Licensed child care center · public record
South Congress KinderCare
Austin, 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
75 deficiencies on the state’s summary
57 high or medium-high risk
October 21, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued December 16, 2005
- Capacity
- 150 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 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
- 853832
Where
6434 S Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78745
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. Showing the newest 25 of 75.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2026 | Medium High | 746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization State’s note: “The child who had a bead stuck in his nose needed medical attention that was not reported to CCR.” |
| July 17, 2026 | Medium | 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent State’s note: “An incident did occur when the child put a bead in his nose, but an incident report was not made and was not shared with the parent.” |
| April 24, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age State’s note: “There were 15 children in care. The youngest was 14 months and the oldest was 33 months old. With the rule that the age difference between oldest and youngest cannot exceed 18 months, the oldest can only be 32 months in order to stay in ratio. There were 3 children 33 months old on that record. Standard 746.1605(1) will be cited.” |
| April 13, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3501(1) - Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt State’s note: “A caregiver failed to promptly change a diaper after a parent made mention of the soiled diaper.” |
| March 26, 2026 | High | 746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling State’s note: “During the investigation, it was found that a caregiver used harsh language when speaking to children.” |
| March 26, 2026 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “It was found that an inappropriate discipline incident occurred, but the operation did not report it to CCR.” |
| March 26, 2026 | Medium | 746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “During the investigation, it was found that the operation did not complete an incident report for an inappropriate discipline incident that placed a child at risk.” |
| March 26, 2026 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “During the investigation, it was found that a caregiver dragged a child by her wrist from one area of the playground to another.” |
| March 26, 2026 | Medium High | 746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization State’s note: “A child was hurt in care on 3/6/2026, and the operation did not call CCR to report the incident.” |
| February 27, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering State’s note: “One caregiver did not help a child wash their hands after diapering. She was walking him back to his napmat when I asked her to wash his hands.” |
| February 12, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information State’s note: “Of the ten children files, two children did not have complet enrollment forms.” |
| February 12, 2026 | High | 746.605(11) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization State’s note: “Of the 10 children files I reviewed, 5 needed emergency care authorizations.” |
| February 12, 2026 | Medium | 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification State’s note: “The Children's Product Safety record was last completed on 1/10/2025.” |
| February 12, 2026 | Medium High | 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes State’s note: “The last fire drill was documented 12/8/2025.” |
| February 12, 2026 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The fire inspection was dated 4/16/2024.” |
| February 12, 2026 | Medium | 746.901 - Required Personnel Records State’s note: “The operation did not have a file available to review for one caregiver.” |
| February 12, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “Of the ten children files reviewed, five did not have a statement of good health.” |
| February 12, 2026 | High | 746.613(a) - Required Immunizations State’s note: “Of the ten children files that were reviewed, 6 either needed updated records, or the record was not there at all.” |
| February 12, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The sanitation inspection was dated 6/24/2024.” |
| February 12, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional State’s note: “Two children have food allergies listed on their enrollment forms and neither child has an allergy action plan signed by a health care professional.” |
| October 31, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3701(5) - Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe State’s note: “A toddler was injured by a rough edge on a toy that is meant to be used by preschool aged children, according to the listed instructions.” |
| October 31, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based State’s note: “During the investigation, it was discovered three caregivers had CPR/First Aid certificates that were from online-only sources. The caregivers did not do practice on a CPR manikin as part of the training as required.” |
| September 10, 2025 | High | 746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk State’s note: “The operation didn't notify a child's parents that there were allegations that the child was inappropriately disciplined by a caregiver.” |
| September 10, 2025 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “The operation didn't notify Child Care Regulation that there were allegations that the child was inappropriately disciplined by a caregiver.” |
| June 11, 2025 | High | 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “At the conclusion of the investigation, it was determined that the operation recently left a cleaning chemical accessible to children in care.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 4, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 17, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- July 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 2, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 15, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 3, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 2, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- May 20, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- May 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 5, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- May 4, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- April 24, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- April 23, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected South Congress KinderCare?
Texas HHSC's file lists 17 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 21, 2026. 12 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does South Congress KinderCare have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 75: 21 high-risk, 36 medium-high-risk, 18 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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