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Friendship Kids

14455 Fm 1826, Austin, TX 78737 · Hays County

Friendship Kids is a licensed child care center in Austin, TX, licensed for up to 81 children and serving toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2019. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 6 times. None of those visits produced a citation, which puts it among the 12% of Texas centers with a clean record over that period. Its last 6 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 427 centers in Austin and better than 92% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 92%of 9,147 Texas licensed centers, comparing risk-weighted citations per inspection. Fewer citations than most
Tied for #1 of 427 centers in Austin
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0 citations from 6 inspections and 0 reports since Oct 1, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 7, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Nov 7, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 14, 2025 · Inspection · no citationNov 14, 2024 · Inspection · no citationDec 6, 2023 · Inspection · no citationDec 14, 2022 · Inspection · no citationJan 20, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation foundNo citation

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity81 children
Ages servedToddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours09:00 AM-01:00 PM
DaysWed, Thu, Fri
Licensed sinceFeb 25, 2019
DirectorKim Richardson
Phone5129227990
State operation #1679641

Common questions

Does Friendship Kids take infants?

No. Its Texas license covers toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.

What are Friendship Kids’s hours?

9 AM to 1 PM, Wednesday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.

Does Friendship Kids accept child care subsidies?

Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.

How much does Friendship Kids cost?

Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Friendship Kids for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Rural Capital area, which includes Austin, is $43.80 a day for toddlers, $42.20 a day for 3-year-olds and $39.80 a day for school-age children (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).

Has Friendship Kids had any serious violations?

No high-risk citations since 2021.

How does Friendship Kids compare with other daycares in Austin?

It is tied for #1 of 427 centers in Austin by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 92% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).

When was Friendship Kids last inspected?

Nov 7, 2025. No violations were found during that visit.

Licensed centers nearby

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 1679641 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.