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Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies
State records list 3 cited deficiencies dated May 3, 2024 to February 27, 2026 (3 High risk). Correction status: 1 corrected at inspection, 2 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.
High risk · Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity (744.1205(a)(4)) Cited February 27, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 2, 2026; correction verified March 17, 2026; technical assistance given). What the record describes: Four children were left unattended in the building.
High risk · Employment affidavit regarding inappropriate relationship with minor (HRC 42.0563) Cited June 27, 2024 (correction date recorded: July 3, 2024; correction verified June 28, 2024; technical assistance given). What the record describes: The 2912 affidavits were not available for review.
High risk · Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System (746.5531) Cited May 3, 2024 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given). What the record describes: During the walk-through, the operation did not have a carbon monoxide detector.
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.
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 3 cited deficiencies for Idea Lab NW Austin in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (3 High).
Records list 9 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-09-30.
HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight
Citations
High
3
Medium High
0
Medium
0
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.
Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2024-05-03. Correction verified: Not recorded.
During the walk-through, the operation did not have any carbon monoxide. This was correct at the inspection when the owner bought one and tested it.
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1475083
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