The Learning Experience

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Austin / Williamson / 78717
Street address: 15542 Ranch Road 620 N
Phone: (512) 218-6905
Capacity: 203
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 06:30 AM-06:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: September 12, 2016
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

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Adverse action means HHSC has taken enforcement action affecting an operation’s permit or ability to operate; see the official HHSC record for details.

Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies

State records list 12 cited deficiencies dated February 22, 2024 to February 13, 2026 (5 High, 5 Medium High, 2 Medium risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 12 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk (746.307(b)(4))
Cited February 12, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 13, 2026; correction verified April 2, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Parents were not immediately notified of a situation that placed their child at risk.
High risk · Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity (746.1205(a)(4))
Cited February 12, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 13, 2026; correction verified April 2, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver left a class of toddlers unsupervised for 2–3 minutes while they were sleeping.
High risk · Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for (746.1205(a)(2))
Cited June 26, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 26, 2025; correction verified July 11, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Two caregivers said they had 16 children in their care, but 17 children were present.
High risk · Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling (746.2805(5))
Cited February 22, 2024 (correction date recorded: April 2, 2024; correction verified April 23, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver yelled at children in a classroom.
High risk · Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual (746.2805)
Cited February 22, 2024 (correction date recorded: April 2, 2024; correction verified April 23, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver pushed a child with their foot.
Medium High risk · Annual Sanitation Inspection (746.3401(a))
Cited February 13, 2026 (correction date recorded: April 20, 2026; correction verified April 8, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The child care operation did not have a current sanitation inspection.
Medium High risk · Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games (746.1203(3)(D))
Cited February 12, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 13, 2026; correction verified April 2, 2026; technical assistance given); June 24, 2025 (correction date recorded: July 23, 2025; correction verified August 6, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe caregivers using personal cell phones while caring for children or during the school day.
Medium High risk · Children Handwashing After Outdoor Activities (746.3417(4))
Cited April 23, 2024 (correction date recorded: April 23, 2024; correction verified May 3, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Children in a classroom did not have their hands washed after coming inside from outdoor activities.
Medium High risk · Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training (746.1301(a)(7)(A))
Cited April 23, 2024 (correction date recorded: April 30, 2024; correction verified April 30, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The director lacked the required annual transportation safety training.
Medium risk · Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent (746.707)
Cited February 12, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 13, 2026; correction verified April 2, 2026; technical assistance given); February 20, 2025 (correction date recorded: March 21, 2025; correction verified March 27, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Parents were not provided an incident report within 48 hours after an incident.

Counts, dates, risk levels and correction status come directly from the state data. The plain-English descriptions were written automatically from the inspectors' narratives and checked against them by a second automated reviewer; they cover citations dated October 11, 2023 to October 11, 2026. They may contain errors; the official record is authoritative.

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Summary of the record

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 12 cited deficiencies for The Learning Experience in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (5 High, 5 Medium High, 2 Medium).

Records list 13 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-04-02.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	5
Medium High	5
Medium	2
Medium Low	0
Low	0
Unknown	0

HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.

Recent citations in the summary window

2026-02-13 · 746.3401(a) · Medium High

Annual Sanitation Inspection

The operation did not have a current sanitation inspection. The director requested and paid for the saniation inspection during the inspection.

Correction date recorded: 2026-04-20

2026-02-12 · 746.307(b)(4) · High

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.

Correction date recorded: 2026-03-13

2026-02-12 · 746.1203(3)(D) · Medium High

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.

Correction date recorded: 2026-03-13

Full citation history from HHSC (15)

2026-02-13 · 746.3401(a) · Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-04-20. Correction verified: 2026-04-08.
The operation did not have a current sanitation inspection. The director requested and paid for the saniation inspection during the inspection.
2026-02-12 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-13. Correction verified: 2026-04-02.
Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that a caregiver left a class of toddlers unsupervised for 2-3 minutes while they were sleeping.
2026-02-12 · 746.707 · Medium
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-13. Correction verified: 2026-04-02.
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.
2026-02-12 · 746.1203(3)(D) · Medium High
Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-13. Correction verified: 2026-04-02.
Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that caregivers use their personal cell phones while caring for children.
2026-02-12 · 746.307(b)(4) · High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-13. Correction verified: 2026-04-02.
Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that parents were not notified immediately of a situation that placed their child at risk.
2025-06-26 · 746.1205(a)(2) · High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-26. Correction verified: 2025-07-11.
Two caregivers stated they had 16 children in care but there were 17 children were present.
2025-06-24 · 746.1203(3)(D) · Medium High
Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-23. Correction verified: 2025-08-06.
A caregiver has been seen by staff and children on their cell phone during the school day.
2025-02-20 · 746.707 · Medium
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-03-21. Correction verified: 2025-03-27.
Parent was not provided an incident report within the required 48 hours after the incident.
2024-04-23 · 746.3417(4) · Medium High
Children Handwashing After Outdoor Activities
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-04-23. Correction verified: 2024-05-03.
One classroom of children did not have their hands washed after coming inside from outdoor activities.
2024-04-23 · 746.1301(a)(7)(A) · Medium High
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-04-30. Correction verified: 2024-04-30.
The director was lacking the required annual transportation safety training.
2024-02-22 · 746.2805(5) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-04-02. Correction verified: 2024-04-23.
There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that one caregiver used prohibited punishment when yelling at children in a classroom.
2024-02-22 · 746.2805 · High
Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-04-02. Correction verified: 2024-04-23.
There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that one caregiver used prohibited punishment when pushing a child with their foot.
2023-02-24 · 746.4501(b) · Medium
Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-02-24. Correction verified: Not recorded.
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.
2022-05-04 · 746.4501(b) · Medium
Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-05-04. Correction verified: Not recorded.
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.
2022-05-03 · 746.2805(6) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-05-04. Correction verified: 2022-05-17.
Based on information obtained during an investigation, it was determined that a child was subjected to a form of humiliation while in care.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1239589

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.