Cedar Bend Child INC
1808 CEDAR BEND DR, Austin, TX 78758 · Travis County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 100
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Tyrone Brown
- Phone
- (512) 768-5398
- Regulated since
- Feb 25, 2015
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1157371 · number 1548763
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | Illness & medication (2), Supervision & ratios (2), Discipline & child guidance (1), Safety & premises (1), Other (3) |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | Safety & premises (1), Other (1) |
| 2022 | 7 | 4 | Illness & medication (1), Supervision & ratios (5), Other (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jul 9, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 5, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 3, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 17, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 10, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 1, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 3, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
There was no documentation of fire drills conducted from January- July in 2025. The CO alarm detector, smoke detector, and fire extinguisher were only checked in August and October of 2025.
HHSC 746.5205(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-19. Correction verified 2025-11-07.
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Illness & medication Serious
A child was missing 3 of the required immunizations.
HHSC 746.613(a) — Required Immunizations
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-11-19. Correction verified 2025-11-17.
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Safety & premises
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Oct 24, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 7, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
During an investigation it was found a caregiver used prohibited punishment.
HHSC 746.2805(1) — Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-11-05. Correction verified 2025-12-01.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Jul 22, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 8, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 2, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Other Serious
Based on the evidence, it was determined that the caregiver had grabbed and pull multiple children in care. This was corrected when the caregiver was removed from the school.
HHSC 746.2805(3) — Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-04-30. Correction verified 2025-05-06.
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Other Serious
There is enough evidence to determined that a caregiver was yelling at the children in care. This was corrected when the teacher was removed from the school.
HHSC 746.2805(5) — Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-04-30. Correction verified 2025-05-06.
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Other Serious
It was determined that the caregiver was using harsh language toward the children in care. This was corrected when the caregiver was removed from the school.
HHSC 746.2805(6) — Prohibited Punishments - Using Harsh, Abusive or Profane Language
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-04-30. Correction verified 2025-05-06.
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Other Serious
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Jan 8, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
None of the operation's fire drills that were conducted had an exit time of three minutes or less.
HHSC 746.5205(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-01-17. Correction verified 2025-01-17.
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Illness & medication
One child's immunization records did not have the signature (including a rubber stamp or electronic signature) of the health-care professional who administered the vaccine.
HHSC 746.623(2)(D) — Immunizations-Docs may be official record or copy that have signature of health care prof. or name of other prof who administered vaccine
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-01-24. Correction verified 2025-01-17.
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Supervision & ratios
The operation did not have the following documentation: fire drills completed for five months, Fire Extinguishers were inspected for seven months, four lock down drills were completed in 2024, and three severe weather drills were completed in 2024.
HHSC 746.801(10) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-01-17. Correction verified 2025-01-17.
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Supervision & ratios
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Nov 8, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 7, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 21, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 18, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
The loose-fill under a slide did not have the required 6 inches of loose-fill. This was corrected at the inspection when loose-fill was raked into the area up to 6 inches.
HHSC 746.4907(d) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-05-18.
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Safety & premises
Three out of ten children's files did not have an emergency contact address. This was corrected at the inspection when the director contacted parents and input the emergency contact adresses.
HHSC 746.605(6) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-05-18.
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Other
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Aug 30, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 27, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 4, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 3, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
It was determined a child was left unsupervised in a classroom for approx. 2 mins.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-03-28. Correction verified 2022-04-27.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Feb 14, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The operation does not have a current sanitation inspection.
HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-03-31. Correction verified 2022-03-28.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The operation does not have a current fire inspection.
HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-03-14. Correction verified 2022-03-29.
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Supervision & ratios
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Feb 11, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that a caregiver left 3 children unsupervised for 1 minute.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-02-25. Correction verified 2022-03-04.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that the operation did not report a situation placing children at risk to Licensing within 2 days.
HHSC 746.305(a)(6) — Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-02-25. Correction verified 2022-03-04.
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Other
Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that parents were not immediately notified of a situation placing children at risk.
HHSC 746.307(b)(4) — Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-02-25. Correction verified 2022-03-04.
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Illness & medication
Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that the operation did not obtain parent signatures on incident reports within 48 hours of when the incident occurred.
HHSC 746.707 — Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-02-25. Correction verified 2022-03-04.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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