The Learning Experience
A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas 78717
15542 Ranch Road 620 N, Austin, Texas 78717. (512) 218-6905.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 12 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Williamson County: 3
- 5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 22 inspections on record
- 3-Star Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
12 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 467 child care providers in Williamson County had 3.
22 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 2, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Feb 12, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk, at the report to the state on Feb 12, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Jun 26, 2025
2 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
12 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Feb 13, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation did not have a current sanitation inspection. The director requested and paid for the saniation inspection during the inspection.”
Feb 12, 2026: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that a caregiver left a class of toddlers unsupervised for 2-3 minutes while they were sleeping.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that parents were not notified immediately of a situation that placed their child at risk.”
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that caregivers use their personal cell phones while caring for children.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that parents did not receive incident reports for an incident that placed their child at risk within 48 hours of when the incident occurred.”
Jun 26, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“Two caregivers stated they had 16 children in care but there were 17 children were present.”
Jun 24, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“A caregiver has been seen by staff and children on their cell phone during the school day.”
Feb 20, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“Parent was not provided an incident report within the required 48 hours after the incident.”
Apr 23, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
“The director was lacking the required annual transportation safety training.”
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Children Handwashing After Outdoor Activities
“One classroom of children did not have their hands washed after coming inside from outdoor activities.”
Feb 22, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that one caregiver used prohibited punishment when pushing a child with their foot.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that one caregiver used prohibited punishment when yelling at children in a classroom.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Feb 24, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
“Observed two infants sitting in high chairs that were not strapped into the seat. This was corrected when both infants were strapped into the seat.”
May 4, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
“During a walk-through of the facility, two children were observed using equipment and the safety straps were not fastened. The safety straps were immediately fastened when addressed, bringing the facility into compliance.”
May 3, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“Based on information obtained during an investigation, it was determined that a child was subjected to a form of humiliation while in care.”
All 37 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 15, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 15, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 27, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 9, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 4, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 3, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 12, 2016.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 203 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 15 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 467 child care providers in Williamson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 12.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Life Time Fitness Camps | 19 |
| Roshan Kapadia | Not given |
| The Learning Experience This child care provider | 12 |
| The Goddard School in Austin Avery Ranch | 7 |
| Shining Stars Montessori LLC | 32 |
| Kids R Kids #33 | 19 |
| Brilliant Bee Preschool Academy | 6 |
| Little Gems Learning Home LLC | 0 |
| Sommer YMCA of Central Texas | 2 |
| England YMCA of Central Texas | 1 |
| Rutledge YMCA of Central Texas | 3 |
| A Childs Forest House | 5 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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