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Campus Adventures @ Bluff Springs
Licensed before- and after-school program
1700 E Slaughter Ln
Austin, TX 78747
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Record Period
- 2021–2026
- Source Documents
- 19
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 18 licensing visits from November 2021 to May 2026, HHSC cited 19 deficiencies at Campus Adventures @ Bluff Springs; 19 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 18
- 2021–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
- Deficiencies
- 19
- Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
- Corrected
- 19
- Of 19 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
- Investigations
- 2
- Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them
Deficiencies by Year
- Deficiencies
- Of which, high risk
* Partial year, through October 31, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Deficiencies | Of which, high risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
What the Record Shows
- 19 of 19 deficiencies have a recorded correction date.
- HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
- 2 visits in this window included an investigation. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
- The latest inspection, May 13, 2026, recorded no deficiencies.
What to Ask About
- Annual Sanitation Inspection, Cited in Three Visits
- Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For, Cited in Two Visits
- Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children, Cited in Two Visits
- Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal, Cited in Two Visits
- Children's Records - Admission Information, Cited in Two Visits
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Campus Adventures @ Bluff Springs
- Address
- 1700 E Slaughter Ln, Austin, TX 78747
- Operation Number
- TX-1725281
- License Type
- Licensed before- and after-school program
- Licensed Capacity
- 150 children
- Permit
- Full Permit
- Ages Served
- school age
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 3:45 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
- Record Window
- November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2026
Chronology
Inspection History
Every visit in the record window, newest first. A deficiency is a licensing standard Texas inspectors found was not met. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
- 2026
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145594
- 2026
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 744.2501(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected May 29, 2026
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145593
- 2026
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145592
- 2025
Investigation
No deficiencies
Opened on a report the operation made itself.
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905236740
- 2025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145591
- 2024
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145590
- 2024
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 744.2501(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 2, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145589
- 2023
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145588
- 2023
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 744.1315(b)(1)CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to GuidelinesMedium-high riskCorrected Sep 22, 2023
- 744.603(a)(2)Children's Records - Admission InformationMedium riskCorrected Aug 31, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145587
- 2023
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 744.603(a)(2)Children's Records - Admission InformationMedium riskCorrected Aug 18, 2023
- 744.3501(b)Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire MarshalMedium-high riskCorrected May 3, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145586
- 2023
Inspection
6 deficiencies
- 744.3501(b)Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire MarshalMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 24, 2023
- 744.901Required Personnel RecordsMedium riskCorrected Mar 24, 2023
- 744.401(6)Posting Requirements - Daily Menu, Including All Snacks and Meals Prepared or ServedMedium riskCorrected Mar 24, 2023
- 744.2507(10)Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to ChildrenMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 23, 2023
- 744.3559(4)Documentation of DrillsMedium riskCorrected Mar 24, 2023
- 744.2501(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 24, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145585
- 2022
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145584
- 2022
Investigation
2 deficiencies
- 744.305(a)(6)Report Situation Placing Children at RiskHigh riskCorrected Jan 6, 2023
- 744.307(b)(4)Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at RiskMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 6, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905236739
- 2022
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145583
- 2022
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 744.1203(4)Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of ChildrenHigh riskCorrected Aug 31, 2022
- 744.1203(2)Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible ForHigh riskCorrected Aug 31, 2022
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145582
- 2022
Inspection
3 deficiencies
- 744.1203(4)Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of ChildrenHigh riskCorrected Aug 12, 2022
- 744.2753(a)First Aid Kit - Incomplete KitMedium riskCorrected Aug 12, 2022
- 744.1203(2)Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible ForHigh riskCorrected Aug 12, 2022
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145581
- 2021
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145580
- 2021
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905145579
Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.
Context
Patterns Worth Examining
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
- 1
Annual Sanitation Inspection, Cited in Three Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.2501(a) in January 2023, January 2024 and May 2026. The agency describes it this way: Annual Sanitation Inspection. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
212122222222222323232324242525262626744.2501(a) across all 18 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.1203(2) in May 2022 and August 2022. The agency describes it this way: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For. The most serious of these was recorded at high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
212122222222222323232324242525262626744.1203(2) across all 18 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.1203(4) in May 2022 and August 2022. The agency describes it this way: Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children. The most serious of these was recorded at high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
212122222222222323232324242525262626744.1203(4) across all 18 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.3501(b) in January 2023 and April 2023. The agency describes it this way: Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
212122222222222323232324242525262626744.3501(b) across all 18 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Children's Records - Admission Information, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.603(a)(2) in April 2023 and August 2023. The agency describes it this way: Children's Records - Admission Information. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
212122222222222323232324242525262626744.603(a)(2) across all 18 visits, oldest to newest
For Your Next Visit
Questions to Ask on Your Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
- 01
What changed after 744.2501(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Annual Sanitation Inspection: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 02
What changed after 744.1203(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For: cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.
- 03
What changed after 744.1203(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children: cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.
- 04
What changed after 744.3501(b) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 05
What changed after 744.603(a)(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Children's Records - Admission Information: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
- 06
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
- 07
Has the center ever been under corrective or adverse action, and what changed afterward?
HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
The Evidence
Sources and Coverage
Program details, licensing visits and the deficiencies cited at each are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation in its daily files on data.texas.gov.
- Child Care Licensing operations (data.texas.gov)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1725281
Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145579
Visit Nov 3, 2021 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145580
Visit Dec 17, 2021 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145581
Visit May 23, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145582
Visit Aug 31, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145583
Visit Sep 12, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905236739
Visit Oct 17, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145584
Visit Oct 19, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145585
Visit Jan 23, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145586
Visit Apr 4, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145587
Visit Aug 30, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145588
Visit Sep 11, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145589
Visit Jan 11, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145590
Visit Aug 26, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145591
Visit May 19, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905236740
Visit Nov 26, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145592
Visit Jan 7, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145593
Visit May 4, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905145594
Visit May 13, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Coverage
Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – October 31, 2026
- This record is HHSC's list of operations as of October 2026, with the inspections, investigations and assessments in HHSC's files, which run from November 2021.
- Listed family homes (one caregiver with up to three unrelated children, listed with HHSC but not inspected on a schedule) are not in this record.
- HHSC's narrative for each deficiency is left out because it can name children, parents and staff; the rule cited, its risk level and the correction dates are kept.
What This Report Cannot Tell You
- Inspector narratives
- Published by HHSC but left out of this record because they can name people.
- Enforcement actions
- HHSC's files say whether an operation is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
- Complaints not investigated
- Reports HHSC screened out without an investigation are not published.
- Staff qualifications and turnover
- Not part of the published licensing record.
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
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