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South Congress Kindercare

6434 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78745 · Travis County 5124437765 License #853832 · issued Dec 16, 2005

81

inspections on file

71

recorded violations

20

health & safety class

Jul 21, 2026

last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation

Records held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Date	Kind	Outcome as recorded	Violations	Official record
Jul 21, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	—
Jul 7, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	—
Jul 2, 2026	Report	No deficiencies cited	0	—
Jun 15, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	—
Jun 3, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	—
Jun 2, 2026	Report	No deficiencies cited	0	—
May 20, 2026	Report	No deficiencies cited	0	—
May 7, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	—
May 5, 2026	Report	No deficiencies cited	0	—
May 4, 2026	Report	No deficiencies cited	0	—
Apr 23, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	—

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation

How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Apr 13, 2026Report · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.3501(1) — Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt

“A caregiver failed to promptly change a diaper after a parent made mention of the soiled diaper.”

Corrected Jun 10, 2026

Mar 26, 2026Report · 4 deficiencies cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.2805(3) — Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

“During the investigation, it was found that a caregiver dragged a child by her wrist from one area of the playground to another.”

Corrected Apr 24, 2026

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.2805(5) — Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

“During the investigation, it was found that a caregiver used harsh language when speaking to children.”

Corrected Apr 24, 2026

Health & safety

Mar 26, 2026Report · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.305(a)(2) — AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization

“A child was hurt in care on 3/6/2026, and the operation did not call CCR to report the incident.”

Corrected Apr 17, 2026

Feb 27, 2026Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.3417(3) — Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

“One caregiver did not help a child wash their hands after diapering. She was walking him back to his napmat when I asked her to wash his hands.”

Corrected Feb 27, 2026

Feb 12, 2026Inspection · 10 deficiencies cited

StandardState weight: Medium

746.603(a)(3) — Children's Records - Health Statement

“Of the ten children files reviewed, five did not have a statement of good health.”

Corrected Apr 3, 2026

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection

“The sanitation inspection was dated 6/24/2024.”

Corrected Jul 10, 2026

StandardState weight: Medium

746.4135(b) — Children's Products- Annual Certification

“The Children's Product Safety record was last completed on 1/10/2025.”

Corrected Feb 26, 2026

Oct 31, 2025Report · 2 deficiencies cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.3701(5) — Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe

“A toddler was injured by a rough edge on a toy that is meant to be used by preschool aged children, according to the listed instructions.”

Corrected Nov 18, 2025

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.1315(b)(1) — CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based

“During the investigation, it was discovered three caregivers had CPR/First Aid certificates that were from online-only sources. The caregivers did not do practice on a CPR manikin as part of the training as required.”

Corrected Dec 23, 2025

Sep 10, 2025Report · 2 deficiencies cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.307(b)(4) — Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk

“The operation didn't notify a child's parents that there were allegations that the child was inappropriately disciplined by a caregiver.”

Corrected Oct 8, 2025

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.305(a)(6) — Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

“The operation didn't notify Child Care Regulation that there were allegations that the child was inappropriately disciplined by a caregiver.”

Corrected Oct 8, 2025

Jun 11, 2025Report · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.3407(12) — Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

“At the conclusion of the investigation, it was determined that the operation recently left a cleaning chemical accessible to children in care.”

Corrected Jun 11, 2025

Jun 6, 2025Report · 2 deficiencies cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

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

“At the conclusion of this investigation, it was determined that a child in care was found unsupervised on the operations playground during operation hours.”

Corrected Jun 10, 2025

StandardState weight: Medium

746.707 — Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent

“The operation did not provide an incident report to the parent and have them sign it within 2 days.”

Corrected Jun 10, 2025

Mar 11, 2025Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium

746.801(10) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors

“The operation did not have documentation of recent emergency drills or checks of their fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, or CO detectors. This was corrected at inspection when the operation completed the drills and checks in front of the inspector.”

Corrected Mar 11, 2025

Nov 1, 2024Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium

746.603(a) — Children's Records Maintained

“I conducted a follow-up inspection and re-reviewed children's records for completion. Out of the ten records reviewed, two were missing immunization records, three required updated immunization records, and one was missing a health statement.”

Corrected Nov 15, 2024

Sep 5, 2024Report · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“The operation is frequently out of compliance with the required staff-to-child ratio, particularly during the morning hours.”

Corrected Oct 22, 2024

Aug 28, 2024Inspection · 6 deficiencies cited

StandardState weight: Medium

746.901 — Required Personnel Records

“One employee's file was missing a copy of their identification, several files lacked a date of hire, three files did not include documentation of how employees meet education requirements, and three files were missing notarized affidavits.”

Corrected Sep 13, 2024

StandardState weight: Medium

746.603(a) — Children's Records Maintained

“Out of ten children's files reviewed, four were missing health statements, one lacked documentation for authorization of emergency care, one was missing immunization records, and two had outdated immunizations.”

Corrected Sep 13, 2024

StandardState weight: Medium

Aug 14, 2024Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.3317(6) — Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders

“Food was being served directly on a shared table between three children.”

Corrected Aug 14, 2024

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.3417(1) — Children Handwashing Before Eating

“Children did not wash their hands before being served lunch.”

Corrected Aug 14, 2024

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“A classroom was out of ratio. The allowed ratio for a median age of five years is 22 children per caregiver, but the classroom had 25 children with only one caregiver.”

Aug 12, 2024Report · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

“Caregivers were found using prohibited forms of punishment, including yelling and corporal punishment.”

Corrected Sep 10, 2024

Aug 1, 2024Report · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.2803(3) — Discipline - Teaches Acceptable Behavior and Self-control

“A caregiver pushed a child's arms down to stop them from engaging in a specific behavior.”

Corrected Aug 23, 2024

Jun 10, 2024Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“An employee without a submitted background check was present in a classroom with children. The employee was asked to leave.”

Corrected Jun 10, 2024

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“Two classrooms were observed to be out of ratio. The specified age group for one classroom was six years old, with an allowed ratio of 1:26. The other classroom had a specified age group of four years old, with an allowed ratio of 1:18.”

Corrected Jun 10, 2024

Jun 5, 2024Report · 6 deficiencies cited

StandardState weight: Medium

746.701(5) — Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk

“No incident reports were created for the children involved in a non-routine situation that could have placed them at risk.”

Corrected Jun 27, 2024

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.305(a)(6) — Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

“The operation did not report a fight that broke out between several children to licensing.”

Corrected Jun 27, 2024

StandardState weight: Medium

May 10, 2024Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.3417(3) — Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

“A child did not wash their hands after having their diaper changed.”

Corrected May 10, 2024

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.3415(4) — Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child

“A caregiver did not wash their hands after changing a child's diaper.”

Corrected May 10, 2024

May 9, 2024Report · 5 deficiencies cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.3407(11) — Sanitize Tables Tops, Furniture and Similar Equipment

“Several classrooms were observed to have remnants of old food and spilled drinks present on both the tables and floors, which are areas frequented by the children.”

Corrected Jun 7, 2024

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.1301(a)(1)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation

“Two new employees did not have their orientation to the center documented.”

Corrected Jun 7, 2024

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

Apr 10, 2024Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited

StandardState weight: Medium

746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content

“There were seven caregivers missing trainings in the required topics.”

Corrected Apr 24, 2024

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.1315(b) — Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR

“There was a caregiver that did not have a current training in pediatric CPR.”

Corrected Apr 11, 2024

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.5101(b) — Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal

“The operation did not have an annual fire inspection.”

Mar 27, 2024Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“There was a classroom out of ratio that had five infants to one caregiver with a specified age of 11 months. The correct ratio is one caregiver to four infants with that specified age group. This was corrected when the operation released a child to their parent and the fifth child was moved to another classroom.”

Corrected Mar 27, 2024

Jan 9, 2024Report · 2 deficiencies cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

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 was a lack of supervision when a child was bit 8 times in the classroom.”

Corrected Feb 7, 2024

StandardState weight: Medium

746.307(c) — Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries

“A child was bitten while in care, and parents were not notified about the bite marks.”

Corrected Feb 7, 2024

Jan 5, 2024Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.5101(b) — Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal

“A current fire inspection was not available for review.”

Corrected Mar 22, 2024

Nov 28, 2023Report · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

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

“A child was left alone for 5-10 minutes unsupervised.”

Corrected Nov 29, 2023

Jun 26, 2023Inspection · 4 deficiencies cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.1315(b)(1) — CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based

“Five caregivers did CPR classes that were fully online. These classes did not include the required practice with a CPR manikin.”

Corrected Jul 21, 2023

StandardState weight: Medium

746.401(3) — Posting Requirements - Licensing Notice-Keeping Children Safe

“The operation did not have the Keeping Children Safe poster or the Parent Notification poster.”

Corrected Jun 30, 2023

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection

“The operation did not have a current annual sanitation inspection.”

Aug 3, 2022Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.5205(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

“The previous fire drill was conducted on 01/27/22 which is outside of the required monthly due date. This was corrected at inspection when a fire drill was conducted.”

Corrected Aug 3, 2022

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection

“The previous sanitation inspection occurred on 06/11/2021 which is outside of the required annual due date.”

Corrected Aug 17, 2022

Health & safetyState weight:

Apr 1, 2022Report · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children

“A child was left outside on the playground, it was determine the operation is in violation of the minimum standard supervision and cited.”

Corrected Apr 22, 2022

Jan 4, 2022Report · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.305(a)(4) — Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness

“The operation has not been reporting positive COIVD cases to Child Care Regulation.”

Corrected Jan 14, 2022

Sep 23, 2021Report · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

“Based on a DFPS investigation, it was determined that improper discipline was used. A caregiver grabbed the arm of a child and yelled at them.”

Corrected Oct 18, 2021