Precious Jewels Daycare
Precious Jewels Daycare is a licensed child care center in Austin, TX, licensed for up to 140 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2025. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 14 citations, 4 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (4 of 14). 14 citations came in the last 12 months, including 4 high-risk. 14% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #374 of 427 centers in Austin and better than 19% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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At inspection, three separate caregivers could not provide CCR the correct count of children for two separate classrooms, during operating hours.
The operation is serving some meals and snacks that to not align with the meal patterns established by the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program.
At the inspection, 11 toddlers were alone with one caregiver. The caregiver should have only been alone with up to 9 toddlers
The investigation concluded that the operation was allowing screentime, for children under the age of 2-years-old.
The investigation concluded that the operation did not share the incident report with the parent, and obtain a signature, within two days from the incident occurring.
The investigation concluded that an infant was not properly strapped and secured into their highchair, and subsequently fell, sustaining an injury, during operating hours.
At inspection, an infant was observed sleeping in a swaddle. The child did not have a doctor's note for the swaddle.
At the inspection, 7 infants were alone with one caregiver. The caregiver should have only been alone with up to 4 infants.
The operation did not immediately notify a parent about a child being left unsupervised. The parent was notified over 90 minutes after the incident occurred.
The investigation found that the caregiver left a child unattended, inside a classroom, for approximately 15-minutes, during operating hours.
At inspection, the operation was not serving milk with lunch, on a daily basis.
At inspection, the operation did not have fire drill documentation for the month of April 2026. This was corrected at inspection when the director completed the fire drill documentation.
There were no emergency evacuation plans posted.
The Health inspection documentation was not available to confirm it has been done.
About this center
Common questions
Does Precious Jewels Daycare take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Precious Jewels Daycare’s hours?
6 AM to 7 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Precious Jewels Daycare accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Precious Jewels Daycare cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Precious Jewels Daycare 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 Precious Jewels Daycare had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 4 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 15, 2026: “Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Precious Jewels Daycare compare with other daycares in Austin?
It is tied for #374 of 427 centers in Austin by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 19% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Precious Jewels Daycare last inspected?
Aug 27, 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 1804020 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.