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Checking a daycare in Leander, Texas

The state child care records for Leander include 105 operations, with 44 licensed centers and 61 home-based operations. From 2023-10-10 through 2026-10-10, the records show 329 citations across all operation types. During that period, 32 licensed centers had at least one citation, and 12 licensed centers had no citations recorded.

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Provider totals and citation counts include all providers, including providers omitted from listings for personal-name privacy or suppression requests.

Citations dated October 10, 2023 to October 10, 2026.

Providers by type

Provider typeProviders
Licensed Centers44
Licensed Child-Care Homes24
Listed Family Homes20
Registered Child-Care Homes17

Citations by HHSC risk level

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weightCitations
High72
Medium High127
Medium115
Medium Low7
Low8
Unknown0

Most cited standards in this city

StandardTitleCitationsProviders
746.1205Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity119
745.641AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation76
747.3803First Aid Kit - Complete Kit66
747.5005Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes65
746.1309Documented Annual Training- Required Content55
746.3401Annual Sanitation Inspection55
746.3819Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional53
747.5105Mounting of Fire Extinguishers55
746.3805Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date44
746.603Children's Records - Health Statement44

ZIP codes by provider count

ZIPProviders
78641104
786281

How to check the record

  1. Go to the Texas HHSC public child care search page (link below).
  2. Search for the daycare by name or location to find its listing.
  3. Open the operation details page and the inspection and compliance history page. DaycareList provider pages link to both pages.
  4. Read the citations listed for the operation, noting the risk weight assigned to each standard and whether the citation was corrected at the inspection.
  5. Read the narrative in each citation record to see what the inspector found.
  6. Compare the dates of inspections and citations over the years covered by the state records.
  7. Ask the provider questions about specific citations you read in the record.
  8. Report errors on a DaycareList page through the corrections page. DaycareList data is refreshed from the state through the Texas Open Data Portal; the state's own record is authoritative.

Reading records

deficiency (citation)
A finding that a minimum standard was not met during an inspection, investigation, or assessment.
risk levels
HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight of High, Medium High, Medium, Medium Low, or Low.
corrected at inspection
A citation record may show whether the deficiency was fixed at the time of the inspection.
correction date
The date shown on a citation record for when the correction was made.
correction verified
A citation record may show a date the correction was verified.
technical assistance
A citation record may show whether technical assistance was given.
inspection vs investigation vs assessment
Records published by the state include inspections, investigations, and assessments, along with the deficiencies cited during them.
three-year window
The period DaycareList uses when counting citations in its provider summaries. The state online records cover about the last five years.
minimum standards
The rules operations must follow. For centers they are in Texas Administrative Code Title 26, Chapter 746; for licensed and registered homes, Chapter 747. The governing statute is Texas Human Resources Code Chapter 42.

Cited standards

746.1205: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

This standard covers caregivers staying close enough to children to hear or see their activities and know where they are. Citations in Leander records describe a child left unattended and a caregiver who did not know an infant's location.

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

This standard covers receiving background check notification before allowing a person to be present at the operation. Citations in Leander records describe people present with pending or missing required background checks, or without an eligible background check.

747.3803: First Aid Kit - Complete Kit

This standard covers having a complete first aid kit. Citations in Leander records describe missing required items, including a first aid guide.

747.5005: Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

This standard covers monthly fire drills and the time taken to exit. Citations in Leander records describe drills held less often than monthly and a monthly fire drill log that was unavailable for review.

746.1309: Documented Annual Training- Required Content

This standard covers documentation of required annual training topics. Citations in Leander records describe staff files missing documentation of training on food allergies, hazardous materials, and administering medication.

746.3401: Annual Sanitation Inspection

This standard covers an annual sanitation inspection. Citations in Leander records describe an expired inspection or missing documentation of a current inspection.

746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

This standard covers a food allergy emergency plan signed by parents and a health care professional. Citations in Leander records describe allergy plans missing a parent or doctor signature.

747.5105: Mounting of Fire Extinguishers

This standard covers mounting fire extinguishers. Citations in Leander records describe fire extinguishers that were not mounted.

This guide's text was drafted automatically, checked against the state records by a second automated reviewer, and spot-checked by hand; all counts are computed directly from the state data. It may contain errors. The official state record is authoritative. Records reflect only deficiencies published by the state after due process. This page does not rate or rank providers.

Data as of October 10, 2026. Corrections and removal requests