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The Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development Center

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

9 state inspections, last 2 years
17 deficiencies on the state’s summary
11 high or medium-high risk
July 14, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued January 30, 2015
Capacity
139 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 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
1542223

Where

402 Lewis Ln
Buda, TX 78610

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 8
  • Medium-high 3
  • Medium 6
  • 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
February 6, 2025Medium746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
State’s note: “Two classes with children under 2 years old were watching screens during my walk through.”
February 6, 2025
February 5, 2025Medium High746.3419 - Handwashing Procedures
State’s note: “Caregivers stated that they were told to use baby wipes instead of handwashing while the sink was being repaired.”
February 28, 2025
November 21, 2024High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “Operation staff did not report to Child Care Regulation that they left a child unsupervised during a fire drill.”
December 13, 2024
November 21, 2024High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “Operation staff did not notify parents that a child was left unsupervised during a fire drill.”
December 13, 2024
November 21, 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: “The operation had a fire drill, and a child was left unsupervised in the classroom while the others evacuated.”
December 13, 2024
November 21, 2024Medium746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “The operation did not provide an incident report to parents after their child was left unsupervised during a fire drill.”
December 13, 2024
November 20, 2024High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “One caregiver was not on their people list. She was asked to leave while I was on campus. It was advised to run her background as soon as possible so she can come back to work once her background check is approved.”
November 20, 2024
November 6, 2024High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “One caregiver was not on their people list. She left during my visit.”
November 6, 2024
November 5, 2024Medium746.401(6) - Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care center
State’s note: “The weekly menu was has not been posted regularly for parents to review.”
December 12, 2024
November 5, 2024Medium746.2203(b) - Written Activity Plans - Plan Followed by Caregiver
State’s note: “Activity plans were not posted and followed by caregivers during a period where the operation was short staffed.”
December 12, 2024
October 30, 2024Medium High746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
State’s note: “One child did not have an updated immunization record.”
November 7, 2024
December 5, 2023Medium746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
State’s note: “The last signed product certificate was in 2021”
At the inspection
December 5, 2023Medium High746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
State’s note: “The loose fill in the big playground at the main building B, was under the required 6 inches.”
December 22, 2023
August 2, 2023High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “During an investigation it was found that a caregiver used prohibited punishment when a child was grabbed and pulled.”
August 28, 2023
January 5, 2023Medium746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
State’s note: “Of the 10 staff files reviewed, 5 had incomplete annual training hours.”
January 19, 2023
July 20, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
State’s note: “It was found during the investigation a child was able to exit the operation and enter the parking lot. The caregiver chased after the child to retrieve them and left the rest of the class unsupervised.”
August 17, 2022
April 22, 2022High745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
State’s note: “A caregiver who did not have a background check ran was present and supervising children. The caregiver left during the inspection.”
April 22, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected The Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 9 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 14, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does The Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 17: 8 high-risk, 3 medium-high-risk, 6 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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