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Hillcrest Childrens Academy

Licensed Center in Austin, Texas. License #1825596, issued October 19, 2026.

Address
3838 Steck Ave, Austin, TX 78759
Phone
(512) 598-9421
Licensed capacity
250 children
Licensed for
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
06:30 AM-06:30 PM
Days
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Child care subsidies
Not accepted
Website
hillcrestacademy.kids

Programs listed with the state: Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School.

Openings

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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 January 28, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 21, 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 3,690 standards at Hillcrest Childrens Academy between October 28, 2025 and September 30, 2026 and recorded 12 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 rulesVisitsStandards checkedViolated
Scope, administration, and communication33701
Record keeping33273
Personnel46161
Ratios and group sizes42160
Activities31080
Infants21800
Toddlers2440
Pre-kindergarten2380
School-age2400
Discipline2400
Naptime3360
Field trips2220
Get well care2540
Nighttime care2260
Nutrition and food care2900
Health practices33391
Safety practices32343
Physical facilities32250
Outdoor safety43840
Pools2600
Fire safety21340
Transportation2980

The table adds up to 3,681 of those standards. The remaining 9, 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 Hillcrest Childrens Academy says about itself

Looking for a Christian preschool in Austin? Explore programs, meet our team, and schedule a tour at Hillcrest Children’s Academy—safe, nurturing care rooted in biblical values.

Quoted from hillcrestacademy.kids, 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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We email you a copy, and tell you honestly whether it reached them. Texas HHSC has no email address on file for about two programs in five, and for those the phone number above is the faster route.

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 September 30, 2026, and 12 citations.

One of those visits began with Hillcrest Childrens Academy 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.

2526
visitsvisits where something was found12 recorded visits since October 2017. More visits does not mean a worse program: how often the state comes depends on the license type, the program's age and whether anyone complained.
  • 1High
  • 3Medium High
  • 7Medium
  • 1Low

Every citation below records a correction.

Citations

Showing all 12. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.

  1. Medium High September 30, 2026 Correction verified October 6, 2026

    746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

    One Fare form was more than a year old and one Fare form did not have both a parent and medical professional signature.
  2. Medium High August 5, 2026 Correction verified August 18, 2026

    746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

    Two allergy action plans were not signed by both the parent and health care provider.
  3. Medium August 5, 2026 Correction verified August 11, 2026

    746.801(8): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records

    A playground maintenance checklist was not available for review.
  4. Medium High August 5, 2026 Correction verified August 18, 2026

    746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    One classroom has an area of peeling paint on the wall about the size of a dinner plate and the flooring is chipped. The outdoor area has gravel loose fill on the sidewalks and play structure that could pose a fall risk.
  5. Medium August 5, 2026 Correction verified August 11, 2026

    746.5205(4): Documentation of Drills

    Documentation of Fire Drills were not available for review.
  6. Low May 7, 2026 Correction verified May 15, 2026

    746.1105(3): Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)

    Affidavit 2985 was missing from the personnel ffiles.
  7. High February 4, 2026 Corrected at inspection

    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 was left unattended outside for about two minutes.
  8. Medium October 28, 2025 Correction verified November 3, 2025

    746.4003(a): First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit

    The first aid kit did not include the guide to first aid.
  9. Medium October 28, 2025 Correction verified November 3, 2025

    746.603(a)(2): Children's Records - Admission Information

    Admission paperwork did not include all required information, including the emergency contact's address, ER care authorization, health statements, and immunizations.
  10. Medium October 28, 2025 Correction verified November 4, 2025

    746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification

    The product safety certification was not available for review.
  11. Medium October 28, 2025 Correction verified November 4, 2025

    746.901: Required Personnel Records

    Personnel files did not include all of the required information, such as, high school diploma, training records and affidavits 2985 and 2912
  12. Medium October 28, 2025 Correction verified November 3, 2025

    746.501(a)(1): Written Operational Policies - Operating Times

    Operational policies did not include all required information, such as promoting indoor/outdoor physical activity, the Abuse Neglect hotline, and the Gang-free zone notification.
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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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