Carpenter Hill Early Learning Center
4410 RANCH RD 967, Buda, TX 78610 · Hays County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 45
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 06:35 AM-05:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Misty Hansen
- Phone
- (512) 268-8509
- Regulated since
- Feb 8, 2016
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1194069 · number 1580385
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | Other (1) |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | Illness & medication (1), Food & allergies (1), Staff background & training (1) |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (2), Staff background & training (1) |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | Staff background & training (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Apr 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 12, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
In two classrooms, the teachers made mistakes on how old their youngest and oldest were.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(1) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-04-02. Correction verified 2026-04-02.
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Other Serious
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Apr 7, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
Of the 5 employee files, none had the required 24 hours of training hours for their past training year. The director had all training needed.
HHSC 746.1301(a)(4)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-08-15. Correction verified 2025-08-19.
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Food & allergies
Due to the food program requirements, there needs to be many changes to the snack calendar to replace grain based desserts and desserts to food with less added sugar more whole grains. Foods needing tobe replaced would be: apple, cinnimon straws, taco puffs, veggie straws, pirates booty, vanilla wafers, nutrigrain bars.
HHSC 746.3303 — Nutrition and Food Service - Meal and Snack Schedule
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-04-22. Correction verified 2025-04-30.
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Illness & medication
Of the 6 children's files, 2 did not have updated immunization records.
HHSC 746.623(1)(A) — Immunizations-Immunization record must include the child's name and birth date
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-04-21. Correction verified 2025-05-01.
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Staff background & training
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May 8, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The operation did not have an updated snack menu that follows the requirements of the USDA food program.
HHSC 746.3301(b) — Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-05-24. Correction verified 2024-05-24.
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Staff background & training
Some of the operation's personnel and training records were not available to review at the inspection today
HHSC 746.801(3) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-05-24. Correction verified 2024-05-24.
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Supervision & ratios
The operation did not have a recent playground maintenance checklist.
HHSC 746.801(8) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-05-24. Correction verified 2024-05-24.
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Supervision & ratios
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Sep 22, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 19, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 11, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
A caregiver was observed caring for children without an active, eligible background check.
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 2023-08-11. Correction verified 2023-09-12.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Nov 18, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 15, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 2, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 30, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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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.