Hope Children's Center
Hope Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Austin, TX, licensed for up to 192 children and serving toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1986. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 7 times. Inspectors recorded 7 citations, 0 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (3 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. 29% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #290 of 427 centers in Austin and better than 41% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
A fire drill was not conducted for the month of December. The last fire drill was conducted 11/27/23.
The sanitation inspection was not up to date. The last sanitation inspection was conducted 08/23/2022.
The fire extinguishers have not been serviced. The fire extinguishers were last serviced in July of 2022.
One of the staff records were missing a photo ID. This was corrected at Inspection when the director added the photo ID to the employees record.
The Operational Policy was missing procedures for providing and applying as needed insect repellent and sunscreen including what types will be used.
The operational policy did not have a policy on Information on vaccine preventable diseases for employees. This was corrected at Inspection when the Director added the policy to the daycare operational policy handbook.
The Operational Policy was missing Immunizations requirements for children.
About this center
Common questions
Does Hope Children's Center take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.
What are Hope Children's Center’s hours?
7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Hope Children's Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Hope Children's Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hope Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Capital Area, which includes Austin, is $51.60 a day for toddlers, $49.80 a day for 3-year-olds and $47.00 a day for school-age children (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Hope Children's Center had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 7 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does Hope Children's Center compare with other daycares in Austin?
It is tied for #290 of 427 centers in Austin by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 41% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Hope Children's Center last inspected?
Dec 15, 2025. 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 215965 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.