Loretta Johnson
Licensed Child-Care Home in Austin, Texas. License #983086, issued October 12, 2009.
- Address
- 4811 Cottonwood St, Austin, TX 78744
- Phone
- (512) 524-5651
- Licensed capacity
- 12 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided.
Openings
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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 June 12, 2025. From the state's provider report of August 11, 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 21 areas it checked 2,781 standards at Loretta Johnson between July 28, 2022 and March 26, 2026 and recorded 14 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 21 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 281 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 370 | 5 |
| Personnel | 3 | 387 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 93 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 95 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 312 | 2 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 51 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 2 | 88 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 220 | 2 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 156 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 86 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 2 | 138 | 0 |
| Swimming pools | 2 | 52 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 104 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 78 | 0 |
The table adds up to 2,772 of those standards. The remaining 9, including 2 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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State inspection record
HHSC records 7 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on March 26, 2026, and 14 citations.
- 3High
- 3Medium High
- 8Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium May 8, 2025 Correction verified May 19, 2025
747.3935(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
At inspection, the Consumer Product Safety Recall was not certified for 2025.
- Medium High May 8, 2025 Corrected at inspection
747.3203(8): Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
At inspection, a trash can containing garbage was not covered. This was corrected at inspection when the garbage can, was covered.
- High May 8, 2025 Correction verified May 19, 2025
747.2326(a)(2): Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
At inspection, an infant was observed asleep in a swing. The infant was removed and placed in a crib at inspection.
- Medium May 8, 2025 Correction verified May 19, 2025
747.801(2): Records Maintained and Made Available - Infant Feeding Instructions
At inspection, the infant feeding schedule was not accessible by CCR Inspector.
- Medium High May 8, 2025 Corrected at inspection
747.3203(13): Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Separate from Food and Inaccessible
At inspection, a bottle of Clorox was in an area, accessible to children in care. This was corrected at inspection when the Clorox bottle was removed and stored.
- Medium May 8, 2025 Correction verified May 8, 2025
747.801(3): Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training
At inspection, trainings were not accessible for review by CCR.
- Medium June 10, 2024 Correction verified August 9, 2024
747.801(3): Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training
The training certificates for one caregiver were not available to review.
- High July 5, 2023 Correction verified August 3, 2023
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
There were 2 individuals present in the household that did not have clear and active background checks.
- High July 5, 2023 Correction verified August 3, 2023
747.613(a): Required Immunizations
A 2 1/2 year old child was missing his fourth Immunization on his record. The caregiver called the child's mother and will email it to us when she brings the updated record.
- Medium July 28, 2022 Correction verified August 18, 2022
747.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
One child did not have a health statement on file.
- Medium July 28, 2022 Correction verified August 18, 2022
747.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
One child was missing an immunization record.
- Medium July 28, 2022 Correction verified August 9, 2022
747.2321(a): Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
Three infants were missing infant feedings schedules.
- Medium High July 28, 2022 Correction verified August 18, 2022
747.1303(3)(A): Training Requirements for Caregivers - 15 hours Annual Training
One assistant caregiver did not have documentation of completing all 15 hours of annual training for the last completed training year.
- Medium July 28, 2022 Correction verified August 1, 2022
747.501(8): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The parent handbook did not have a section on the promotion of physical activity.
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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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