Bright Horizons Family Center
Bright Horizons Family Center is a licensed child care center in Austin, TX, licensed for up to 244 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2000. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 9 times and investigated 4 reports. Inspectors recorded 7 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (3 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 5 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #270 of 427 centers in Austin and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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The operation did not have a copy of a caregiver's first aid and CPR card. The caregiver has completed the training, but the copy of the card is missing.
Four caregivers had CPR training that was not done in person with the use of a CPR manikin.
There were 4 children who did not have health statements in their files.
One caregiver was missing documentation of completing the full 24 hours of required annual training.
There was a caregiver present at the operation who did not have a current eligible background check. The caregiver left during the inspection.
The operation did not notify a parent immediately after a child was found to be unsupervised.
A child was unsupervised for about 3-5 minutes.
About this center
Common questions
Does Bright Horizons Family Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Bright Horizons Family Center’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Bright Horizons Family Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Bright Horizons Family Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Horizons Family Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Capital Area, which includes Austin, is $53.60 a day for infants, $51.60 a day for toddlers and $49.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Bright Horizons Family Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 15, 2022: “AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Bright Horizons Family Center compare with other daycares in Austin?
It is tied for #270 of 427 centers in Austin by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Bright Horizons Family Center last inspected?
Sep 21, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 547299 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.