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Licensed child care center · public record

The Learning Junction Early Education Center

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

22 state inspections, last 2 years
32 deficiencies on the state’s summary
29 high or medium-high risk
September 24, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued December 1, 2020
Capacity
34 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-05:30 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
1708059

Where

204 Evans St
Hutto, TX 78634

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 16
  • Medium-high 13
  • Medium 3
  • 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. Showing the newest 25 of 32.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
January 27, 2025High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “Two caregivers did not know the number of children they were responsible for when asked twice. This was corrected when the caregivers counted the number of children and gave the correct number.”
January 27, 2025
January 10, 2025Medium High746.2411(2)(B) - Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting Sheets
State’s note: “An infant under the age of 12 months was observed asleep in a play yard with a loose-fitting sheet. The infant was removed from the play yard at inspection.”
January 10, 2025
January 10, 2025High746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
State’s note: “An infant under the age of 12 months was observed asleep in a play yard with extra bedding. The manufacture instructions of the extra bedding stated, "Never use in a crib or play yard". The extra bedding was removed at inspection.”
January 10, 2025
January 10, 2025High746.2401(6) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
State’s note: “An infant under the age of 12 months was observed asleep in a play yard with a pacifier string attached to their clothing. The pacifier string was removed during inspection.”
January 10, 2025
December 9, 2024High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver used bad judgement when attempting to move the diaper changing mat while an infant is on it. The caregiver is observed sitting on the floor with the diaper changing mat in front of them, picking the diaper changing mat up while an infant is on it and dropping it. The diaper changing mat was…”
December 9, 2024
December 9, 2024Medium High746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
State’s note: “While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was not observed washing her own hands between each diaper change.”
December 9, 2024
December 9, 2024High746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “While reviewing video footage for another investigation, an infant was observed sleeping in an exerSaucer and an infant was observed sleeping in a bouncer.”
December 9, 2024
December 9, 2024Medium High746.3415(1) - Employee Handwashing Before Eating or Handling Food
State’s note: “While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was not observed washing her own hands before preparing meals.”
December 9, 2024
December 9, 2024Medium High746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
State’s note: “While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was observed using her cellphone on multiple occasions while caring for the infants in the classroom.”
December 9, 2024
December 9, 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: “While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver is observed exiting the classroom on multiple occasions in short durations while the infants are eating their food.”
December 9, 2024
December 9, 2024Medium High746.3421(b) - Infant Handwashing - Raised to Sink
State’s note: “While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was not observed washing any of the infant?s hand throughout the day. The caregiver is only observed wiping the children?s hands and faces with wipes.”
December 9, 2024
December 9, 2024Medium High746.3317(1) - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Sanitize Equipment
State’s note: “While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was observed preparing an infant?s food using a utensil to try the food and then using the same utensil to prepare the food on the plate. The caregiver was observed eating food off of a plate and then giving the infant the remainder of the food on the plate while using the same utensil the …”
December 9, 2024
December 9, 2024Medium High746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
State’s note: “While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was observed not disinfecting the diaper changing mat between each use.”
December 9, 2024
November 26, 2024High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was observed inappropriately grabbing children by their arm when picking them up and moving them around the classroom.”
November 26, 2024
November 20, 2024Medium746.201(7) - Operation Open to Parents At All Times
State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that parents are only allowed in the doorway of the operation, they are not allowed in the classrooms.”
February 21, 2025
November 20, 2024High746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver abused and neglected children in care.”
February 21, 2025
November 20, 2024Medium High746.3317 - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary
State’s note: “Video footage showed a caregiver spraying Lysol around themselves while shaking a bottle for an infant.”
February 20, 2025
November 20, 2024High746.1003(4) - Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised
State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that the director was not appropriately supervising caregivers when a caregiver was observed on video walking out of a classroom leaving infants unsupervised multiple times.”
February 21, 2025
November 20, 2024High746.3703(c) - Not Under the Influence of Alcohol or Controlled Substance
State’s note: “During a DPFS investigation, it was found that a caregiver was under the influence of THC while caring for infants. The caregiver did not have a prescription for the controlled substance.”
February 21, 2025
November 20, 2024High746.2805(8) - Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
State’s note: “Infants are being placed in a restrictive device as a form of discipline.”
February 21, 2025
November 20, 2024High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “The operation did not notify parents within the required 2 days when their child was placed at risk.”
February 21, 2025
November 20, 2024Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver left their purse on the floor of a classroom and accessible to infants.”
February 21, 2025
November 20, 2024High746.3703(d) - No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers
State’s note: “During a DPFS investigation, a caregiver admitted to smoking a THC vape pen in the infant classroom multiple times over multiple days. The vape pen was used in the classroom around the infant as a result an infant tested positive for cannabis.”
February 21, 2025
November 20, 2024Medium High746.201(2) - Written Personnel Policies
State’s note: “A caregiver failed to follow the operations smoke free and drug free section the personnel policies.”
February 21, 2025
November 20, 2024Medium High746.1203(3)(C) - Janitorial duties
State’s note: “While caring for infants a caregiver was observed washing dishes, sweeping, vacuuming and spraying disinfectant in the room.”
February 21, 2025

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected The Learning Junction Early Education Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 22 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 24, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does The Learning Junction Early Education Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 32: 16 high-risk, 13 medium-high-risk, 3 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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