The Learning Junction Early Education Center
Licensed Center in Hutto, Texas. License #1708059, issued December 1, 2020.
- Address
- 204 Evans St, Hutto, TX 78634
- Phone
- (512) 777-2588
- Licensed capacity
- 34 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: Part Time Care.
Openings
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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 22 areas it checked 6,432 standards at The Learning Junction Early Education Center between December 28, 2021 and September 24, 2026 and recorded 32 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 | 481 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 435 | 0 |
| Personnel | 4 | 589 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 7 | 378 | 0 |
| Activities | 5 | 180 | 0 |
| Infants | 7 | 627 | 6 |
| Toddlers | 7 | 154 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 5 | 95 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 8 | 160 | 0 |
| Naptime | 6 | 72 | 0 |
| Field trips | 7 | 77 | 0 |
| Get well care | 6 | 162 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 5 | 65 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 7 | 313 | 0 |
| Health practices | 7 | 789 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 6 | 442 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 374 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 202 | 0 |
| Transportation | 5 | 230 | 0 |
The table adds up to 6,353 of those standards. The remaining 79, including 26 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 29 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 24, 2026, and 32 citations.
- 16High
- 13Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 32. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High January 27, 2025 Correction verified February 10, 2025
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Two caregivers did not know the number of children they were responsible for when asked twice. This was corrected when the caregivers counted the number of children and gave the correct number.
- High January 10, 2025 Correction verified January 27, 2025
746.2401(6): Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
An infant under the age of 12 months was observed asleep in a play yard with a pacifier string attached to their clothing. The pacifier string was removed during inspection.
- Medium High January 10, 2025 Correction verified January 27, 2025
746.2411(2)(B): Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting Sheets
An infant under the age of 12 months was observed asleep in a play yard with a loose-fitting sheet. The infant was removed from the play yard at inspection.
- High January 10, 2025 Correction verified January 27, 2025
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
An infant under the age of 12 months was observed asleep in a play yard with extra bedding. The manufacture instructions of the extra bedding stated, "Never use in a crib or play yard". The extra bedding was removed at inspection.
- Medium High December 9, 2024 Correction verified December 10, 2024
746.3317(1): Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Sanitize Equipment
While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was observed preparing an infant?s food using a utensil to try the food and then using the same utensil to prepare the food on the plate. The caregiver was observed eating food off of a plate and then giving the infant the remainder of the food on the plate while using the same utensil the caregiver ate off of.
- Medium High December 9, 2024 Correction verified December 10, 2024
746.3415(1): Employee Handwashing Before Eating or Handling Food
While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was not observed washing her own hands before preparing meals.
- Medium High December 9, 2024 Correction verified December 10, 2024
746.3415(4): Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was not observed washing her own hands between each diaper change.
- Medium High December 9, 2024 Correction verified December 10, 2024
746.3421(b): Infant Handwashing - Raised to Sink
While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was not observed washing any of the infant?s hand throughout the day. The caregiver is only observed wiping the children?s hands and faces with wipes.
- Medium High December 9, 2024 Correction verified December 10, 2024
746.3505(e): Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was observed not disinfecting the diaper changing mat between each use.
- Medium High December 9, 2024 Correction verified December 10, 2024
746.1203(3)(D): Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was observed using her cellphone on multiple occasions while caring for the infants in the classroom.
- High December 9, 2024 Correction verified December 10, 2024
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
While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver is observed exiting the classroom on multiple occasions in short durations while the infants are eating their food.
- High December 9, 2024 Correction verified December 10, 2024
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver used bad judgement when attempting to move the diaper changing mat while an infant is on it. The caregiver is observed sitting on the floor with the diaper changing mat in front of them, picking the diaper changing mat up while an infant is on it and dropping it. The diaper changing mat was padded and landed up correctly however, the caregiver exhibited bad judgement when attempting to move it this way.
- High December 9, 2024 Correction verified December 10, 2024
746.2426(a)(1): Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
While reviewing video footage for another investigation, an infant was observed sleeping in an exerSaucer and an infant was observed sleeping in a bouncer.
- High November 26, 2024 Correction verified December 10, 2024
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was observed inappropriately grabbing children by their arm when picking them up and moving them around the classroom.
- Medium High November 20, 2024 Correction verified March 3, 2025
746.1203(3)(C): Janitorial duties
While caring for infants a caregiver was observed washing dishes, sweeping, vacuuming and spraying disinfectant in the room.
- High November 20, 2024 Correction verified March 3, 2025
746.3703(c): Not Under the Influence of Alcohol or Controlled Substance
During a DPFS investigation, it was found that a caregiver was under the influence of THC while caring for infants. The caregiver did not have a prescription for the controlled substance.
- High November 20, 2024 Correction verified March 3, 2025
746.3703(d): No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers
During a DPFS investigation, a caregiver admitted to smoking a THC vape pen in the infant classroom multiple times over multiple days. The vape pen was used in the classroom around the infant as a result an infant tested positive for cannabis.
- Medium High November 20, 2024 Correction verified March 3, 2025
746.201(2): Written Personnel Policies
A caregiver failed to follow the operations smoke free and drug free section the personnel policies.
- High November 20, 2024 Correction verified March 3, 2025
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
The operation did not notify parents within the required 2 days when their child was placed at risk.
- High November 20, 2024 Correction verified March 3, 2025
746.2805(8): Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
Infants are being placed in a restrictive device as a form of discipline.
- Medium High November 20, 2024 Correction verified March 3, 2025
746.3317: Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary
Video footage showed a caregiver spraying Lysol around themselves while shaking a bottle for an infant.
- Medium High November 20, 2024 Correction verified March 3, 2025
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver left their purse on the floor of a classroom and accessible to infants.
- High November 20, 2024 Correction verified March 3, 2025
746.2805(1): Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver was roughly moving infants when they placed them in a highchair and when they removed them from bouncer seats or exersaucers.
- High November 20, 2024 Correction verified March 3, 2025
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver dropped an empty bouncer seat on the ground next to two infants on the ground. The bouncer seat did not hit the infants, however the caregiver exhibited bad judgement when attempting to move it this way. During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement when the caregiver sprayed Lysol in the close proximity of infants. During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver did not use good judgement when they used their sleeve to wipe an infant's nose twice. Additionally, the caregiver did not wash hands after doing so.
- High November 20, 2024 Correction verified March 3, 2025
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that it was not reported that a caregiver was using prohibited discipline and guidance on infants after the director observed video of the classroom.
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