Tender Memories Learning Center
Tender Memories Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Austin, TX, licensed for up to 73 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2009. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 9 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (3 of 9). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #261 of 427 centers in Austin and better than 48% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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At inspection, an EpiPen assigned to a child in care was expired.
There was one caregiver missing trainings in the required topics including food allergies, hazardous materials, and emergency preparedness.
There was a child older than 25 months missing their varicella and HepA vaccinations.
One caregiver was missing a copy of their employee affidavit.
There was one caregiver missing training in the required topics that focus on prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment.
There were 3 pieces of rotating or moving play equipment on the playground that do not have deep enough loose fill surfacing under them. Two of the pieces also had improper use zones that did not extend 6 feet in all directions.
After reviewing five files of caregivers, who work with children under the age of 2 years old, one did not have the required 1 hour of training in: (1) Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; (2) Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); and (3) Understanding early childhood brain development.
The sanitation inspection is past due and dated 10/5/2020.
A caregiver with out the required background check results was present at the operation, training in the infant room. The caregiver left the operation during the inspection.
About this center
Common questions
Does Tender Memories Learning Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Tender Memories Learning Center’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Tender Memories Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Tender Memories Learning Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tender Memories Learning 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 Tender Memories Learning Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Oct 15, 2021: “AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Tender Memories Learning Center compare with other daycares in Austin?
It is tied for #261 of 427 centers in Austin by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 48% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Tender Memories Learning Center last inspected?
Jun 8, 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 947346 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.