Child Craft School
Licensed Center in Austin, Texas. License #1619697, issued March 7, 2016.
- Address
- 800 W 30th St, Austin, TX 78705
- Phone
- (512) 472-3437
- Licensed capacity
- 99 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- childcraftschooltx.com
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 2-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since January 1, 2025. From the state's provider report of August 30, 2026.
Where this is
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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 22 areas it checked 3,109 standards at Child Craft School between May 5, 2022 and January 20, 2026 and recorded 11 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 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 2 | 240 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 220 | 0 |
| Personnel | 2 | 290 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 68 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 177 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 230 | 2 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 2 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 2 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,097 of those standards. The remaining 12, 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.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 9 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on January 20, 2026, and 11 citations.
- 2High
- 5Medium High
- 4Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 11. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High January 2, 2026 Correction verified January 20, 2026
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
LAst Sasnitation inspection was conducted on 09/19/2024.
- Medium High January 2, 2026 Correction verified January 20, 2026
746.4901(a): Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
Thee was not enough loose fill surfacinf material where the swings are located.
- High January 2, 2026 Correction verified January 20, 2026
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The last fire inspection was conducted on 03/12/2024.
- Medium January 2, 2026 Correction verified January 20, 2026
746.4003(a)(1): First Aid Kit Incomplete - Gudie to first aid and emergency care
First Aid kit was missing first aid emergency guide.
- High April 12, 2024 Correction verified April 12, 2024
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
One caregiver was present without a completed background check. This was corrected at inspection when the director had the caregiver leave.
- Medium High March 20, 2024 Correction verified April 12, 2024
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
The playground did not have the required amount of loose fill.
- Medium March 20, 2024 Correction verified March 28, 2024
746.5205(4): Documentation of Drills
The emergency drill form was not being filled out each month. There was no fire drill documented for January. There was one for February. The smoke detector and CO2 detector tests were being done but not documented.
- Medium March 20, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.4003(b): First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
The first aid kit contained expired items. This was corrected at inspection when the expired items were removed and thrown away.
- Medium March 20, 2024 Correction verified March 28, 2024
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Of four staff files reviewed, four were missing proof of training in emergency preparedness, administering medication, food allergies, and hazardous material. One was missing proof of training in SIDS, shaken baby, and early brain development.
- Medium High May 5, 2022 Correction verified July 27, 2022
746.5101(b): Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
The operation did not have a current fire inspection.
- Medium High May 5, 2022 Correction verified October 11, 2022
746.1301(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
During the inspection 8 staff files were reviewed, and each staff member only had 4 hours of annual training completed.
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.
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