Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.7
- Local median
- 0.42
Hillcrest Childrens Academy
3838 STECK AVE, Austin, TX 78759-8637
- Operation number:
- 1825596
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Travis
- Capacity:
- 250
- License effective:
- November 14, 2025
- Hours:
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 5125989421
- Email:
- info@hillcrestacademy.kids
- Website:
- https://hillcrestacademy.kids
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers 10 available inspections for Hillcrest Childrens Academy from October 28, 2025 through August 18, 2026.
Three inspections recorded violations, with seven recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on May 7, 2026 and involved staff training.
Supervision was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
Four later inspections, from June 18, 2026 through August 18, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 10
- Recorded violations
- 7
- Higher-concern violations
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 1
10 in last 12 months
7 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
10 total inspections vs 9 local median in 78759
Compared to 14 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 10%
- Local median
- 18%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 30%
- Local median
- 29%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.79
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Staff training
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
October 28, 2025May 7, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Low concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Affidavit 2985 was missing from the personnel ffiles.
- Correction deadline
- May 14, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 15, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Low
- Report section
- 746.1105(3) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
- Official code
- 746.1105(3)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- A child was left unattended outside for about two minutes.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 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
- Official code
- 746.1205(a)(4)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Admission paperwork did not include all required information, including the emergency contact's address, ER care authorization, health statements, and immunizations.
- Correction deadline
- November 11, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 3, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information
- Official code
- 746.603(a)(2)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Personnel files did not include all of the required information, such as, high school diploma, training records and affidavits 2985 and 2912
- Correction deadline
- November 11, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 4, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.901 - Required Personnel Records
- Official code
- 746.901
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Operational policies did not include all required information, such as promoting indoor/outdoor physical activity, the Abuse Neglect hotline, and the Gang-free zone notification.
- Correction deadline
- November 11, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 3, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.501(a)(1) - Written Operational Policies - Operating Times
- Official code
- 746.501(a)(1)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The product safety certification was not available for review.
- Correction deadline
- November 11, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 4, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
- Official code
- 746.4135(b)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The first aid kit did not include the guide to first aid.
- Correction deadline
- November 11, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 3, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.4003(a) - First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
- Official code
- 746.4003(a)