Mariposa Family Learning Center
Licensed Center in Austin, Texas. License #1700120, issued January 14, 2021.
- Address
- 403 Vargas Rd, Austin, TX 78741
- Phone
- (512) 551-9877
- Licensed capacity
- 24 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- mariposalearningcenter.org
Programs listed with the state: Snacks Provided.
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 July 15, 2025. From the state's provider report of October 15, 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 3,735 standards at Mariposa Family Learning Center between December 10, 2021 and August 25, 2026 and recorded 19 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 | 358 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 331 | 4 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 1 |
| 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 | 222 | 2 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 1 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,713 of those standards. The remaining 22, including 9 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.
What Mariposa Family Learning Center says about itself
Mariposa Family Learning Center provides high-quality, nurturing, and comprehensive early childhood care and supportive family programming, regardless of a family’s ability to pay. If you are in need of affordable childcare or income based child care near Austin, Texas, please contact us today.
Quoted from mariposalearningcenter.org, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 14 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 25, 2026, and 19 citations.
- 1High
- 6Medium High
- 11Medium
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 19. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High August 5, 2026 Correction verified August 25, 2026
746.5015(c): Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Equipment and Water Hoses Kept Out of Child's Reach
There was a metal water hose that was located in the outdoor play area. The hose was piled on the floor in the sun.
- Medium September 4, 2024 Correction verified September 20, 2024
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
The provider has not done the annual certification in writing that they have reviewed each of the recall notices issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and that there are no unsafe products in the center.
- Medium September 4, 2024 Correction verified September 10, 2024
746.1311(e): Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
The director had not completed the annual training in the required topics under 1311(e).
- Medium September 4, 2024 Correction verified September 10, 2024
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
Of the four children's files reviewed, none had documentation of immunization records.
- Medium High October 31, 2023 Correction verified December 13, 2023
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Four children's files did not have an emergency contact address.
- Medium October 31, 2023 Correction verified December 13, 2023
746.901(5): Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
Three staff did not have their annual training hours available for review.
- High July 25, 2023 Correction verified September 22, 2023
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation does not have a current fire inspection.
- Medium High July 25, 2023 Correction verified September 8, 2023
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
The operation does not have a current health inspection.
- Medium November 1, 2022 Correction verified November 21, 2022
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
One caregiver was missing training certificates for some of the required annual health and safety topics.
- Medium November 1, 2022 Correction verified November 2, 2022
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
The provider has not done the annual certification in writing that they have reviewed each of the recall notices issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and that there are no unsafe products in the center.
- Low November 1, 2022 Correction verified November 7, 2022
746.1329(d): Employee record: Signed and Dated Statement for Orientation/Pre-Service training by trainer and employee
The operation did not have documentation of orientation for 2 caregivers.
- Medium November 1, 2022 Correction verified November 17, 2022
746.801(10): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
The operation was not able to access their recent documentation of doing emergency drills, checking fire extinguishers and smoke detectors, or doing playground maintenance checklists. They also didn't have access to their pet rabbit's file.
- Medium High December 10, 2021 Correction verified February 2, 2022
746.5103: Documentation of Fire Inspection
The operation was not able to locate the documentation from their most recent fire inspection.
- Medium High December 10, 2021 Correction verified January 18, 2022
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
One caregiver did not have current training in pediatric CPR and First Aid. Another caregiver only had CPR training for adults.
- Medium December 10, 2021 Correction verified January 10, 2022
746.901: Required Personnel Records
Two caregivers are missing notarized Affidavit for Applicants for Employment. They were also missing signed new employee orientation forms.
- Medium High December 10, 2021 Correction verified January 25, 2022
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
There was a piece of climbing equipment on the playground that didn't have 6 inches of loose fill surfacing under it.
- Medium December 10, 2021 Correction verified January 10, 2022
746.1311(a): Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
The director was missing training hours in a few of the required annual topics.
- Medium December 10, 2021 Correction verified January 10, 2022
746.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
One child was missing a health statement.
- Medium December 10, 2021 Correction verified January 5, 2022
746.2206(2)(A): Written Activity Plan - Active Play Toddlers - 60 Minutes of Moderate to Vigorous
The classroom did not have a current posted activity plan that included all the required components.
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About this record
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