2025-08-20 · 746.301(9) · Low
Notification of Closure
The operation did not notify Child Care Regulation before closing from August 1-18, 2025.
Correction date recorded: 2025-08-20
La Tribu Rural
Licensed Center
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Provider details
- City / County / ZIP
- Austin / Travis / 78748
- Street address
- 9000 Menchaca Rd
- Phone
- (512) 428-6688
- Capacity
- 102
- Ages served
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours / Days
- 08:00 AM-05:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Permit type
- Full Permit
- Permit issued
- November 22, 2024
- Operation status:
- Active
- Corrective action
- HHSC lists: No
- Adverse action
- HHSC lists: No
- Temporarily closed
- HHSC lists: No
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Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies
State records list 5 cited deficiencies dated June 30, 2025 to August 20, 2025 (1 High, 3 Medium High, 1 Low risk). Correction status: 1 corrected at inspection, 4 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.
- High risk · Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual (746.2805)
Cited June 30, 2025 (correction date recorded: August 7, 2025; correction verified August 20, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The narrative states that video footage obtained during a DFPS case showed a caregiver grabbing and pulling a child and pulling the child's hair. - Medium High risk · Animals - Do Not Create Unsafe or Unsanitary Conditions (746.3901(2))
Cited August 20, 2025 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The narrative states that the operation's goats were seen roaming the playground unsupervised and fecal matter was present on the loose fill. - Medium High risk · Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides (746.4805(a))
Cited August 20, 2025 (correction date recorded: September 2, 2025; correction verified September 3, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The narrative states that the use zones for two slides measured less than 6 feet from the bottom of the slide to the wooden perimeter of the play area. - Medium High risk · Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games (746.1203(3)(D))
Cited June 30, 2025 (correction date recorded: August 7, 2025; correction verified August 20, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The narrative states that video footage obtained during a DFPS investigation showed a caregiver on the phone while supervising children during naptime. - Low risk · Notification of Closure (746.301(9))
Cited August 20, 2025 (correction date recorded: August 20, 2025; correction verified August 20, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation closed for a period of time without first notifying Child Care Regulation.
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
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Texas Health and Human Services records list 5 cited deficiencies for La Tribu Rural in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (1 High, 3 Medium High, 1 Low).
Records list 5 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-05-19.
| Risk weight | Citations |
|---|---|
| High | 1 |
| Medium High | 3 |
| Medium | 0 |
| Medium Low | 0 |
| Low | 1 |
| 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
2025-08-20 · 746.3901(2) · Medium High
Animals - Do Not Create Unsafe or Unsanitary Conditions
The operation's goats were observed roaming the playground unsupervised and there was fecal matter present on the loose fill. This was corrected at inspection when an area where the goats can freely roam unsupervised was identified and the afternoon routine was updated.
Corrected at inspection
2025-08-20 · 746.4805(a) · Medium High
Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides
The use zones for two slides measured less than 6 feet from the bottom of the slide to the wooden perimeter of the play area.
Correction date recorded: 2025-09-02
Full citation history from HHSC (5)
2025-08-20 · 746.4805(a) · Medium High
Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-09-02. Correction verified: 2025-09-03.
The use zones for two slides measured less than 6 feet from the bottom of the slide to the wooden perimeter of the play area.
2025-08-20 · 746.3901(2) · Medium High
Animals - Do Not Create Unsafe or Unsanitary Conditions
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-08-20. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The operation's goats were observed roaming the playground unsupervised and there was fecal matter present on the loose fill. This was corrected at inspection when an area where the goats can freely roam unsupervised was identified and the afternoon routine was updated.
2025-08-20 · 746.301(9) · Low
Notification of Closure
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-08-20. Correction verified: 2025-08-20.
The operation did not notify Child Care Regulation before closing from August 1-18, 2025.
2025-06-30 · 746.2805 · High
Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-08-07. Correction verified: 2025-08-20.
Video footage obtained during a DFPS case showed a caregiver grabbing and pulling a child, as well as pulling the child's hair.
2025-06-30 · 746.1203(3)(D) · Medium High
Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-08-07. Correction verified: 2025-08-20.
Video footage obtained during a DFPS investigation showed a caregiver on the phone while supervising children during naptime.
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1489087
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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.