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Joy of Learning Center Child Development Center
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: 12300 AMHERST DR, Austin, TX 78727
County: Travis County
Phone: (512) 832-8882
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 39 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 544457
Permit: Full Permit, issued December 10, 1999
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
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Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 5 inspections
- 6 citations from these visits (risk level: High 1, Medium High 1, Medium 4)
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 May 17, 2022 to October 1, 2026, newest first: 7 visits and 8 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.
October 1, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
November 20, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
January 30, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
December 11, 2024 · Inspection · 5 citations
746.501(a)(30) - Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: December 25, 2024 · Correction verified: December 23, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A policy for procedures for inclusive services was not available for review.
746.5204 - Coordination of Implementation of Emergency Preparedness Plan
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: December 25, 2024 · Correction verified: December 23, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
An emergency preparedness plan was not available for review.
746.501(a)(18)(F) - Written Operational Policies - Criteria for Extreme Weather
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: December 25, 2024 · Correction verified: December 23, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A policy to determine extreme weather was not available for review
746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
Risk level: High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Caregivers were not aware of how many children they had in care. Three caregivers had to count the children in order to report how many they were responsible for.
746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: December 25, 2024 · Correction verified: December 23, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Not all required information was included in the children's admission information
February 8, 2024 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.3401(b) - Annual Sanitation Inspection - Conducted Local Sanitation Official
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: March 15, 2024 · Correction verified: February 12, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.
April 25, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.3701(10) - Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: April 28, 2023 · Correction verified: April 27, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Observed a TV in the preschool classroom that was not anchored to the cart.
May 17, 2022 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
Risk level: Medium High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
3 infants were observed sitting in highchairs without the safety straps fastened. This was corrected when the infants were taken out of the high chairs.
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Sources
- HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data: program details.
- HHSC CCL Inspection Investigation Assessment Data: visit dates and types.
- HHSC CCL Non-Compliance Data: citations, risk levels, corrections and inspector's notes.
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.