The Childrens Courtyard

3087 FM 1431, Round Rock, TX 78681 · Williamson County

6cited violations

4serious

14inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 219
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Deborah Ferguson
Phone: (512) 358-4100
Regulated since: Jan 17, 2024
HHSC IDs: Operation 1462356 · number 1786955
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Supervision & ratios 3
Safety & premises 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	4	3	Illness & medication (1), Supervision & ratios (2), Safety & premises (1)
2024	2	1	Supervision & ratios (1), Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Dec 9, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  Two ceiling tiles in the PreK room were missing.
  
  HHSC 746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-12-19. Correction verified 2025-12-09.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 20, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 16, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 31, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  Four children did not have current immunization records in their file.
  
  HHSC 746.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-08-08. Correction verified 2025-08-25.
HHSC inspection history
May 14, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  The operation did not have a current sanitation inspection. The last inspection was conducted 1/26/24.
  
  HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-06-16. Correction verified 2025-05-21.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 2, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  A child walked out of a classroom and into the lobby due to a caregiver not closing the classroom door behind themselves.
  
  HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-05-01. Correction verified 2025-05-14.
HHSC inspection history
Feb 11, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Dec 31, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  The operation has not had a fire inspection since 11/2023.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-01-30. Correction verified 2025-02-06.
HHSC inspection history
Dec 17, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 28, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Two infants did not have updated feeding instructions.
  
  HHSC 746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-07-03. Correction verified 2024-07-02.
HHSC inspection history
May 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 2, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Dec 27, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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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 The Childrens Courtyard, 3087 FM 1431, Round Rock, TX 78681-1152 (operation ID 1462356, operation number 1786955), 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]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

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.