paper on the floor.”
April 3, 2026
April 1, 2026Medium745.651(1) - Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
State’s note: “One employee was observed to have an active background check after seperating from the operation.”
April 2, 2026
September 3, 2025Medium High746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
State’s note: “This standard was re-cited. The loose fill was not at the proper depth around the climbing equipment as required. The equipment is not in use at this time.”
December 15, 2025
August 15, 2025Medium746.4003(a) - First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
State’s note: “The first aid kit was missing tweezers and thermometer.”
August 22, 2025
August 15, 2025High746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
State’s note: “Sanitizing equipment was within the child's reach in the infant room.”
August 15, 2025
August 15, 2025Medium746.1701 - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 12 or Fewer Children
State’s note: “During inspection the caregiver had 10 children 9 that were 18m to 3 yr old with one infant, making the caregiver out of ratio with 12 or fewer children.”
August 15, 2025
August 15, 2025Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The annual Health inspection has not been completed since April.”
August 29, 2025

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Learn and Laugh Preschool?

Texas HHSC's file lists 13 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 13, 2026. 10 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Learn and Laugh Preschool have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 50: 9 high-risk, 32 medium-high-risk, 8 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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