Mockingbird Centers
4422 Gillis St, Austin, TX 78745
Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School · Monday–Friday
8 critical, 16 serious findings across 40 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Oct 30, 2025.
36 inspections · 4 investigations in 36 months · source checked Sep 16, 2026
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Licensed capacity: 46 children. This is not the number of open places.
Programs & learning
Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
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08:00 AM-05:30 PM
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
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- Accepts child care subsidiesNot accepted
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Evidence, with the follow-through.
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8 critical, 16 serious findings across 40 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Oct 30, 2025.
Last 36 months · window starts Sep 15, 2023
6 standard(s) appear on multiple visits: 746.1315(b)(1) (4 visits); 746.1205(a)(4) (4 visits); 746.307(b)(4) (4 visits); 746.4135(b) (4 visits); 746.1311(e) (4 visits); 746.501(a)(30) (4 visits). This is a match of standard identifiers, not a judgment about identical circumstances.
State verification published Aug 11, 2026.
Conditions between visits, current staffing, and day-to-day quality. A correction plan is not verification.
40 visits in our data; 0 unmatched findings. Publication and processing can lag events.
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
One caregiver's CPR training was obtained through an online course.
State verification published Aug 11, 2026.
Inspection record
Visits available in our Texas data, newest first. Visits with findings are shown in full; runs of clean visits are folded into one line. Findings are quoted from the inspector's report with the Texas risk level beside our severity.
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- 2026
- Jun 30, 2026Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
One caregiver's CPR training was obtained through an online course.
Correction verified Aug 11, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1315(b)(1).
- Jun 30, 2026Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
One caregiver's CPR training was obtained through an online course.
Correction verified Aug 11, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1315(b)(1).
- Jun 30, 2026Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
One caregiver's CPR training was obtained through an online course.
Correction verified Aug 11, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1315(b)(1).
- Jun 30, 2026Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
One caregiver's CPR training was obtained through an online course.
Correction verified Aug 11, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1315(b)(1).
- 2025
- Oct 31, 2025 to Dec 2, 20258 inspectionsNo findingsShow
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- Oct 30, 2025Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
The investigation found that the caregiver left a child unattended on the playground for around 5 minutes during operation hours.
Correction verified Dec 2, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
The operation failed to immediately notify a parent of a non-routine situation, that placed the child at risk of harm.
Correction verified Dec 5, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.307(b)(4).
- Oct 30, 2025Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
The operation failed to immediately notify a parent of a non-routine situation, that placed the child at risk of harm.
Correction verified Dec 5, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.307(b)(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
The investigation found that the caregiver left a child unattended on the playground for around 5 minutes during operation hours.
Correction verified Dec 2, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Oct 30, 2025Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
The operation failed to immediately notify a parent of a non-routine situation, that placed the child at risk of harm.
Correction verified Dec 5, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.307(b)(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
The investigation found that the caregiver left a child unattended on the playground for around 5 minutes during operation hours.
Correction verified Dec 2, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Oct 30, 2025Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
The investigation found that the caregiver left a child unattended on the playground for around 5 minutes during operation hours.
Correction verified Dec 2, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
The operation failed to immediately notify a parent of a non-routine situation, that placed the child at risk of harm.
Correction verified Dec 5, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.307(b)(4).
- Jul 30, 2025Inspection3 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Children's Products- Annual Certification
The operation did not annually certify in writing that they have reviewed each of the recall notices issued by the CPSC and that there are no unsafe products in the center. This was corrected at inspection when the director updated and certified the product safety recall form.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.4135(b).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
For his last completed training year, the director was missing some of the annual required training topics related to health and safety.
Correction verified Jul 31, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1311(e).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
The operation did not have a policy about procedures for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs.
Correction verified Jul 31, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(30).
- Jul 30, 2025Inspection3 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
For his last completed training year, the director was missing some of the annual required training topics related to health and safety.
Correction verified Jul 31, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1311(e).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Children's Products- Annual Certification
The operation did not annually certify in writing that they have reviewed each of the recall notices issued by the CPSC and that there are no unsafe products in the center. This was corrected at inspection when the director updated and certified the product safety recall form.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.4135(b).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
The operation did not have a policy about procedures for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs.
Correction verified Jul 31, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(30).
- Jul 30, 2025Inspection3 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Children's Products- Annual Certification
The operation did not annually certify in writing that they have reviewed each of the recall notices issued by the CPSC and that there are no unsafe products in the center. This was corrected at inspection when the director updated and certified the product safety recall form.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.4135(b).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
For his last completed training year, the director was missing some of the annual required training topics related to health and safety.
Correction verified Jul 31, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1311(e).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
The operation did not have a policy about procedures for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs.
Correction verified Jul 31, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(30).
- Jul 30, 2025Inspection3 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
The operation did not have a policy about procedures for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs.
Correction verified Jul 31, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(30).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Children's Products- Annual Certification
The operation did not annually certify in writing that they have reviewed each of the recall notices issued by the CPSC and that there are no unsafe products in the center. This was corrected at inspection when the director updated and certified the product safety recall form.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.4135(b).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
For his last completed training year, the director was missing some of the annual required training topics related to health and safety.
Correction verified Jul 31, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1311(e).
- Feb 5, 2025 to Feb 5, 20254 inspectionsNo findingsShow
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- 2024
- Jan 26, 2024 to Jul 9, 202416 inspectionsNo findingsShow
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Facts from the license
- Permit
- Full Permit, issued Aug 12, 2024
- Capacity
- 46 children (licensed maximum, not openings)
- Ages
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 08:00 AM-05:30 PM · Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Subsidies
- Not accepted
- County
- Travis
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Contact & location
4422 Gillis St, Austin, TX 78745
State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
State records and provider information have separate sources. Provider claims do not establish independently verified care quality. Missing data is not evidence of an issue-free record.