Little Hands International Preschool
Licensed Center in Austin, Texas. License #1726260, issued February 10, 2022.
- Address
- 8830 Cainwood Ln, Austin, TX 78729
- Phone
- (512) 919-0019
- Licensed capacity
- 87 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:45 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- littlehandsaustin.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Drop-In 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 4-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 24, 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 4,668 standards at Little Hands International Preschool between December 8, 2021 and November 3, 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 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 4 | 479 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 435 | 1 |
| Personnel | 4 | 573 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 1 |
| Activities | 4 | 136 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 354 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 53 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 5 | 55 | 0 |
| Get well care | 6 | 162 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 6 | 78 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 2 |
| Pools | 5 | 132 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 270 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 181 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,658 of those standards. The remaining 10, 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 Little Hands International Preschool says about itself
Discover Little Hands International Preschool, where children aged 15 months to 5 years thrive. Enroll now for a bright start in Austin, TX!
Quoted from littlehandsaustin.com, 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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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 14 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on November 3, 2026, and 10 citations.
- 1High
- 5Medium High
- 2Medium
- 2Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 10. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High December 5, 2025 Correction verified December 8, 2025
745.621(a)(2): AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
A caregiver, with direct access to children, was present without a background check eligibility. The caregiver was sent home during the inspection.
- Medium December 5, 2025 Correction verified December 8, 2025
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Three caregivers did not have the required health and safety trainings.
- Medium December 5, 2025 Correction verified December 22, 2025
746.4751(b): Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
Operation only had checklist completed from 12/2025. They could not locate previous checklists to prove checks are being done at least monthly.
- Medium High December 5, 2025 Correction verified December 29, 2025
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
The operation has not had a health inspection since 9/2024.
- Medium High January 9, 2024 Correction verified January 22, 2024
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
During the monitoring inspection it was observed that the loose fill for a 4 ft slide was only 2 inches deep. It is required to be 6 inches deep in the slide, use zone, area.
- Medium High January 18, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.1301(2)(A): Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
A review of records, one staff did not have documentation of the required 24- hour pre-service training. This was corrected at inspection when the staff added the additional proof of prior employment to the personnel record.
- Medium High January 18, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.1613(a)(6): Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Caregivers Physically Present
During the inspection, a caregiver was observed standing in the doorway supervising a group of children located inside of the classroom getting ready for nap and another group sitting in the hallway waiting to use the restroom. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver had the children in the classroom go out and sit in the hallway with the rest of the children.
- Medium Low March 1, 2022 Correction verified March 1, 2022
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
- Medium High January 12, 2022 Correction verified January 19, 2022
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
One caregiver's records out of six reviwed did not have current CPR and first aid certification.
- Medium Low January 12, 2022 Correction verified January 19, 2022
746.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
One caregiver's Records out of six reviewed did not have a notarized Licensing Affidavit within their files.
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About this record
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