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The Discovery School

A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).

Program details

Program type: Licensed child care center

Address: 8600 WHITE CLIFF DR STE 3, Austin, TX 78759

County: Travis County

Phone: (512) 358-6602

Licensed to serve: Pre-Kindergarten, School

Licensed capacity: 34 children

State ID (HHSC operation number): 996466

Permit: Full Permit, issued February 11, 2010

On corrective action (HHSC): No

On adverse action (HHSC): No

Corrective action and adverse action are formal steps Texas HHSC can take on a permit. The official record explains any that apply.

View the official record on Texas HHSC's child care search (or search operation number 996466 on the search page).

Inspection history

From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026

  • 5 inspections
  • 7 citations from these visits (risk level: High 2, Medium High 4, Medium 1)

A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.

Below is every visit in the state's files from March 8, 2022 to October 22, 2026, newest first: 7 visits and 10 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.

  1. October 22, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

  2. November 21, 2025 · Inspection · 3 citations

    • 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 28, 2025 · Correction verified: November 24, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      An allergy action plan was not signed by by both the child's heath care professional and parent.

    • 746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: February 2, 2026 · Correction verified: February 6, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      There are no child safety alarms on the vehicles.

    • 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 5, 2025 · Correction verified: December 5, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Loose fill was not at the required depth during an inspection of the playground.

  3. January 7, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  4. December 9, 2024 · Inspection · 3 citations

    • 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification

      Risk level: Medium · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      An annual certification of the safety recalls was not available for review.

    • 746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

      Risk level: Medium High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      An electric outlet was missing a safety cover

    • 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: January 8, 2025 · Correction verified: January 7, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      A caregiver did not know how many children they were responsible for.

  5. January 10, 2024 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

      Risk level: Medium High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      An electrical outlet was accessible to children

  6. February 6, 2023 · Inspection · 2 citations

    • 746.1301(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPR

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: March 6, 2023 · Correction verified: February 24, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Staff did not have correct CPR training completed.

    • 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content

      Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: February 27, 2023 · Correction verified: February 21, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      4 out of 4 staff didnt have all required trainings completed.

  7. March 8, 2022 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.4135(c) - Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website

      Risk level: Medium · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      The operation did not have a completed consumer product safety form. This was corrected when the operation completed the form during the inspection.

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Sources

All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.

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