Joy of Learning Center Child Development Center
Joy of Learning Center Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Austin, TX, licensed for up to 39 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1999. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 6 times. Inspectors recorded 8 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for staff ratios (2 of 8). None of them came in the last 12 months. 25% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #356 of 427 centers in Austin and better than 23% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
A policy to determine extreme weather was not available for review
Not all required information was included in the children's admission information
An emergency preparedness plan was not available for review.
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.
A policy for procedures for inclusive services was not available for review.
An annual Sanitation Inspection was not available for review.
Observed a TV in the preschool classroom that was not anchored to the cart.
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.
About this center
Common questions
Does Joy of Learning Center Child Development Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Joy of Learning Center Child Development Center’s hours?
6:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Joy of Learning Center Child Development Center accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Joy of Learning Center Child Development Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Joy of Learning Center Child Development 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 Joy of Learning Center Child Development Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Dec 11, 2024: “Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Joy of Learning Center Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Austin?
It is tied for #356 of 427 centers in Austin by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 23% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Joy of Learning Center Child Development Center last inspected?
Nov 20, 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 544457 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.