Carpe Diem Cedar Park (ES Austin Opco LLC)
Carpe Diem Cedar Park (ES Austin Opco LLC) is a licensed child care center in Cedar Park, TX, licensed for up to 265 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2018. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 14 times and investigated 6 reports. Inspectors recorded 26 citations, 10 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (7 of 26). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. 8% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #44 of 46 centers in Cedar Park and better than 6% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that the operation did not obtain a parent signature on the incident report within 48 hours of when the incident occured.
An infant was sleeping in an infant rocker chair without the safety straps fastened. This was corrected when the infant was removed from the chair.
An infant was sleeping in a restrictive device. This was corrected when the infant was removed from the restrictive device.
A caregiver fed an infant another infant's bottle of breastmilk.
An infant was observed sleeping in a crib with a pacifier clip attached to the infant's sleep sack. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the pacifier clip from the crib.
Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that one caregivers fails to comfort children when they are crying.
Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that a caregiver used prohibited punishment when yelling at two children. Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that two caregivers humiliated children by telling them to stop acting like a baby when they have a toileting accident.
One child did not have an updated immunization record.
A caregiver was seen grabbing a child from the table.
Three caregivers were lacking pre-service training.
Three children were lacking signed and dated medication authorizations.
Eight caregivers were lacking hazardous material training.
Five staff were lacking orientation training.
A medication was stored in the medication cabinet not in its original container.
The operation does not have an emergency plan for a child that requires an Epi-Pen auto injector.
The operation did not have an environmental sanitation inspection.
A caregiver was present caring for children without an eligible background check. Caregiver was asked to leave operation until eligible results were produced.
During an investigation it was determined that a caregiver yelled at a child.
The operation failed to notify Childcare Regulation within the required 48-hours of a situation that placed a child at risk.
An infant was observed sleeping in a crib with a bottle.
There were several caregivers employed who did not have education qualifications on file.
There was one child enrolled who did not have any immunizations or exemptions on file.
One caregiver without a current background check on file was observed to be in a room with children. The background check was submitted during the inspection and the caregiver was removed from any classroom with children pending the eligibility results.
There was no incident report filled out for a child injury requiring medical evaluation. The report was created during the inspection for parents to sign.
It was observed through video footage that caregivers were not providing adequate supervision due to completing janitorial tasks in one classroom.
It was found that the operation did not report a child injury where medical evaluation was later received.
About this center
Common questions
Does Carpe Diem Cedar Park (ES Austin Opco LLC) take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Carpe Diem Cedar Park (ES Austin Opco LLC)’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Carpe Diem Cedar Park (ES Austin Opco LLC) accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Carpe Diem Cedar Park (ES Austin Opco LLC) cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Carpe Diem Cedar Park (ES Austin Opco LLC) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Rural Capital area, which includes Cedar Park, is $45.60 a day for infants, $43.80 a day for toddlers and $42.20 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Carpe Diem Cedar Park (ES Austin Opco LLC) had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 10 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Oct 24, 2025: “Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Carpe Diem Cedar Park (ES Austin Opco LLC) compare with other daycares in Cedar Park?
It is #44 of 46 centers in Cedar Park by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 6% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Carpe Diem Cedar Park (ES Austin Opco LLC) last inspected?
Sep 24, 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 1669115 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.