Tender Memories Learning Center
308 W STASSNEY LN, Austin, TX 78745 · Travis County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 73
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Vianey Escalona
- Phone
- (512) 444-1600
- Regulated since
- Oct 14, 2009
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 418951 · number 947346
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | Illness & medication (1) |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | Illness & medication (1), Staff background & training (2), Records & paperwork (1) |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | Safety & premises (1) |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | Staff background & training (2), Other (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jun 8, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 12, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
At inspection, an EpiPen assigned to a child in care was expired.
HHSC 746.3809 — Medication No Longer Used
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-03-26. Correction verified 2025-03-17.
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Illness & medication
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Jun 7, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 31, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 17, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
There was one caregiver missing training in the required topics that focus on prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment.
HHSC 746.1309(c) — Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-04-24. Correction verified 2024-04-29.
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Staff background & training
There was one caregiver missing trainings in the required topics including food allergies, hazardous materials, and emergency preparedness.
HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-04-24. Correction verified 2024-04-29.
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Illness & medication Serious
There was a child older than 25 months missing their varicella and HepA vaccinations.
HHSC 746.613(b) — Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-05-15. Correction verified 2024-05-20.
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Records & paperwork
One caregiver was missing a copy of their employee affidavit.
HHSC 746.901(4) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2024-05-08. Correction verified 2024-04-29.
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Staff background & training
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Aug 3, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 30, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
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.
HHSC 746.4907(a)(1) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-08-04. Correction verified 2023-08-03.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Apr 28, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 27, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 11, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 4, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 15, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
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.
HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2021-10-15. Correction verified 2021-11-17.
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Staff background & training Serious
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.
HHSC 746.1309(d) — Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-10-22. Correction verified 2021-11-04.
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Other Serious
The sanitation inspection is past due and dated 10/5/2020.
HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-15. Correction verified 2021-11-15.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Sep 28, 2021 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, via Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.