Idea Lab - Austin

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Austin / Travis / 78757
Street address: 8620 Burnet Rd Ste 500
Phone: (512) 710-5694
Capacity: 49
Ages served: School
Hours / Days: 03:00 PM-06:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: December 2, 2019
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

Corrective action means HHSC requires steps to address compliance concerns; see the official HHSC record for details.

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 9 cited deficiencies dated May 8, 2025 to June 18, 2026 (3 High, 4 Medium High, 2 Low risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 9 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · AP Ensure Total Number of Children Both At and Away From Operation Within Capacity (744.201(11))
Cited June 18, 2026 (correction date recorded: June 18, 2026; correction verified June 24, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation had 51 children in care while licensed for 49.
High risk · AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation (745.641)
Cited June 16, 2026 (correction date recorded: June 18, 2026; correction verified June 24, 2026; technical assistance given); November 17, 2025 (correction date recorded: November 17, 2025; correction verified November 19, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe caregivers being present at the operation without cleared or current background checks.
Medium High risk · Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site director Training in Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing and Choking. (744.1315(a))
Cited April 1, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 8, 2026; correction verified May 18, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Two caregivers were missing first aid certifications on file.
Medium High risk · AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization (744.305(a)(2))
Cited November 13, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 12, 2025; correction verified December 16, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Injuries requiring medical attention were not reported to CCR.
Medium High risk · Annual Sanitation Inspection (744.2501(a))
Cited May 8, 2025 (correction date recorded: May 23, 2025; correction verified May 29, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: No current sanitation inspection was available for review.
Medium High risk · CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines (744.1315(b)(1))
Cited May 8, 2025 (correction date recorded: May 23, 2025; correction verified May 30, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: One staff member's CPR training did not include hands-on skills practice. Another staff member had an expired CPR/first aid certification.
Low risk · Documentation CPR-1st aid includes participant's name, training date, training title, trainer's name, length of training and expiration date (744.1331(b))
Cited April 1, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 8, 2026; correction verified May 26, 2026).
What the record describes: A caregiver could not locate their CPR card, although they had completed the training.
Low risk · Update Admission Information - Procedure (744.609(a))
Cited April 1, 2026 (correction date recorded: April 10, 2026; correction verified April 2, 2026).
What the record describes: Five of six children's admission forms were missing parent signatures.

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 9 cited deficiencies for Idea Lab - Austin in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (3 High, 4 Medium High, 2 Low).

Records list 6 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-06-24.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	3
Medium High	4
Medium	0
Medium Low	0
Low	2
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

2026-06-18 · 744.201(11) · High

AP Ensure Total Number of Children Both At and Away From Operation Within Capacity

At inspection, the operation had 51 children in care, when they are licensed for 49.

Correction date recorded: 2026-06-18

2026-06-16 · 745.641 · High

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

At inspection, two caregivers present, at the operation and working with children, did not have cleared background checks.

Correction date recorded: 2026-06-18

2026-04-01 · 744.1315(a) · Medium High

Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site director Training in Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing and Choking.

Two caregivers were missing First Aid certifications on file.

Correction date recorded: 2026-05-08

Full citation history from HHSC (10)

2026-06-18 · 744.201(11) · High
AP Ensure Total Number of Children Both At and Away From Operation Within Capacity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-06-18. Correction verified: 2026-06-24.
At inspection, the operation had 51 children in care, when they are licensed for 49.
2026-06-16 · 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: 2026-06-18. Correction verified: 2026-06-24.
At inspection, two caregivers present, at the operation and working with children, did not have cleared background checks.
2026-04-01 · 744.609(a) · Low
Update Admission Information - Procedure
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-04-10. Correction verified: 2026-04-02.
Five out of six children admission forms were missing parent signatures.
2026-04-01 · 744.1331(b) · Low
Documentation CPR-1st aid includes participant's name, training date, training title, trainer's name, length of training and expiration date
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-08. Correction verified: 2026-05-26.
One caregiver was not able to locate their CPR card, even though they had taken the training within the last two years.
2026-04-01 · 744.1315(a) · Medium High
Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site director Training in Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing and Choking.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-08. Correction verified: 2026-05-18.
Two caregivers were missing First Aid certifications on file.
2025-11-17 · 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: 2025-11-17. Correction verified: 2025-11-19.
A caregiver was present at the operation without a current background check.
2025-11-13 · 744.305(a)(2) · Medium High
AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-12. Correction verified: 2025-12-16.
During an investigation inspection it was found that injuries that required medical attention were not reported to CCR.
2025-05-08 · 744.2501(a) · Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-05-23. Correction verified: 2025-05-29.
There was no current sanitation inspection available for review.
2025-05-08 · 744.1315(b)(1) · Medium High
CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-05-23. Correction verified: 2025-05-30.
Out of the six staff files reviewed, one staff member did not have CPR training that included hands-on skills practice, and another had an expired CPR/First Aid certification.
2022-08-12 · 744.1315(a) · Medium High
Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site director Training in Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing and Choking.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-09-12. Correction verified: 2022-08-23.
Out of 6 staff files reviewed one was missing a current CPR/First aid training.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1332380

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.