Ashleys Playhouse

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Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Austin / Williamson / 78750
Street address: 13343 N Hwy 183 Ste 200
Phone: (512) 872-2755
Capacity: 66
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 07:00 AM-10:00 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: July 14, 2014
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

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Adverse action means HHSC has taken enforcement action affecting an operation’s permit or ability to operate; see the official HHSC record for details.

Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies

State records list 11 cited deficiencies dated February 21, 2024 to May 14, 2026 (4 High, 5 Medium High, 2 Medium risk). Correction status: 3 corrected at inspection, 8 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation (745.641)
Cited July 8, 2025 (correction date recorded: July 8, 2025; correction verified July 23, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver participated in a working interview without a background check and was counted toward the caregiver-to-child ratio.
High risk · Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk (746.307(b)(4))
Cited July 7, 2025 (correction date recorded: August 5, 2025; correction verified August 21, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not notify a parent that a caregiver had pulled their child by the hair as punishment.
High risk · Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling (746.2805(3))
Cited July 7, 2025 (correction date recorded: August 5, 2025; correction verified August 21, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: An investigation found evidence that a caregiver pulled a child by the hair as punishment.
High risk · Report Situation Placing Children at Risk (746.305(a)(6))
Cited July 7, 2025 (correction date recorded: August 5, 2025; correction verified August 21, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not notify Child Care Regulation about a caregiver pulling a child by the hair as punishment.
Medium High risk · Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded (746.3701(3))
Cited May 14, 2026 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A fan in the theater room was accessible to children.
Medium High risk · Annual Sanitation Inspection (746.3401(a))
Cited January 28, 2025 (correction date recorded: February 18, 2025; correction verified February 11, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The annual sanitation inspection was overdue.
Medium High risk · Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR (746.1315(b))
Cited January 28, 2025 (correction date recorded: February 11, 2025; correction verified February 4, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Staff files showed that staff did not have current first aid and CPR training.
Medium High risk · Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar year (746.5205(2))
Cited January 28, 2025 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation completed 3 of the 4 severe weather drills and 2 of the 4 lockdown drills.
Medium High risk · Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes (746.5205(1))
Cited February 21, 2024 (correction date recorded: February 21, 2024; correction verified February 21, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The narrative describes a period without fire drills.
Medium risk · Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities (746.2207(c)(1))
Cited March 6, 2025 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A child used screen time during nap time without an educational goal, with a child under 24 months beside them.
Medium risk · Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation (746.401(2))
Cited February 21, 2024 (correction date recorded: February 21, 2024; correction verified February 21, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The most recent inspection form was not posted in a prominent place where parents could see it.

Counts, dates, risk levels and correction status come directly from the state data. The plain-English descriptions were written automatically from the inspectors' narratives and checked against them by a second automated reviewer; they cover citations dated October 11, 2023 to October 11, 2026. They may contain errors; the official record is authoritative.

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Summary of the record

This summary is generated automatically from public HHSC records. It restates the official record and may lag behind it. The official state record is the authoritative source: official HHSC record.

Texas Health and Human Services records list 11 cited deficiencies for Ashleys Playhouse in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (4 High, 5 Medium High, 2 Medium).

Records list 8 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-05-14.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	4
Medium High	5
Medium	2
Medium Low	0
Low	0
Unknown	0

HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.

Recent citations in the summary window

2026-05-14 · 746.3701(3) · Medium High

Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded

A fan was observed to be accesible to children in the theater room.

Corrected at inspection

2025-07-08 · 745.641 · High

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

One caregiver was observed as part of a working interview without a background check. This caregiver was counted as part of ratio. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver left the operation and one child was moved to a different classroom.

Correction date recorded: 2025-07-08

2025-07-07 · 746.307(b)(4) · High

Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk

Information obtained through the investigation shows that the operation failed to notify the parent of a child who was placed at risk when a caregiver pulled a child by their hair as a form of punishment.

Correction date recorded: 2025-08-05

Full citation history from HHSC (15)

2026-05-14 · 746.3701(3) · Medium High
Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2026-05-14. Correction verified: Not recorded.
A fan was observed to be accesible to children in the theater room.
2025-07-08 · 745.641 · High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-08. Correction verified: 2025-07-23.
One caregiver was observed as part of a working interview without a background check. This caregiver was counted as part of ratio. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver left the operation and one child was moved to a different classroom.
2025-07-07 · 746.2805(3) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-08-05. Correction verified: 2025-08-21.
There was enough evidence found during an investigation that a caregiver pulled a child by their hair as a form of punishment.
2025-07-07 · 746.305(a)(6) · High
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-08-05. Correction verified: 2025-08-21.
Information obtained through the investigation shows that the operation failed to notify Child Care Regulation of situations that placed children at risk when a caregiver pulled a child by their hair as a form of punishment.
2025-07-07 · 746.307(b)(4) · High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-08-05. Correction verified: 2025-08-21.
Information obtained through the investigation shows that the operation failed to notify the parent of a child who was placed at risk when a caregiver pulled a child by their hair as a form of punishment.
2025-03-06 · 746.2207(c)(1) · Medium
Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-03-06. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Screen time was observed by a child over the age of two, however it was not used to meet an educational goal, there was a child under 24 months next to them, and it was used during nap time. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver turned off the screen time.
2025-01-28 · 746.3401(a) · Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-18. Correction verified: 2025-02-11.
The annual sanitation inspection was over due and last completed on 12/6/2023.
2025-01-28 · 746.5205(2) · Medium High
Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar year
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-01-28. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The operation only completed 3 of the 4 severe weather drills and 2 of the 4 lock down drills in the past year. This was corrected at inspection when a severe weather and a lock down drill was completed during the inspection.
2025-01-28 · 746.1315(b) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-11. Correction verified: 2025-02-04.
Out of 8 staff files reviewed, 2 staff did not have current first aid and cpr training.
2024-02-21 · 746.5205(1) · Medium High
Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-02-21. Correction verified: 2024-02-21.
The operation has not conducted a fire drill since December 2023. This was corrected at inspection when a fire drill was conducted.
2024-02-21 · 746.401(2) · Medium
Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-02-21. Correction verified: 2024-02-21.
The operation did not have their most recent inspection form posted in a prominent place where parents can see it. This was corrected at inspection when the inspection form was posted on the bulletin board.
2023-05-12 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-05-12. Correction verified: 2023-05-19.
It was found during an investigation that a caregiver was not providing adequate supervision when napping children were being monitored via video camera and did not have a caregiver in the room.
2023-04-29 · 746.2805(1) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-05-12. Correction verified: 2023-05-19.
It was found during a self-reported investigation that a caregiver used prohibited punishment when the caregiver hit a child on their back. This was corrected when the caregiver was immediately terminated.
2023-03-08 · 746.1301(5)(A) · Medium High
Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-03-22. Correction verified: 2023-03-22.
Out of 4 pesonnel records reviewed, one record did not have the 24 hours of annual training.
2022-03-04 · 746.1301(4)(A) · Medium High
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPR
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-03-31. Correction verified: 2022-03-08.
The director did not have current training in CPR and First Aid. The certificate expired on 2/24/22.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1134945

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.