Green Sprout Preschool

2108 E M FRANKLIN AVE, Austin, TX 78723 · Travis County

7cited violations

2serious

13inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 96
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 08:00 AM-05:00 PM
Director / administrator: Elizabeth Gelinas
Phone: (206) 321-3310
Regulated since: Dec 31, 2015
HHSC IDs: Operation 1229043 · number 1612996
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Safety & premises 3
Records & paperwork 2
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	1	0	Safety & premises (1)
2025	1	0	Safety & premises (1)
2024	2	0	Safety & premises (1), Records & paperwork (1)
2022	3	2	Illness & medication (1), Records & paperwork (1), Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 27, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 7, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  At inspection, one play structure did not have 6 inches of loose fill surrounding the structure.
  
  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 2026-08-21. Correction verified 2026-08-27.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 27, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  At inspection, the monthly smoke alarm testing was incomplete. This was corrected at inspection, when the director completed the missing information on the form available to CCR.
  
  HHSC 746.5537(a)(2) — Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-08-27.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 12, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 7, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 26, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 12, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 15, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  Prohibited swings were observed on the playground. This was corrected when the swings were removed from the playground.
  
  HHSC 746.4603(4) — Prohibited Equipment - Exercise Rings, Trapeze Bars, Free-Swinging Ropes
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-02-15.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 19, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 18, 2024, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2023, as required.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2024-01-26. Correction verified 2024-01-25.
HHSC inspection history
Feb 23, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 16, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 7, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other Serious
  Two infants were swaddled during the inspection, without a health statement signed by a health professional.
  
  HHSC 746.2428 — No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-06-07. Correction verified 2022-06-16.
- Illness & medication Serious
  One child was missing a medication listed on their allergy action plan. This was corrected at inspection when the parent arrived with the benadryl listed on the form.
  
  HHSC 746.3805(a)(2) — Administering Medication - As Amended in Writing by Child's Health Care Professional
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-06-07.
- Records & paperwork
  The playground checklist was not completed for the month of May. This was corrected at inspection when the Director walked all spaces and completed the form.
  
  HHSC 746.801(8) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-06-07.
HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Green Sprout Preschool, 2108 E M FRANKLIN AVE, Austin, TX 78723-5833 (operation ID 1229043, operation number 1612996), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, 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.