Childrens Courtyard
Childrens Courtyard is a licensed child care center in Pflugerville, TX, licensed for up to 304 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2000. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 42 times and investigated 28 reports. Inspectors recorded 51 citations, 11 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (23 of 51). 10 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. 8% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #25 of 42 centers in Pflugerville and better than 22% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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At the time of the inspection there were several chairs that were broken and needing to be removed and the outdoor fence had a post that was broken and needs repairing. The busses used by children also had trash items from the week prior.
At the time of the inspection, the bathrooms used by children had dried feces on the wall and paper holder.
It was determiend that children were viewing movies for 2 hours daily, and also playing on nintendo switches and tablets throughout the day that exceeded the one hour maximum limit.
It was determined a caregiver yelled at a child as a form of discipline.
It was determined that unsanitary drinking water was being served to children.
It was determiend that children were viewing screen time activities during rest times.
At the time of the inspection, eight infant feeding instructions were not updated monthly by parents.
During the inspection. a bag full of garbage was observed on the floor of a classroom where children were located.
During the DFPS investigation inspection, the investigator observed electrical outlets uncovered in the classrooms. Director corrected this when covers were inserted into the outlets.
An outdated activity plan dated Jan 19th - 23rd was observed posted in the classroom. This was corrected when the operation posted the current activity plan.
A toddler who was not sleeping was placed in a crib as a redirection/ discipline method.
It was determined that the operation did not notify parents regarding a child's injury during pick- up time.
There is sufficient evidence to determine that inadequate supervision during children's activities resulted in a child sustaining multiple unknown bruises on their arm.
Proof of education was unavailable to review for two caregivers.
At the school-age building, observed in the game room an electrical outlet missing a faceplate.
PreEmployment affidavits were unavailable to review for two employees.
Chipped paint was observed on walls in multiple classrooms at the school age building and main building.
Current weekly activity plans were unavailable to review for five classrooms.
During an investigation it was found that one child was left alone outside unsupervised while in care at the operation.
Of the 10 files reviewed all but 1 were missing items.
Of the 10 employee files reviewed, 7 were missing items.
There are concerns regarding supervision especially during the opening part of the day.
Of the 10 files that were reviewed, 6 of them did not have all necessary requirements.
Two classrooms with children under 5 years of age did not have electrical outlets covered. This was corrected at inspection when all outlets were covered by the staff.
One classroom had a trash can without a lid that had trash accessible to children in care. This was corrected when the staff covered the trash can with a lid.
The operation has only conducted two out of four lock-down drills in the last year.
The operation did not have an emergency evacuation and relocation diagram posted in four classrooms.
One classroom with children under 5 years of age did not have electrical outlets covered. This was corrected at inspection when all outlets were covered by the staff.
The operation has not conducted any severe weather drills in the last year.
Four children did not have any immunization records in their file.
One infant classroom had two caregivers caring for eleven infants. The classroom moved four infants during the inspection into a seperate classroom with another caregiver.
One infant was asleep in a restrictive device. The caregiver was asked to move the infant to a crib and attempted to do so then put the infant asleep into a second restrictive device. The caregiver was asked again to move the infant to a crib and did so during inspection.
Four children did not have current immunization records.
Two classroom caregivers did not know how many children they were responsible for.
The school age building still had a broken electrical outlet in the library center.
The school age building still had a broken electrical outlet in the library center.
Two classroom caregivers did not know how many children they were responsible for.
Observed broken chairs in the school-age theater room and in the diner area.
The TV located in the gaming room was not anchored to the shelf.
Observed a children table blocking the emerency exit in the classroom. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the table from the exit door.
Frist aid/ emergency kit was observed on the floor in one of the children's classroom. This was corrected when the teacher moved the kit ontop of the counter.
Four classroom's observed had uncovered electrical outlets. The school age building had a broken electrical outlet in the library center.
A child was able to grab a rubber band brought into the classroom by a caregiver and had it stuck wrapped around their arm for an unknown amount of time.
A caregiver brought rubber bands into a classroom which allowed them to be accessible to children in care.
Chipped paint, peeling baseboards, and a small hole was observed in mutiple classrooms.
Observed the water hose unwrapped on the ground in front of the door.
Electrical outlets in four classroom were observed uncovered.
Chipped paint, peeling baseboards, and a small hole was observed in mutiple classrooms. One of the classrooms has a broken cabinet door below the changing table. The operation reported that they have submitted work orders for repairs.
It was observed during monitoring inspection a caregiver was observed pulling and grabbing 2 children by the arm while on the playground. It was observed a caregiver used a harsh tone while placing children in line going outside to the playground.
Based on the information obtained, there is enough evidence to determined that a caregiver inappropriately disciplined a child in care.
Observed fallen tree branches from the ice storm on the playground/obstruction outdoor play equipment. The operation has entered in a ticket to get the tree branches removed
About this center
Common questions
Does Childrens Courtyard take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Childrens Courtyard’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 Childrens Courtyard accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Childrens Courtyard had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 11 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 23, 2026: “Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Childrens Courtyard compare with other daycares in Pflugerville?
It is tied for #25 of 42 centers in Pflugerville by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 22% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Childrens Courtyard last inspected?
Sep 17, 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 547557- 810 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.