1st Step Early Learning Center
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 4 | Agency record |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 6 | Agency record |
| Nov 22, 2023 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Jan 3, 2023 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 4 | Agency record |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 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.
“An outdoor play table on the playground was covered in bird waste. This was fixed at inspection when the caregiver cleaned the table.”
“6FT of usezone around the mulit-person tricylce was not observed.”
“Observed holes, and chipped paint in the infant, toddler and preschool room.”
“Current lesson plans were unavailable to review for two classrooms. Lesson plan posted was dated from 6/30 to 7/04.”
“Observed broken toys, an open bag of planting soil and loose trash on the playground.”
“One infant was observed to be asleep in a restrictive device during inspection.”
“Two infants were napping in a crib that did not have a sheet.”
“The operation's operational policies did not include parent's rights.”
“One staff did not know the correct number of children they had in care and was responsible for.”
“Two staff did not have a Pre-Employment Affidavit for Applicants for Employment at Certain Child Care Operations.”
“One child did not have current immunizations on file.”
“The operation was not completing an infant daily report for two infants in care or sharing the information that would be included on the report with the parents.”
“The operation had antibiotic ointment inside of the first aid kit that expired in of May 2020. This was corrected when it was removed from the first aid kit.”
“Two out of six children files reviewed were missing updated immunization records.”
“A 9-month-old non-walking infant was observed sleeping on a sleeping mat.”
“During nap time there were 13 children ages 9 months to 4 years old with one caregiver. There was nobody else in the building.”
“The operational policies were missing the following: - infant safe sleep - promotion of indoor/outdoor activities”