1st Step Early Learning Center
Licensed Center in Pflugerville, Texas. License #976846, issued November 4, 2009.
- Address
- 401 Fm 685 Ste 104, Pflugerville, TX 78660
- Phone
- (512) 251-2276
- Licensed capacity
- 47 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- 1ststepelc.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Accredited, Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since September 22, 2025. From the state's provider report of September 4, 2026.
Where this is
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What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 3,734 standards at 1st Step Early Learning Center between January 7, 2022 and August 3, 2026 and recorded 17 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 363 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 327 | 2 |
| Personnel | 3 | 436 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 2 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,718 of those standards. The remaining 16, including 8 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 12 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 3, 2026, and 17 citations.
- 3High
- 9Medium High
- 4Medium
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 17. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High August 3, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
An outdoor play table on the playground was covered in bird waste. This was fixed at inspection when the caregiver cleaned the table.
- Medium High August 7, 2025 Correction verified August 15, 2025
746.4751(c): Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
Observed broken toys, an open bag of planting soil and loose trash on the playground.
- Medium High August 7, 2025 Correction verified August 15, 2025
746.4813(a): Measurement of Use Zone for Rotating and Rocking Equipment (Sitting)
6FT of usezone around the mulit-person tricylce was not observed.
- Medium August 7, 2025 Correction verified August 15, 2025
746.2203(a): Written Activity Plans
Current lesson plans were unavailable to review for two classrooms. Lesson plan posted was dated from 6/30 to 7/04.
- Medium High August 7, 2025 Correction verified August 15, 2025
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Observed holes, and chipped paint in the infant, toddler and preschool room.
- High September 26, 2024 Correction verified September 30, 2024
746.2426(a)(1): Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
One infant was observed to be asleep in a restrictive device during inspection.
- Medium High September 23, 2024 Correction verified September 26, 2024
746.2409(a)(2): Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
Two infants were napping in a crib that did not have a sheet.
- Medium September 18, 2024 Correction verified September 23, 2024
746.501(a)(20): Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
The operation's operational policies did not include parent's rights.
- Medium High September 18, 2024 Correction verified September 18, 2024
746.2431: Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent
The operation was not completing an infant daily report for two infants in care or sharing the information that would be included on the report with the parents.
- High September 18, 2024 Correction verified September 23, 2024
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
One staff did not know the correct number of children they had in care and was responsible for.
- Medium September 18, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.4003(b): First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
The operation had antibiotic ointment inside of the first aid kit that expired in of May 2020. This was corrected when it was removed from the first aid kit.
- Medium High September 18, 2024 Correction verified September 27, 2024
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
One child did not have current immunizations on file.
- Low September 18, 2024 Correction verified September 27, 2024
746.1105(4): Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2912)
Two staff did not have a Pre-Employment Affidavit for Applicants for Employment at Certain Child Care Operations.
- Medium High December 22, 2022 Correction verified January 9, 2023
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Two out of six children files reviewed were missing updated immunization records.
- Medium December 22, 2022 Correction verified January 3, 2023
746.1613(a): Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
During nap time there were 13 children ages 9 months to 4 years old with one caregiver. There was nobody else in the building.
- High December 22, 2022 Correction verified January 13, 2023
746.201(1): Policies Comply with Rules
The operational policies were missing the following: - infant safe sleep - promotion of indoor/outdoor activities
- Medium High December 22, 2022 Correction verified January 3, 2023
746.2405(2): Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Crib for Each Non-walking Infant Younger Than 12 Months of Age
A 9-month-old non-walking infant was observed sleeping on a sleeping mat.
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About this record
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