Children's Courtyard
Licensed Center in Austin, Texas. License #551505- 810, issued January 30, 2001.
- Address
- 12336 N Mopac Expy, Austin, TX 78758
- Phone
- (512) 339-0727
- Licensed capacity
- 281 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: Accredited, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Skill Classes, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
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 3,765 standards at Children's Courtyard between March 11, 2022 and September 4, 2026 and recorded 31 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 | 3 | 357 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 329 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 448 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 2 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 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 | 134 | 1 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 222 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 2 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 1 |
The table adds up to 3,716 of those standards. The remaining 49, including 20 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 34 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 4, 2026, and 31 citations.
3 of those visits began with Children's Courtyard reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 8High
- 15Medium High
- 7Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 31. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium October 14, 2025 Correction verified October 17, 2025
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
7 of the 9 infants that required feeding sheets had not been updated by a parent in over 30 days.
- Medium January 6, 2025 Correction verified January 7, 2025
746.2203(a): Written Activity Plans
The operation did not have an activity plan for one classroom of children in care.
- Medium January 6, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.2207(c)(2): Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriate
Six children were on YouTube watching videos that were not part of a planned activity that is working towards meeting educational goals. This was corrected when the staff had the children shut off the cell phones and tablets.
- High January 6, 2025 Correction verified January 14, 2025
746.1205(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
One child was unsupervised while in care at the operation.
- Medium High December 11, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.1205(a)(3): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
One caregiver was unsure of the ages of the children that she was caring for and walked away as I tried to obtain this information from her. This was corrected when the director assisted her with providng the children's ages during the inspection to help determine if the group was in ratio.
- High November 18, 2024 Correction verified December 23, 2024
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
The operation did not report an incident that placed a child at risk for injury or harm to CCR.
- High November 18, 2024 Correction verified December 23, 2024
746.2805(5): Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
A caregiver disciplined a child by loudly telling the child to stop while cupping the child's face.
- Medium High February 7, 2024 Correction verified March 1, 2024
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Two areas underneath two slides outside on the playground did not have the required amount of loose-fill.
- Medium High February 7, 2024 Correction verified March 1, 2024
746.5205(2): Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar year
The operation had only completed two severe weather drills for 2023.
- Medium High February 7, 2024 Correction verified February 28, 2024
746.3805(b)(1): Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
One child's Epinephrine auto-injector and allergy medication was not in original packaging. The medications were both in ziploc bags.
- High February 7, 2024 Correction verified March 1, 2024
746.5617(a)(6): Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
Two busses used for transporting children did not have first aid kits.
- Medium High February 7, 2024 Correction verified February 20, 2024
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Two caregivers did not have current Pediatric CPR Training that was taken in person.
- Medium February 7, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.2421(a): Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
Three infants did not have feeding instructions. This was corrected at inspection when the director had the parents provide feeding instructions for the infants.
- Medium February 7, 2024 Correction verified March 1, 2024
746.909: Access to Personnel Records
The director was having technical difficulties and was not able to access staff training files during the inspection.
- Medium February 7, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.401(2): Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
The operation did not have the letter or form from the most recent Licensing inspection or investigation posted. This was corrected at inspection when the staff posted the last 2936 inspection form.
- Medium High February 7, 2024 Correction verified February 28, 2024
746.3301(b): Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
The operation was not serving all of the required components for breakfast.
- Medium High February 7, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.3407(8): Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
Two classrooms had a trash can without lids that had trash accessible to children in care. This was corrected at inspection when the director covered the two trash cans with lids.
- Medium High February 7, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.3701(1): Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
Two classrooms with children under 5 years of age did not have electrical outlets covered. This was corrected at inspection when all outlets were covered by the staff.
- Medium Low February 7, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.401(9): Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
The operation did not have a current employees list posted. This was corrected at inspection when the staff posted a current list of employees.
- High September 1, 2023 Correction verified September 5, 2023
746.2805(8): Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
Observed a child in care sitting in a floor seat with the tray attached for timeout. This was corrected when the child was removed out of the chair.
- Medium July 28, 2023 Correction verified September 1, 2023
746.2205(a)(4): Written Activity Plan - No Long Waiting Periods
It was found during the investigation, that after snack time the children were sent to the carpet to wait for an unknown amount of time without an activity.
- Medium High February 22, 2023 Correction verified May 1, 2023
746.2607(1): Activities for Pre-Kindergarten Age - Outdoor Play
There was enough evidence throughout the course of the investigation to determined that the operation was not allowing children to engage in outdoor play prior to the ice storm.
- Medium High February 9, 2023 Correction verified February 27, 2023
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Current immunization records was not available for review for three of the ten children records reviewed.
- High February 9, 2023 Correction verified June 26, 2023
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Current fire inspection was not available for review.
- Medium High February 9, 2023 Correction verified April 19, 2023
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
Current sanitation inspection was not available for review.
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About this record
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