Elm Grove EAC YMCA
Elm Grove EAC YMCA is a licensed child care center in Buda, TX, licensed for up to 153 children and serving preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2020. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 16 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 10 citations, 5 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (4 of 10). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #9 of 17 centers in Buda and better than 49% of licensed centers statewide.
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One of the seven employee files did not have a signed operations policies and a signed personnel policies.
There is a medication for a child who no longer attends.
Two employees were on site to "observe" before their background checks were cleared.
There was no medication log to show that a child has taken his medication.
One child takes medication daily. He takes 1 pill and 2mL liquid medication. The parent has been sending in one pill per day in a baggie, and 2 ML per day for the week in a syringe. Fror this 3 day week, they sent one big baggie with 6 mL liquid (2 per day), and tree baggies with one pill in each baggie.
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation.
Based on the evidence obtained during an investigation, the staff did not complete incident report forms that were required to be completed when children were placed at risk when left unsupervised.
Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, staff were not aware of the children's on-going activity and did not have visual or auditory awareness of children that stayed on the playground as the rest of the group went inside, and then proceeded to walk home. The caregivers had no knowledge the children left until the parent arrived with them, to the center.
There was a child that was left outside on the playground unattended for 5 minutes.
A child under the age of 5 was injured on a playground that was rated for children ages 5 and up.
About this center
Common questions
Does Elm Grove EAC YMCA take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.
What are Elm Grove EAC YMCA’s hours?
3 PM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Elm Grove EAC YMCA accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Elm Grove EAC YMCA had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 5 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on May 20, 2025: “AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Elm Grove EAC YMCA compare with other daycares in Buda?
It is #9 of 17 centers in Buda by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 49% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Elm Grove EAC YMCA last inspected?
Sep 22, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1700163 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.