Early Steps Bilingual Academy
Licensed Center in Tyler, Texas. License #1686102, issued June 24, 2019.
- Address
- 1524 Cumberland Rd, Tyler, TX 75703
- Phone
- (903) 630-7363
- Licensed capacity
- 112 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Drop-In Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
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 3,732 standards at Early Steps Bilingual Academy between April 12, 2022 and September 29, 2026 and recorded 14 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 | 329 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 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 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 1 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,714 of those standards. The remaining 18, including 7 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 16 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 29, 2026, and 14 citations.
- 5High
- 4Medium High
- 4Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High September 29, 2026 Reported corrected October 30, 2026, not yet verified
746.1301(a)(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
During a review of the staff files, it was observed three caregivers without updated training for the year.
- High September 29, 2026 Corrected at inspection
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
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.
- Medium High September 30, 2025 Correction verified October 31, 2025
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
During the inspection, it was observed the operation has only conducted 3 fire drills for the year 2025.
- Medium High September 30, 2025 Correction verified October 31, 2025
746.1301(a)(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
During the inspection, it was observed caregivers without current training hours.
- High August 12, 2025 Correction verified September 30, 2025
746.2805(10): Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
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.
- Medium High June 5, 2025 Correction verified July 21, 2025
746.1613(a)(6): Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Caregivers Physically Present
This standard was reviewed during an investigation and found deficient. The operation does not have a caregiver physically present in the room during naptime.
- Medium Low January 17, 2025 Correction verified January 23, 2025
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
The operation did not report the number of employees that left in 2024.
- High November 18, 2024 Correction verified December 4, 2024
746.4601(7): Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
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.
- Medium November 18, 2024 Correction verified December 4, 2024
746.501(a)(30): Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
During a review of the files, it was observed the operation did not mentioned anything regarding inclusive services.
- Medium November 18, 2024 Correction verified December 4, 2024
746.501(a)(18): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
During an inspection of the files, it was observed the operation did not mentioned anything about their outdoor act ivies.
- Medium February 28, 2023 Correction verified April 11, 2023
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
During a review of staff training records, it was observed 4 staff members without enough training hours.
- Medium February 28, 2023 Correction verified April 11, 2023
746.1311(a): Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
During a review of training records, it was observed the director did not have the 30 hours that are required.
- High August 5, 2022 Correction verified August 18, 2022
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
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.
- High April 12, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
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.
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About this record
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