The Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development Center
Licensed Center in Buda, Texas. License #1542223, issued January 30, 2015.
- Address
- 402 Lewis Ln, Buda, TX 78610
- Phone
- (512) 312-4816
- Licensed capacity
- 139 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- sunshinecottagepreschool.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided.
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
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 22 areas it checked 3,797 standards at The Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development Center between April 22, 2022 and July 14, 2026 and recorded 17 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 | 3 | 358 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 331 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 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 | 222 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,731 of those standards. The remaining 66, including 16 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 The Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development Center says about itself
Discover quality child care at Sunshine Cottage Preschool. Our nurturing environment fosters growth and learning for your little ones.
Quoted from sunshinecottagepreschool.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 29 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on July 14, 2026, and 17 citations.
One of those visits began with The Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development Center 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.
- 8High
- 3Medium High
- 6Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 17. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium February 6, 2025 Correction verified March 18, 2025
746.2207(a): Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
Two classes with children under 2 years old were watching screens during my walk through.
- Medium High February 5, 2025 Correction verified March 18, 2025
746.3419: Handwashing Procedures
Caregivers stated that they were told to use baby wipes instead of handwashing while the sink was being repaired.
- Medium November 21, 2024 Correction verified December 19, 2024
746.701(5): Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
The operation did not provide an incident report to parents after their child was left unsupervised during a fire drill.
- High November 21, 2024 Correction verified December 19, 2024
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Operation staff did not report to Child Care Regulation that they left a child unsupervised during a fire drill.
- High November 21, 2024 Correction verified December 19, 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
The operation had a fire drill, and a child was left unsupervised in the classroom while the others evacuated.
- High November 21, 2024 Correction verified December 19, 2024
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Operation staff did not notify parents that a child was left unsupervised during a fire drill.
- High November 20, 2024 Correction verified December 19, 2024
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
One caregiver was not on their people list. She was asked to leave while I was on campus. It was advised to run her background as soon as possible so she can come back to work once her background check is approved.
- High November 6, 2024 Correction verified November 22, 2024
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
One caregiver was not on their people list. She left during my visit.
- Medium November 5, 2024 Correction verified December 19, 2024
746.2203(b): Written Activity Plans - Plan Followed by Caregiver
Activity plans were not posted and followed by caregivers during a period where the operation was short staffed.
- Medium November 5, 2024 Correction verified December 19, 2024
746.401(6): Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care center
The weekly menu was has not been posted regularly for parents to review.
- Medium High October 30, 2024 Correction verified December 19, 2024
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
One child did not have an updated immunization record.
- Medium December 5, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
The last signed product certificate was in 2021
- Medium High December 5, 2023 Correction verified January 25, 2024
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
The loose fill in the big playground at the main building B, was under the required 6 inches.
- High August 2, 2023 Correction verified September 1, 2023
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
During an investigation it was found that a caregiver used prohibited punishment when a child was grabbed and pulled.
- Medium January 5, 2023 Correction verified January 19, 2023
746.801(3): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
Of the 10 staff files reviewed, 5 had incomplete annual training hours.
- High July 20, 2022 Correction verified August 22, 2022
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
It was found during the investigation a child was able to exit the operation and enter the parking lot. The caregiver chased after the child to retrieve them and left the rest of the class unsupervised.
- High April 22, 2022 Correction verified April 22, 2022
745.621(a)(2): AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
A caregiver who did not have a background check ran was present and supervising children. The caregiver left during the inspection.
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About this record
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