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Early Steps Bilingual Academy

Tyler, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

5 state inspections, last 2 years
14 deficiencies on the state’s summary
9 high or medium-high risk
September 29, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued June 24, 2019
Capacity
112 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1686102

Where

1524 Cumberland Rd
Tyler, TX 75703

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 5
  • Medium-high 4
  • Medium 4
  • Medium-low 1
  • Low 0

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
September 29, 2026Medium High746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
State’s note: “During a review of the staff files, it was observed three caregivers without updated training for the year.”
October 30, 2026
September 29, 2026High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “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.”
At the inspection
September 30, 2025Medium High746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
State’s note: “During the inspection, it was observed caregivers without current training hours.”
October 30, 2025
September 30, 2025Medium High746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
State’s note: “During the inspection, it was observed the operation has only conducted 3 fire drills for the year 2025.”
October 30, 2025
August 12, 2025High746.2805(10) - Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “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.”
September 18, 2025
June 5, 2025Medium High746.1613(a)(6) - Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Caregivers Physically Present
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed during an investigation and found deficient. The operation does not have a caregiver physically present in the room during naptime.”
June 30, 2025
January 17, 2025Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “The operation did not report the number of employees that left in 2024.”
January 19, 2025
November 18, 2024Medium746.501(a)(30) - Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
State’s note: “During a review of the files, it was observed the operation did not mentioned anything regarding inclusive services.”
December 2, 2024
November 18, 2024High746.4601(7) - Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
State’s note: “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.”
December 9, 2024
November 18, 2024Medium746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
State’s note: “During an inspection of the files, it was observed the operation did not mentioned anything about their outdoor act ivies.”
December 2, 2024
February 28, 2023Medium746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
State’s note: “During a review of staff training records, it was observed 4 staff members without enough training hours.”
March 28, 2023
February 28, 2023Medium746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
State’s note: “During a review of training records, it was observed the director did not have the 30 hours that are required.”
March 28, 2023
August 5, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
State’s note: “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.”
August 5, 2022
April 12, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “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.”
At the inspection

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Early Steps Bilingual Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 29, 2026. 6 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Early Steps Bilingual Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 14: 5 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 4 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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