Ms. Sam's Daycare
2500 LAVENDALE CT, Austin, TX 78748 · Travis County
Program
- Type
- Licensed child-care home
- Licensed capacity
- 12
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:45 PM
- Director / administrator
- Samantha Munoz
- Phone
- (512) 785-4355
- Regulated since
- Jul 3, 2018
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1296044 · number 1666714
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | Supervision & ratios (2), Staff background & training (2), Other (2) |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | Illness & medication (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 24, 2026 Inspection
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Sep 24, 2026 Inspection
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 17, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Oct 17, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 2, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 2, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Nov 19, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
There were 14 children in care at the start of the inspection. This was corrected at inspection when two children were sent home.
HHSC 747.1803 — Child/Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care Home with 2 Caregivers
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-11-19.
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Other Serious
During the inspection, two infants without sleep exception forms were observed asleep in swings. This was corrected at inspection when the infants were moved to pack and plays to sleep.
HHSC 747.2326(a)(1) — Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-11-19.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Supervision & ratios
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Nov 19, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
There were 14 children in care at the start of the inspection. This was corrected at inspection when two children were sent home.
HHSC 747.1803 — Child/Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care Home with 2 Caregivers
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-11-19.
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Other Serious
During the inspection, two infants without sleep exception forms were observed asleep in swings. This was corrected at inspection when the infants were moved to pack and plays to sleep.
HHSC 747.2326(a)(1) — Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-11-19.
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Supervision & ratios
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Jan 11, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The required annual trainings were not accessible for review.
HHSC 747.1305(d) — Caregivers Required Annual Training-Required Topics without hour restriction
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-01-11. Correction verified 2024-01-15.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Staff background & training
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Jan 11, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The required annual trainings were not accessible for review.
HHSC 747.1305(d) — Caregivers Required Annual Training-Required Topics without hour restriction
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-01-11. Correction verified 2024-01-15.
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Staff background & training
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Feb 9, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 9, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Mar 2, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
It was found during the inspection that the children's records for 5 children were needing to be updated.
HHSC 747.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-03-16. Correction verified 2022-04-06.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Illness & medication
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Mar 2, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
It was found during the inspection that the children's records for 5 children were needing to be updated.
HHSC 747.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-03-16. Correction verified 2022-04-06.
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Illness & medication
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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.