The Learning Experience Southwest Austin

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Austin / Travis / 78736
Street address: 7814 Highway 290 W
Phone: (512) 432-5304
Capacity: 193
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: May 9, 2022
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 8 cited deficiencies dated January 5, 2024 to May 22, 2026 (6 High, 1 Medium, 1 Low risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 8 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for (746.1205(a)(2))
Cited March 12, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 12, 2026; correction verified March 24, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Two caregivers gave the inspector an incorrect count of the children.
High risk · Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk (746.307(b)(4))
Cited March 9, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 23, 2026; correction verified March 24, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation notified a parent that a child had been left unsupervised over 5 hours after the incident occurred.
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 March 9, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 23, 2026; correction verified March 24, 2026; technical assistance given); August 16, 2025 (correction date recorded: August 27, 2025; correction verified September 8, 2025; technical assistance given); January 5, 2024 (correction date recorded: February 2, 2024; correction verified February 13, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe children left unsupervised in a hallway or classroom, including a child who left to look for a parent and a child left in the classroom while the class moved to the playground.
High risk · Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety (746.1205(a)(5))
Cited February 3, 2025 (correction date recorded: February 21, 2025; correction verified February 26, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A child was unsupervised outside the classroom for approximately one minute while the class transitioned from the playground.
Medium risk · Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent (746.707)
Cited August 16, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 14, 2025; correction verified October 14, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not obtain a parent's signature on an incident report within the required 48 hours.
Low risk · Electronic Records-Available During Business Hours (746.805(3))
Cited May 22, 2026 (correction date recorded: June 30, 2026; correction verified July 7, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A report for a biting incident was not available when requested and could not be located during the investigation.

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

This summary is generated automatically from public HHSC records. It restates the official record and may lag behind it. The official state record is the authoritative source: official HHSC record.

Texas Health and Human Services records list 8 cited deficiencies for The Learning Experience Southwest Austin in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (6 High, 1 Medium, 1 Low).

Records list 13 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-07-22.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	6
Medium High	0
Medium	1
Medium Low	0
Low	1
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

2026-05-22 · 746.805(3) · Low

Electronic Records-Available During Business Hours

An incident report for a biting incident was not available upon request and could not be located during the investigation.

Correction date recorded: 2026-06-30

2026-03-12 · 746.1205(a)(2) · High

Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

At inspection, two caregivers provided an incorrect child count, to the CCR inspector.

Correction date recorded: 2026-03-12

2026-03-09 · 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

The investigation found that the caregiver left a child unattended, inside a hallway, for approximately one minute, during operating hours.

Correction date recorded: 2026-03-23

Full citation history from HHSC (8)

2026-05-22 · 746.805(3) · Low
Electronic Records-Available During Business Hours
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-06-30. Correction verified: 2026-07-07.
An incident report for a biting incident was not available upon request and could not be located during the investigation.
2026-03-12 · 746.1205(a)(2) · High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-12. Correction verified: 2026-03-24.
At inspection, two caregivers provided an incorrect child count, to the CCR inspector.
2026-03-09 · 746.307(b)(4) · High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-23. Correction verified: 2026-03-24.
The operation did not immediately notify a parent about a child being left unsupervised. The parent was notified over 5 hours after the incident occurred
2026-03-09 · 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: 2026-03-23. Correction verified: 2026-03-24.
The investigation found that the caregiver left a child unattended, inside a hallway, for approximately one minute, during operating hours.
2025-08-16 · 746.707 · Medium
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-14. Correction verified: 2025-10-14.
The operation did not obtain the parent's signature on the incident report within the required 48 hours.
2025-08-16 · 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: 2025-08-27. Correction verified: 2025-09-08.
A child was unsupervised in the hall when they left the classroom to look for their parent.
2025-02-03 · 746.1205(a)(5) · High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-21. Correction verified: 2025-02-26.
A child was unsupervised outside the classroom for approximately one minute during a class transition from the playground.
2024-01-05 · 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: 2024-02-02. Correction verified: 2024-02-13.
A child was left in the classroom for approximately 3 minutes while his class transitioned to the playground.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1389427

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.