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Stepping Stone School XXI

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

10 state inspections, last 2 years
25 deficiencies on the state’s summary
21 high or medium-high risk
September 9, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued October 11, 2017
Capacity
185 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:15 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
1654136- 1967

Where

1020 Lightfoot St
Kyle, TX 78640

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 11
  • Medium-high 10
  • Medium 3
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 1

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
December 5, 2025Medium High746.3301(i) - Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child
State’s note: “This investigation found that a child was served their identified food allergy.”
December 19, 2025
March 14, 2025Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “This investigation has found that the operation has been out of ratio for infant's multiple times during early morning drop off.”
April 10, 2025
March 14, 2025High746.1205(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
State’s note: “This investigation found that there has been issues with supervision at the operation.”
April 10, 2025
January 24, 2025Low746.705 - Incident/Illness Report Form Signed
State’s note: “The incident report for the injury was not signed within 48 hours, the incident happened on a Friday and the report was signed the following Tuesday.”
February 18, 2025
August 6, 2024High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “This investigation found that the operation did not notify the parents immediately following the incident.”
August 14, 2024
August 6, 2024High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “This investigation found that a caregiver had put her hands on a child causing them to hit their head into a wall.”
August 14, 2024
August 6, 2024High746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “This investigation found that a caregiver was yelling at a child.”
August 14, 2024
May 22, 2024High746.1205(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
State’s note: “The investigation found that the operation has had supervision issues.”
June 18, 2024
April 5, 2024Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “The investigation found that the operation has been out of ratio on more than one occasion.”
May 31, 2024
January 12, 2023Medium High746.2431(2) - Infant Daily Report - Times and Amount of Food
State’s note: “It was found through investigation that the operation did not correctly report the amount of food eaten by an infant on the daily report given to the parents”
February 15, 2023
December 30, 2022Medium High746.2419(7) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
State’s note: “It was found that an infant was allowed to sleep with a bottle.”
January 25, 2023
December 30, 2022Medium746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
State’s note: “It was found an infant was fed a bottle that was not theirs.”
January 25, 2023
September 15, 2022Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “During an inspection it was found that an infant classroom had 11 children in one classroom with two caregivers. This was corrected at the inspection when the infant was moved to another room putting the classroom into compliance.”
October 7, 2022
September 15, 2022High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “The caregivers did not demonstrate good judgment when the caregiver's wrote an incident reported that stated that a child was walking and fell on a toy. The investigation showed the child was placed in a crib and fell out. The incident report did not match the incident that occurred.”
October 7, 2022
September 15, 2022High746.2409(a)(8) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Drop gates, if present fasten securely and cannot be opened by a child
State’s note: “A child was placed in a crib that did not have a safely secured drop down gate, causing the child to fall out.”
October 7, 2022
September 15, 2022Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “7 of the 9 infant feeding instructions reviewed were more than 30 days old or did not include a date.”
October 7, 2022
September 15, 2022Medium746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
State’s note: “It was found through an investigation that parents were not informed of the actual injury their child sustained in care.”
October 7, 2022
September 8, 2022Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “The operation is found to have a class of 18?23-month-old children over ratio.”
October 7, 2022
June 23, 2022High746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
State’s note: “During inspection a nine month infant was observed to be sleeping in a crib with a blanket. This was corrected when the director removed the blanket.”
June 23, 2022
May 25, 2022Medium High746.1013(a) - Director's Absence - Qualified Caregiver in Charge
State’s note: “The director did not designate a caregiver in charge in her absence.”
May 25, 2022
May 25, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “During the inspection a school age child was observed wandering around the operation alone. The child was looking for a caregiver unsupervised until a caregiver came and got the child.”
May 25, 2022
May 16, 2022Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “During the inspection caregivers were observed walking out of classrooms for up to three minutes leaving the classrooms out of ratio.”
May 25, 2022
February 18, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “During inspection, in the Publisher classroom, there were 15 2yo-3yo children outside on the playground with both caregivers. There were two children observed walking away from the group and stood by the playground entry door. One child was observed climbing the window seal and running inside. The caregivers were unaware the two children left the group. The …”
February 18, 2022
December 7, 2021High746.1203(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For
State’s note: “It was found during the inspection that a caregiver said they had 13 children in the classroom and there were 17.”
December 7, 2021
November 23, 2021Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “During a walk through of the operation, it was observed that a caregiver left the classroom to assist a parent in the lobby. Leaving that classroom out of ratio.”
November 24, 2021

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Stepping Stone School XXI?

Texas HHSC's file lists 10 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 9, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Stepping Stone School XXI have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 25: 11 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 3 medium-risk, 1 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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