Austin Butterfly Academy
Licensed Child-Care Home in Austin, Texas. License #1760970, issued August 30, 2023.
- Address
- 3005 Menchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78704
- Phone
- (512) 420-7113
- Licensed capacity
- 12 children
- Licensed for
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 08:30 AM-03:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- austinbutterflyacademy.com
Programs listed with the state: Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star, entry level
In the program and not yet star-rated. This is a stage, not a low score.
In effect since July 29, 2026. From the state's provider report of July 31, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 21 areas it checked 4,223 standards at Austin Butterfly Academy between January 26, 2023 and June 18, 2026 and recorded 17 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 21 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 4 | 372 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 367 | 4 |
| Personnel | 4 | 523 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 124 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 128 | 1 |
| Infants | 4 | 312 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 68 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 76 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 64 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 4 | 175 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 439 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 5 | 377 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 168 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 4 | 276 | 1 |
| Swimming pools | 4 | 98 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 5 | 260 | 5 |
| Transportation | 4 | 137 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,210 of those standards. The remaining 13, including 3 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
What Austin Butterfly Academy says about itself
Austin Butterfly Academy is a nature based preschool program for infants, toddlers and young children. Low ratio, high quality, Montessori based education in the heart of Austin, Texas.
Quoted from austinbutterflyacademy.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 12 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on June 18, 2026, and 17 citations.
- 4High
- 5Medium High
- 8Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 17. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High July 27, 2023 Corrected at inspection
747.5107(a): Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
There was no record of the monthly fire extinguisher tests. This was corrected at the inspection when the fire extingushers were tested.
- Medium July 27, 2023 Correction verified August 23, 2023
747.901: Personnel Records
Out of three files reviewed, three were missing proof of background checks, two were missing education requirements and a photo ID.
- Medium High June 12, 2023 Correction verified June 26, 2023
747.5105: Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
A fire extinguisher is not mounted.
- High May 12, 2023 Correction verified June 14, 2023
747.5115: Smoke Detectors Testing
There is no doucmentation of monthly smoke detector tests. This was corrected at the inspection when the smoke detector was tested.
- Medium High May 12, 2023 Correction verified June 14, 2023
747.5105: Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
The fire extinguisher is not mounted.
- High May 12, 2023 Corrected at inspection
747.4403(2): Prohibited Equipment - Allows Children To Fall Inside Structure
A trampoline on the playground is not installed on a resilient surface. This was corrected at the inspection when the trampoline was removed from an area that children can access.
- Medium High May 12, 2023 Correction verified June 14, 2023
747.5005(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
There is no documentation of monthly emergnecy drills available for review. This was corrected at the inspection when a fire drill was conducted and documented.
- High February 15, 2023 Correction verified February 24, 2023
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Two caregivers were present who did not have eligible background checks. They left during the inspection.
- Medium January 26, 2023 Correction verified February 11, 2023
747.401(a)(3): Posting Requirements-Keeping Children Safe Poster
The provider didn't have all the required postings.
- High January 26, 2023 Correction verified February 15, 2023
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A caregiver was present who did not have an eligible background check. She left during the inspection.
- Medium January 26, 2023 Correction verified February 5, 2023
747.801(7): Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation
The operation didn't have recent documentation of completing emergency drills and safety checks.
- Medium January 26, 2023 Correction verified February 13, 2023
747.2102(a): Written Activity Plan - Develop and Follow
The provider didn't have a written activity plan.
- Medium January 26, 2023 Correction verified February 11, 2023
747.901: Personnel Records
The provider and her employee didn't have notarized affidavits for employment. The employee was missing a signed orientation form.
- Medium January 26, 2023 Correction verified February 5, 2023
747.3935(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
The provider did not do the certification in writing that she has reviewed each of the recall notices issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and that there are no unsafe products in the home.
- Medium High January 26, 2023 Correction verified February 11, 2023
747.5105: Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
The fire extinguisher is mounted too high. The top of the extinguisher is over five feet above the floor.
- Medium January 26, 2023 Correction verified February 9, 2023
747.501(8): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The provider was missing some of the required information in her parent handbook.
- Medium January 26, 2023 Correction verified February 10, 2023
747.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
One child was missing immunization records.
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About this record
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