Mainspring at Live Oak
Licensed Center in Austin, Texas. License #21007, issued April 8, 1986.
- Address
- 1100 W Live Oak St, Austin, TX 78704
- Phone
- (512) 442-2301
- Licensed capacity
- 115 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- mainspringschools.org
Programs listed with the state: Accredited, Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Field Trips.
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 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 3,162 standards at Mainspring at Live Oak between March 11, 2022 and May 19, 2026 and recorded 11 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 | 242 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 225 | 4 |
| Personnel | 2 | 313 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 72 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 180 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 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 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,120 of those standards. The remaining 42, including 7 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 24 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on May 19, 2026, and 11 citations.
2 of those visits began with Mainspring at Live Oak 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.
- 5High
- 2Medium High
- 4Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 11. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High January 14, 2026 Correction verified February 10, 2026
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
There is a violation of this standard, as a child was left unsupervised for 2 minutes.
- Medium High November 20, 2024 Correction verified December 17, 2024
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
A staff member didn't have a current training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking, as was expired. *Compliance was met, as the current training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking was completed after, the certificate was sent via email with a renewed date of 12/02/2024.
- High November 13, 2023 Correction verified November 28, 2023
745.635(2): AP Background check determination - If ineligible then you must immediately remove subject from operation and confirm to CBCU receipt of notice letter
There was a caregiver present without an eligible background check. This was corrected when the caregiver left the operation.
- Medium November 9, 2023 Correction verified December 20, 2023
746.2905(1): Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
Based on the evidence gathered during the inspection, a caregiver attempted to restrict a child during nap.
- Medium High June 6, 2023 Correction verified June 8, 2023
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
A child with a food allergy did not have a food allergy plan available for review.
- Medium June 6, 2023 Correction verified June 8, 2023
746.901(8): Required Personnel Records- Photo Identification
Five out of ten staff did not have a photo ID in their file.
- High June 6, 2023 Correction verified June 8, 2023
746.613(a): Required Immunizations
Three out of ten children's files did not have updated immunization records.
- Medium June 6, 2023 Correction verified June 19, 2023
746.901(5): Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
Five out of ten staff files reviewed did not have the required annual training hours.
- High June 6, 2023 Correction verified June 8, 2023
746.605(12): Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
Two out of ten children's files did not have emergency care authorization.
- Medium December 7, 2022 Correction verified May 17, 2023
746.701(5): Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
The operation did not complete an incident report for an incident that placed a child at risk.
- High December 7, 2022 Correction verified May 17, 2023
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
The operation did not report an incident to Child Care Regulation that placed a child at risk.
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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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