Children's Lighthouse Cedar Park
Licensed Center in Cedar Park, Texas. License #1728255, issued November 8, 2021.
- Address
- 1801 Bagdad Rd, Cedar Park, TX 78613
- Phone
- (512) 528-5674
- Licensed capacity
- 212 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Accredited, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 3-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since July 9, 2026. From the state's provider report of September 12, 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 4,320 standards at Children's Lighthouse Cedar Park between November 19, 2021 and September 1, 2026 and recorded 35 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 | 363 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 329 | 2 |
| Personnel | 3 | 444 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 140 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 357 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 179 | 1 |
| Health practices | 4 | 451 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 296 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 202 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,218 of those standards. The remaining 102, including 27 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 42 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 1, 2026, and 35 citations.
One of those visits began with Children's Lighthouse Cedar Park 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.
- 18High
- 8Medium High
- 9Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 35. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium March 14, 2026 Correction verified April 20, 2026
746.307(c): Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
Information obtained during a DFPS investigation shows that the operation failed to notify parents of a less serious injury.
- High March 14, 2026 Correction verified April 20, 2026
746.1003(3): Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments
Information obtained during a DFPS investigation shows that the operation failed to assign a caregiver to an age group that matched their ability to safely and effectively meet the care of non-verbal children.
- Medium High March 2, 2026 Correction verified May 21, 2026
746.305(a)(2): AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that the operation failed to report the incident to Child Care Regulation within 48 hours. The operation reported the incident via email, but did report by either speaking with someone or reporting on the abuse and neglect website within 48 hours.
- High July 29, 2025 Correction verified August 26, 2025
746.613(a): Required Immunizations
14 out of 17 children immunizations were not up to date.
- High June 24, 2025 Correction verified July 10, 2025
746.3407(12): Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
Two classrooms had cleaning supplies that were accessible to children. This was corrected when the caregivers moved the cleaning supplies out of reach of children.
- High June 24, 2025 Correction verified July 10, 2025
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Two caregivers did not know how many children they were responsible for.
- Medium High June 24, 2025 Correction verified July 7, 2025
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Four out of ten children files were missing the address for the emergency contact.
- Medium High June 24, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.3417(3): Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
A caregiver failed to wash an infant's hands after changing their diaper. This was corrected when the caregiver washed the infant's hands.
- Medium High June 24, 2025 Correction verified July 10, 2025
746.3301(b): Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
During snack time children were only served food from one food group which did not meet the USDA nutritional guidelines.
- High April 16, 2025 Correction verified April 24, 2025
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A caregiver without a background check eligibility letter had direct access to children in care. This was corrected when the caregiver did not return to the operation from their lunch break.
- High April 16, 2025 Correction verified May 28, 2025
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that the operation failed to demonstrate good judgement by continuously allowing children to enter a hallway closet that self locks and having to get a key to unlock the closet and let the children out.
- Medium February 7, 2025 Correction verified April 16, 2025
746.2207(a): Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that caregivers allowed children under the age of 2 years to participate in screen time activities.
- Medium High September 18, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
Operation did not have a current sanitation report. This was corrected during my inspection when I received receipt of payment for the inspection to be completed.
- High September 18, 2024 Correction verified October 8, 2024
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Operation did not have a current fire inspection.
- High June 24, 2024 Correction verified June 28, 2024
746.2427(a): AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant
A caregiver was observed placing a child in the crib on their stomach to nap. Caregiver was instructed to place the child in the crib on their back for nap.
- Medium High June 24, 2024 Correction verified June 26, 2024
746.3803(b): Medication Authorization Expires on First Anniversary
The medication authorization for a child requiring medication administration expired in April of 2024.
- High May 29, 2024 Correction verified June 24, 2024
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Out of ten classrooms observed, three caregivers did not know the number children they were supervising.
- High May 10, 2024 Correction verified May 29, 2024
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
Children from one class were observed running between rooms, standing on a table, and pulling each other by coats and blankets during inspection.
- High May 10, 2024 Correction verified May 29, 2024
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Two employees were present, going in the classroom hallway, and classrooms without completed background checks. One had an inactive status on their background check. One had a pending background check. This was corrected when both employees left .
- Medium May 10, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.2207(a): Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
One classroom was using screen time with a child under the age of 2 years old. This was corrected at inspection when the tablet was turned off.
- High May 7, 2024 Correction verified June 24, 2024
746.2805(5): Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
During an investigation there is enough evidence to determine a caregiver was yelling at the children in care.
- Medium May 7, 2024 Correction verified June 5, 2024
746.707: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
During an investigation it was found that the operation did not provide an incident report to the parent within the required 48 hours.
- High May 7, 2024 Correction verified June 24, 2024
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
During an investigation a caregiver was observed moving two children by one of their arms, lifting them up off the floor to a new spot.
- High May 7, 2024 Correction verified June 24, 2024
746.2805(1): Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
During an investigation it was found that a caregiver was leading a child to another table by pushing their head along the way, pushing children?s heads to a facedown position at tables, pushing a rolling bookshelf towards a child twice, and banging a tablet on a table by children. There is evidence to suggest the caregiver restrains children by holding them tightly.
- High May 7, 2024 Correction verified June 5, 2024
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
During an investigation it was found that the operation waited multiple days to notify parents of children when they were made aware that a caregiver used prohibited punishment on their children while in care placing them at risk.
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