Early Steps Bilingual Academy
Inspection history
Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care RegulationRecords held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.
| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Report | Deficiencies cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Report | Deficiencies cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Assessment | Deficiencies cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 3 | Agency record |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Report | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Report | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | Agency record |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care RegulationNearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
“During a review of the staff files, it was observed three caregivers without updated training for the year.”
“During a walk through of the operation, it was learned a staff member without an active background check was supervising a group of 7 students. This was brought to the directors attention and corrected at inspection.”
“During the inspection, it was observed caregivers without current training hours.”
“During the inspection, it was observed the operation has only conducted 3 fire drills for the year 2025.”
“Based on a DFPS investigation this standard was reviewed and found to be deficient. A young child was placed in timeout for 5-7 minutes.”
“This standard was reviewed during an investigation and found deficient. The operation does not have a caregiver physically present in the room during naptime.”
“The operation did not report the number of employees that left in 2024.”
“During an inspection of the playground, it was observed the merry-go-cycle had two broken seats. This was discussed with the director and a plan was put in place to keep the children off until the equipment is fixed.”
“During a review of the files, it was observed the operation did not mentioned anything regarding inclusive services.”
“During an inspection of the files, it was observed the operation did not mentioned anything about their outdoor act ivies.”
“During a review of staff training records, it was observed 4 staff members without enough training hours.”
“During a review of training records, it was observed the director did not have the 30 hours that are required.”
“During a walk through of the center, it was observed by licensing a classroom of 7 children napping without a teacher present in the room. The children were left alone for about 15 minutes.”
“During a walk through of the center, it was observed by licensing a child who was napping alone for four minutes. This was soon corrected at inspection by the teacher returning to the classroom.”