Fountain Plaza Child Incorporated
Licensed Center in Austin, Texas. License #409687- 1086, issued February 23, 1992.
- Address
- 825 E 53rd 1/2 St, Austin, TX 78751
- Phone
- (512) 451-7361
- Licensed capacity
- 105 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-03:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- childinc.org
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Accredited, Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
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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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 22 areas it checked 3,774 standards at Fountain Plaza Child Incorporated between May 11, 2022 and September 9, 2026 and recorded 15 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 | 358 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 5 |
| Personnel | 2 | 306 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 452 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 232 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,750 of those standards. The remaining 24, including 10 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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Tell me about new inspections
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We ask for nothing but the address, and we send a confirmation first. Your list is never shown to this program, never sold, and every message has a link to stop. An inspection is routine: programs are visited on a schedule and after a complaint, and a visit is not a finding.
State inspection record
HHSC records 24 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on November 2, 2026, and 15 citations.
4 of those visits began with Fountain Plaza Child Incorporated 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.
- 5High
- 4Medium High
- 4Medium
- 1Medium Low
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 15. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium April 13, 2026 Correction verified May 18, 2026
746.2803(4)(D): Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
There is a violation of this standard, as non-positive methods of redirection and discipline were observed to handle challenging behaviors.
- High December 11, 2025 Correction verified December 22, 2025
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation has not maintained the annual fire inspection as required. The last fire inspection was conducted on 11/13/2024.
- Medium December 11, 2025 Correction verified December 22, 2025
746.3321(a)(3): Toothbrushes - Stored Sanitary
Children toothbrushes were touching each other during storage. Also, were accessible to children.
- High September 24, 2025 Correction verified October 17, 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
There is a violation to this standard, as a child was left unsupervised in the playground area for 3 minutes.
- Medium High August 19, 2025 Correction verified August 20, 2025
746.303(a)(4): Report Change in Director
Child Care Regulation was not notified of a change to the director position within the required 5 days.
- Medium High May 20, 2025 Correction verified August 19, 2025
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
A door that did not latch into place when closed remained unrepaired and contributed to a supervision incident.
- High May 20, 2025 Correction verified August 19, 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
A child exited the property and entered the street unsupervised.
- Medium High February 22, 2024 Correction verified March 28, 2024
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Three children did not have current immunization records.
- Medium Low February 22, 2024 Correction verified March 11, 2024
746.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
One caregiver did not have a complete notarized Licensing Affidavit for Applicants for Employment form.
- Medium February 22, 2024 Correction verified March 11, 2024
746.901(2): Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
Two staff personnel records did not have documentation showing how the employee meets the minimum education requirements, specifically, a GED/High School diploma or transcript.
- High February 22, 2024 Correction verified March 11, 2024
HRC 42.0563: Employment affidavit regarding inappropriate relationship with minor
One caregiver hired after 9/1/23 did not have a Pre-Employment Affidavit.
- Medium High February 22, 2024 Correction verified March 11, 2024
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Two children's admission paperwork did not include a name, address, and telephone number of another responsible individual (friend or relative) who should be contacted in an emergency when the parent cannot be reached.
- Medium February 22, 2024 Correction verified March 11, 2024
746.605(11): Required Admission Information - Physician Information
Two children's files did not have the name, address, and telephone number of the child s physician or an emergency-care facility.
- Low May 2, 2023 Correction verified May 3, 2023
746.1329(d): Employee record: Signed and Dated Statement for Orientation/Pre-Service trainingby trainer and employee
One employee was missing documentation showing orientation was completed.
- High May 11, 2022 Correction verified May 13, 2022
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
The operation permitted a person to be in direct care of the children before receiving an eligiblity letter. NOTE: The background check was submitted during the inspection and the caregiver was sent home.
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About this record
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