Hillcrest Childrens Academy

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Austin / Travis / 78759
Street address: 3838 Steck Ave
Phone: (512) 598-9421
Capacity: 250
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 06:30 AM-06:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Initial
Permit issued: November 14, 2025
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 12 cited deficiencies dated October 28, 2025 to September 30, 2026 (1 High, 3 Medium High, 7 Medium, 1 Low risk). Correction status: 1 corrected at inspection, 11 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 (746.1205(a)(4))
Cited February 4, 2026 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A child was left unattended outside for about two minutes.
Medium High risk · Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional (746.3819)
Cited September 30, 2026 (correction date recorded: October 14, 2026; correction verified October 6, 2026; technical assistance given); August 5, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 19, 2026; correction verified August 18, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe allergy forms or action plans that did not have both a parent’s and a health care professional’s signature. A FARE form was also more than a year old.
Medium High risk · Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment (746.3407)
Cited August 5, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 26, 2026; correction verified August 18, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A classroom wall had peeling paint in an area about the size of a dinner plate, and the flooring was chipped. Loose gravel was on the outdoor sidewalks and play structure.
Medium risk · Documentation of Drills (746.5205(4))
Cited August 5, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 12, 2026; correction verified August 11, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Fire drill documentation was not available for review.
Medium risk · Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records (746.801(8))
Cited August 5, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 12, 2026; correction verified August 11, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A playground maintenance checklist was not available for review.
Medium risk · Children's Products- Annual Certification (746.4135(b))
Cited October 28, 2025 (correction date recorded: November 11, 2025; correction verified November 4, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The product safety certification was not available for review.
Medium risk · Children's Records - Admission Information (746.603(a)(2))
Cited October 28, 2025 (correction date recorded: November 11, 2025; correction verified November 3, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Admission paperwork was missing required information, including an emergency contact’s address, authorization for emergency room care, health statements, and immunization information.
Medium risk · First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit (746.4003(a))
Cited October 28, 2025 (correction date recorded: November 11, 2025; correction verified November 3, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The first aid kit was missing a first aid guide.
Medium risk · Required Personnel Records (746.901)
Cited October 28, 2025 (correction date recorded: November 11, 2025; correction verified November 4, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Personnel files were missing required information, such as a high school diploma, training records, and affidavits 2985 and 2912.
Medium risk · Written Operational Policies - Operating Times (746.501(a)(1))
Cited October 28, 2025 (correction date recorded: November 11, 2025; correction verified November 3, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Operational policies were missing required information, such as promoting indoor and outdoor physical activity, the abuse and neglect hotline, and the gang-free zone notification.
Low risk · Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985) (746.1105(3))
Cited May 7, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 14, 2026; correction verified May 15, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Affidavit 2985 was missing from personnel files.

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 12 cited deficiencies for Hillcrest Childrens Academy in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (1 High, 3 Medium High, 7 Medium, 1 Low).

Records list 9 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-09-30.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	1
Medium High	3
Medium	7
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

2026-09-30 · 746.3819 · Medium High

Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

One Fare form was more than a year old and one Fare form did not have both a parent and medical professional signature.

Correction date recorded: 2026-10-14

2026-08-05 · 746.3819 · Medium High

Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

Two allergy action plans were not signed by both the parent and health care provider.

Correction date recorded: 2026-08-19

2026-08-05 · 746.3407 · Medium High

Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

One classroom has an area of peeling paint on the wall about the size of a dinner plate and the flooring is chipped. The outdoor area has gravel loose fill on the sidewalks and play structure that could pose a fall risk.

Correction date recorded: 2026-08-26

Full citation history from HHSC (12)

2026-09-30 · 746.3819 · Medium High
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-10-14. Correction verified: 2026-10-06.
One Fare form was more than a year old and one Fare form did not have both a parent and medical professional signature.
2026-08-05 · 746.5205(4) · Medium
Documentation of Drills
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-12. Correction verified: 2026-08-11.
Documentation of Fire Drills were not available for review.
2026-08-05 · 746.801(8) · Medium
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-12. Correction verified: 2026-08-11.
A playground maintenance checklist was not available for review.
2026-08-05 · 746.3407 · Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-26. Correction verified: 2026-08-18.
One classroom has an area of peeling paint on the wall about the size of a dinner plate and the flooring is chipped. The outdoor area has gravel loose fill on the sidewalks and play structure that could pose a fall risk.
2026-08-05 · 746.3819 · Medium High
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-19. Correction verified: 2026-08-18.
Two allergy action plans were not signed by both the parent and health care provider.
2026-05-07 · 746.1105(3) · Low
Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-14. Correction verified: 2026-05-15.
Affidavit 2985 was missing from the personnel ffiles.
2026-02-04 · 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: Yes. Correction date: 2026-02-05. Correction verified: Not recorded.
A child was left unattended outside for about two minutes.
2025-10-28 · 746.501(a)(1) · Medium
Written Operational Policies - Operating Times
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-11-11. Correction verified: 2025-11-03.
Operational policies did not include all required information, such as promoting indoor/outdoor physical activity, the Abuse Neglect hotline, and the Gang-free zone notification.
2025-10-28 · 746.901 · Medium
Required Personnel Records
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-11-11. Correction verified: 2025-11-04.
Personnel files did not include all of the required information, such as, high school diploma, training records and affidavits 2985 and 2912
2025-10-28 · 746.4003(a) · Medium
First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-11-11. Correction verified: 2025-11-03.
The first aid kit did not include the guide to first aid.
2025-10-28 · 746.603(a)(2) · Medium
Children's Records - Admission Information
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-11-11. Correction verified: 2025-11-03.
Admission paperwork did not include all required information, including the emergency contact's address, ER care authorization, health statements, and immunizations.
2025-10-28 · 746.4135(b) · Medium
Children's Products- Annual Certification
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-11-11. Correction verified: 2025-11-04.
The product safety certification was not available for review.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1518159

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.