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Stepping Stone School Xiv

9405 Brodie Ln, Austin, TX 78748 · Travis County 5122334944 License #830699- 1967 · issued Feb 4, 2004

82

inspections on file

68

recorded violations

33

health & safety class

Aug 27, 2026

last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation

Records held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Date	Kind	Outcome as recorded	Violations	Official record
Aug 27, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	—
Jul 30, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	—
Jul 2, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	—
Jun 17, 2026	Inspection	Deficiencies cited	1	—
Jun 2, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	—
Apr 17, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	—
Mar 26, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	—
Feb 27, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	—
Jan 28, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	—
Dec 23, 2025	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	—
Nov 7, 2025	Inspection	No deficiencies cited

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation

How to read violations

Nearly 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.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Jun 17, 2026Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“There was an employee that was present that had a pending background check. Note: This was corrected at inspection with the employee became active, and received their eligibility letter during the inspection.”

Corrected Jun 17, 2026

Jul 2, 2025Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium

745.651(1) — Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving

“A caregiver who departed the operation more than 7 days ago still had an active background check at the time of inspection. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver's background check was inactivated.”

Corrected Jul 2, 2025

Apr 29, 2025Report · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“A group with a specified age of 18-23 months had 10 children present with one caregiver. This was corrected at inspection when the specified age group was discussed with caregivers and the director and an additional staff member was added to the classroom.”

Corrected May 2, 2025

Apr 4, 2025Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

745.635(3) — AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

“It was learned during multiple interviews that the operation is not following the conditions on a staff member's background check at all times.”

Corrected Apr 4, 2025

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.2427(a) — AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant

“An infant was observed to be asleep in a bouncer seat and was not placed on their back to sleep for several minutes.”

Corrected Apr 4, 2025

Apr 1, 2025Report · 3 deficiencies cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“During the first walk-through at the operation, three rooms were over the child to caregiver ratios allowed for their specified age groups.”

Corrected Apr 4, 2025

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.1003(1) — Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance

“During the investigation inspection, the operation was found to be in violation of several high weighted Minimum Standards.”

Corrected Apr 4, 2025

Health & safety

Feb 7, 2025Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.2426(a)(1) — Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

“An infant was asleep in a bouncer seat with unbuckled straps. This was corrected at inspection when the infant was removed from the bouncer seat.”

Corrected Feb 7, 2025

StandardState weight: Medium

746.401(2) — Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation

“The most reccent inspection form was not posted at the operation.”

Corrected Feb 7, 2025

Health & safety

Feb 6, 2025Report · 5 deficiencies cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.1205(a)(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

“Three caregivers did not know the correct number of children they were responsible for. One caregiver stated 7 children were present when there were 9, another caregiver stated 17 children were present when there were 20, and a third caregiver stated 25 children were present when there were 24. This was corrected at inspection when the caregivers did a head count to confirm the number of children in their group and were then able to answer correctly.”

Corrected Feb 7, 2025

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.1205(a)(3) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages

“One caregiver did not know the name of a child in their group. Another caregiver was unable to provide Child Care Regulation with the ages of the children in their group. These were corrected at inspection when the caregivers obtained a tablet containing the information and reviewed it.”

Corrected Feb 7, 2025

Dec 17, 2024Report · 5 deficiencies cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.3001(1) — Field Trips - Signed Permission

“A child was transported on a field trip without a signed permission form.”

Corrected Dec 20, 2024

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.1003(1) — Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance

“The director stated she was unaware of the timelines for reporting incidences to CCR and for filling out incident reports.”

Corrected Jan 3, 2025

Health & safety

Apr 1, 2024Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.1607 — Child/Caregiver Ratio - 2 Caregivers

“There was a four year old child laying on a nap mat in the infant room. There were also 10 infants in the room, so the two caregivers were out of ratio with 11 children.”

Corrected Apr 1, 2024

Mar 29, 2024Report · 3 deficiencies cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“It was found that a child was left unsupervised in a restroom for about 5 minutes.”

Corrected Apr 3, 2024

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.305(a)(6) — Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

“A situation placing a child at risk of harm was not reported to Child Care Regulation.”

Corrected Apr 3, 2024

Standard

Mar 18, 2024Inspection · 4 deficiencies cited

StandardState weight: Medium

746.1309(a) — Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

“1 out of 4 records reviewed was missing 24 out of 24 required annual hours for training year 11/2022-11/2023.”

Corrected Apr 1, 2024

Health & safetyState weight: High

745.635(3) — AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

“It was found during the inspection the operation violated a condition that the CBCU placed on an employees presence at the operation.”

Corrected Mar 18, 2024

Standard

Jun 13, 2023Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium

746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

“It was found during the inspection the operation had several infant feeding forms that had not been updated within the last 30 days.”

Corrected Jun 27, 2023

May 22, 2023Report · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“It was determined that there were a total of 19 children with 2 caregivers. One of the caregivers left the classroom leaving the other caregiver with 19 children by themselves. The specified age group for this classroom is 3 years old which allows 15 children for 1 caregiver. Note: This was immediately corrected when another staff member quickly stepped into the classroom when it was noticed that a caregiver had left the classroom leaving the class out of ratio.”

Corrected Jun 14, 2023

Feb 14, 2023Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.1003(1) — Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance

“During the course of the probation the operation has continued to receive citations in subchapters that were used as the basis for the probation.”

Corrected Feb 14, 2023

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.3417(3) — Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

“It was found during the inspection a caregiver did not wash an infants hands after changing their diaper. This was corrected at the inspection when the caregiver washed the child's hands.”

Corrected Feb 14, 2023

Standard

Jan 3, 2023Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.2407 — Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps

“It was found during the inspection an infant was not strapped into an infant rocking chair.”

Corrected Jan 3, 2023

Nov 28, 2022Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.2428 — No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File

“During the walk through an infant was observed swaddled in their crib. This was corrected when the infant was taken out of the swaddle and placed back in their crib.”

Corrected Nov 28, 2022

Jun 20, 2022Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.1203(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For

“It was found during the inspection that a caregiver stated they had 11 children and they had 12.”

Corrected Jun 20, 2022

Jun 16, 2022Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

745.635(3) — AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

“The operation did not follow conditions for a caregiver's provisional eligibility when they let the caregiver be alone in a classroom with a group of children. An administrative penalty in the amount of 100% of the daily maximum, per HRC 42.078(a-2) will be recommended as a result of this citation.”

Corrected Jun 16, 2022

Apr 26, 2022Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited

StandardState weight: Medium

746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

“It was found during the inspection there were infant feeding forms that had not been updated.”

Corrected Apr 29, 2022

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.2419(6) — Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

“It was found during the inspection that there were 4 infant bottles that were missing name labels. This was corrected at the inspection when the director labeled the bottles with the children's names and last initial.”

Corrected Apr 26, 2022

Apr 13, 2022Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

745.635(3) — AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

“The operation did not follow conditions for a caregiver's provisional eligibility when they let the caregiver be alone in a classroom with a group of children.”

Corrected Apr 13, 2022

Mar 22, 2022Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

StandardState weight: Medium

746.1613(a) — Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met

“It was found during the inspection that the operation had reduced caregivers during nap time in a classroom that had infants. This was corrected when the Director went to the room as an additional caregiver.”

Corrected Mar 22, 2022

Mar 14, 2022Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.1203(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For

“During the follow up inspection a caregiver stated she had 9 children and there were 11.”

Corrected Mar 14, 2022

Mar 2, 2022Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.2407 — Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps

“It was found during the walk through there were two infants in bouncers that were not strapped in. This was corrected when the caregiver strapped the straps of one infant and removed the other infant. It was found during the follow up inspection that an infant was not strapped into their bouncer seat.”

Corrected Mar 2, 2022

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.2419(3) — Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop Bottles

“It was found while conducting the inspection that a 4 month old infant was in a bouncer drinking a bottle with the bottle propped by a stuffed toy. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the infant from the bouncer and held her to finish her bottle. It was found during the inspection that there were 2 infants under the age of 6 months with their bottles propped.”

Corrected Mar 2, 2022

Feb 18, 2022Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.2419(3) — Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop Bottles

“It was found while conducting the inspection that a 4 month old infant was in a bouncer drinking a bottle with the bottle propped by a stuffed toy. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the infant from the bouncer and held her to finish her bottle.”

Corrected Feb 18, 2022

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.2407 — Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps

“It was found during the walk through there were two infants in bouncers that were not strapped in. This was corrected when the caregiver strapped the straps of one infant and removed the other infant.”

Corrected Feb 18, 2022

Health & safety

Feb 7, 2022Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“It was found during the inspection that an employee had access to children without eligibility determination.”

Corrected Feb 7, 2022

Feb 2, 2022Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.1203(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For

“During the follow up inspection a caregiver said she had 17 children but there were only 16.”

Corrected Feb 2, 2022

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.4205(a) — Space Requirements - Under 18 Months of Age Activity Area

“The operation space allows for 30 infants and at the time of the inspection there were 32.”

Corrected Feb 9, 2022

StandardState weight: Medium High

Jan 24, 2022Inspection · 8 deficiencies cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.605(12) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

“It was found during the inspection that a child in care did not have a signature for the emergency care authorization.”

Corrected Jan 28, 2022

StandardState weight: Medium High

746.1301(5)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training

“It was found that there were two employee files that were short of their 24 hours of annual training.”

Corrected Feb 7, 2022

StandardState weight:

Oct 27, 2021Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.1203(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For

“One staff member was unaware of how many children were in care in two classrooms. A caregiver on the playground was unaware of how many children were in theirr care. They said 12 and there were 18. It was found during the walk through that a careiver stated she had 14 children and she had 15. It was found during the follow up inspection a caregiver said she had 11 children. There were actually 13 children and she had 12 children marked present on her attendance sheet.”

Corrected Oct 27, 2021

Oct 19, 2021Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.1203(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For

“One staff member was unaware of how many children were in care in two classrooms. A caregiver on the playground was unaware of how many children were in theirr care. They said 12 and there were 18. It was found during the walk through that a careiver stated she had 14 children and she had 15.”

Corrected Oct 19, 2021

Oct 7, 2021Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.2805(6) — Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

“It was found while conducting a walk through of the operation that a caregiver was yelling at a child for having an potty accident.”

Corrected Oct 7, 2021

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.1203(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For

“One staff member was unaware of how many children were in care in two classrooms. A caregiver on the playground was unaware of how many children were in theirr care. They said 12 and there were 18.”

Corrected Oct 7, 2021

Sep 28, 2021Inspection · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.1203(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For

“One staff member was unaware of how many children were in care in two classrooms.”

Corrected Sep 28, 2021

Sep 17, 2021Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.1203(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For

“One staff member was unaware of how many children were in care. One staff member was unaware of the ages of the children in the room.”

Corrected Sep 17, 2021

StandardState weight: Medium

746.2207(c)(1) — Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities

“Children in the three year old classroom were watching a cartoon on Hulu. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver turned off the screen time video.”

Corrected Sep 17, 2021

Sep 15, 2021Report · 1 deficiency cited

Health & safetyState weight: High

746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“There is sufficient evidence that a child under two was tested for COVID by an Administrator without parental consent. The at home COVID tests are not approved for use on children under two years old.”

Corrected Sep 21, 2021