Hillside Early Childhood Center
Hillside Early Childhood Center is a licensed child care center in Austin, TX, licensed for up to 100 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2018. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 13 times and investigated 5 reports. Inspectors recorded 3 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (1 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 10 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #87 of 427 centers in Austin and better than 83% of licensed centers statewide.
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Three caregivers completed their CPR course online, but they have not done a course that includes in-person practice with a CPR manikin.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
A child was left on the playground unsupervised for 30 minutes.
About this center
Common questions
Does Hillside Early Childhood Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Hillside Early Childhood Center’s hours?
8 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Hillside Early Childhood Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Hillside Early Childhood Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hillside Early Childhood Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Capital Area, which includes Austin, is $53.60 a day for infants, $51.60 a day for toddlers and $49.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Hillside Early Childhood Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Jan 8, 2022: “Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Hillside Early Childhood Center compare with other daycares in Austin?
It is tied for #87 of 427 centers in Austin by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 83% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Hillside Early Childhood Center last inspected?
Sep 2, 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 1665484 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.