Holy Word Early Learning Center
Licensed Center in Austin, Texas. License #1676301, issued January 16, 2019.
- Address
- 10601 Bluff Bend Dr, Austin, TX 78753
- Phone
- (512) 836-0660
- Licensed capacity
- 154 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
- Website
- hwelc.net
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Part Time Care.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
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 September 25, 2026. From the state's provider report of September 25, 2026.
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 3,836 standards at Holy Word Early Learning Center between December 2, 2021 and May 15, 2026 and recorded 17 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 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 440 | 3 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 357 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 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 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 2 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 2 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,815 of those standards. The remaining 21, including 5 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 Holy Word Early Learning Center says about itself
Holy Word Early Learning Center in Austin offers faith-based childcare for infants to Pre-K, emphasizing personalized, whole-child development inspired by biblical principles.
Quoted from hwelc.net, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
Ask about an opening
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Tell me about new inspections
One short message each time Texas HHSC records an inspection here, saying that it happened and linking to the record. We do not tell you what the inspector found: a finding without whether it was corrected is misleading, and that pair belongs on the page rather than split across an email.
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 15 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on May 15, 2026, and 17 citations.
One of those visits began with Holy Word Early Learning Center 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.
- 3High
- 7Medium High
- 6Medium
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 17. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High February 19, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.3505(b): Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant's Hands
A caregiver did not wash the infant's hands after changing their diaper. This was corrected during the inspection when I asked the caregiver to wash the infant's hands.
- Medium High February 19, 2026 Correction verified March 2, 2026
746.3805(b)(3): Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date
A medication was expired at the time of the inspection.
- Medium High June 24, 2025 Correction verified July 15, 2025
746.3805(b)(1): Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
Three EpiPens were observed not stored in their original labeled boxes
- Low June 24, 2025 Correction verified June 27, 2025
746.1105(3): Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
Out of the ten staff files reviewed, two employees did not have a notarized affidavit on file.
- Medium June 24, 2025 Correction verified July 1, 2025
746.501(a)(30): Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
The operation did not have written policies on the following: infant safe sleep, how to access the most recent M.S. inspection form, how to contact Licensing, how to access the DFPS website, and procedures for inclusive care.
- Medium June 24, 2025 Correction verified July 15, 2025
746.603(a): Children's Records Maintained
Of the ten children's files reviewed, four were missing updated immunization records, three were missing health statements, and all ten were missing emergency contact information.
- Medium June 24, 2025 Correction verified July 15, 2025
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Of the ten staff files reviewed, one employee was missing the required 24 hours of annual training. Additionally, two employees lacked training in emergency preparedness, two in building and premises safety, two in emergency planning, one in child maltreatment, one in administering medication, and one in discipline and guidance.
- Medium June 24, 2025 Correction verified July 1, 2025
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Feeding instructions for multiple infants had not been updated within the last 30 days.
- Medium June 24, 2025 Correction verified June 27, 2025
746.801(8): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
The operation did not have a completed playground maintenance checklist available for review.
- Medium High August 15, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.5307(a): Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
The operation does not have documentation of completing monthly fire extinguisher tests. This was corrected during the inspection when the fire extinguisher were inspected by the director.
- Medium August 15, 2024 Correction verified August 23, 2024
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
Three children do not have updated immunization records on file.
- High August 15, 2024 Correction verified September 16, 2024
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Two caregivers with a pending background check were present with access to children. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregivers were sent home.
- High August 15, 2024 Correction verified August 20, 2024
746.5319: Smoke Detectors Testing
The operation has not conducted monthly testing of smoke detectors or carbon monoxide detectors.
- Medium High August 15, 2024 Correction verified August 20, 2024
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Three children do not have a complete food allergy plan. Two of the medicaitons were expired.
- High July 31, 2024 Correction verified August 14, 2024
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Based on the evidence gathered during the investigation, good judgment was not used when the required notifications after a child is injured was not made.
- Medium High July 31, 2024 Correction verified August 14, 2024
746.2403(5): Infant Care Area - Space to Walk Between Cribs, Cots or Mats
Based on the evidence gathered during the investigation, the room arrangement created a tripping hazard and injury to a child.
- Medium High October 5, 2023 Correction verified October 27, 2023
746.605(13): Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
The missing Admission information has been corrected.
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About this record
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