Idea Lab - Austin
Licensed Center in Austin, Texas. License #1692191, issued December 2, 2019.
- Address
- 8620 Burnet Rd Ste 500, Austin, TX 78757
- Phone
- (512) 710-5694
- Licensed capacity
- 49 children
- Licensed for
- School
- Hours
- 03:00 PM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- austin.idealabkids.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Skill Classes, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School.
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 16 areas it checked 2,608 standards at Idea Lab - Austin between August 12, 2022 and June 24, 2026 and recorded 10 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 16 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 314 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 298 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 467 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 126 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 189 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food service | 2 | 86 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 185 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 141 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 141 | 0 |
| Active play | 2 | 228 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 48 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 128 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 88 | 0 |
The table adds up to 2,593 of those standards. The remaining 15, including 6 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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State inspection record
HHSC records 10 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on June 24, 2026, and 10 citations.
- 3High
- 5Medium High
- 2Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 10. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High June 18, 2026 Correction verified June 24, 2026
744.201(11): AP Ensure Total Number of Children Both At and Away From Operation Within Capacity
At inspection, the operation had 51 children in care, when they are licensed for 49.
- High June 16, 2026 Correction verified June 24, 2026
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
At inspection, two caregivers present, at the operation and working with children, did not have cleared background checks.
- Low April 1, 2026 Correction verified April 2, 2026
744.609(a): Update Admission Information - Procedure
Five out of six children admission forms were missing parent signatures.
- Medium High April 1, 2026 Correction verified May 18, 2026
744.1315(a): Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site director Training in Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing and Choking.
Two caregivers were missing First Aid certifications on file.
- Low April 1, 2026 Correction verified May 26, 2026
744.1331(b): Documentation CPR-1st aid includes participant's name, training date, training title, trainer's name, length of training and expiration date
One caregiver was not able to locate their CPR card, even though they had taken the training within the last two years.
- High November 17, 2025 Correction verified November 19, 2025
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A caregiver was present at the operation without a current background check.
- Medium High November 13, 2025 Correction verified December 16, 2025
744.305(a)(2): AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
During an investigation inspection it was found that injuries that required medical attention were not reported to CCR.
- Medium High May 8, 2025 Correction verified May 29, 2025
744.2501(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
There was no current sanitation inspection available for review.
- Medium High May 8, 2025 Correction verified May 30, 2025
744.1315(b)(1): CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines
Out of the six staff files reviewed, one staff member did not have CPR training that included hands-on skills practice, and another had an expired CPR/First Aid certification.
- Medium High August 12, 2022 Correction verified August 23, 2022
744.1315(a): Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site director Training in Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing and Choking.
Out of 6 staff files reviewed one was missing a current CPR/First aid training.
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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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