Stepping Stone School XXI
Licensed Center in Kyle, Texas. License #1654136- 1967, issued October 11, 2017.
- Address
- 1020 Lightfoot St, Kyle, TX 78640
- Phone
- (512) 262-7409
- Licensed capacity
- 185 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:15 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- steppingstoneschool.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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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.
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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 3,196 standards at Stepping Stone School XXI between November 23, 2021 and September 9, 2026 and recorded 25 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 | 359 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 225 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 144 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 149 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 83 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,119 of those standards. The remaining 77, including 25 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 Stepping Stone School XXI says about itself
Explore Austin preschool and child care for infants through school-age children, with a research-based curriculum and 20 Central Texas campuses.
Quoted from steppingstoneschool.com, 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 54 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 9, 2026, and 25 citations.
- 11High
- 10Medium High
- 3Medium
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 25. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High December 5, 2025 Correction verified December 29, 2025
746.3301(i): Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child
This investigation found that a child was served their identified food allergy.
- Medium High March 14, 2025 Correction verified April 21, 2025
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
This investigation has found that the operation has been out of ratio for infant's multiple times during early morning drop off.
- High March 14, 2025 Correction verified April 21, 2025
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
This investigation found that there has been issues with supervision at the operation.
- Low January 24, 2025 Correction verified February 28, 2025
746.705: Incident/Illness Report Form Signed
The incident report for the injury was not signed within 48 hours, the incident happened on a Friday and the report was signed the following Tuesday.
- High August 6, 2024 Correction verified August 28, 2024
746.2805(1): Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
This investigation found that a caregiver had put her hands on a child causing them to hit their head into a wall.
- High August 6, 2024 Correction verified August 28, 2024
746.2805(5): Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
This investigation found that a caregiver was yelling at a child.
- High August 6, 2024 Correction verified August 28, 2024
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
This investigation found that the operation did not notify the parents immediately following the incident.
- High May 22, 2024 Correction verified June 27, 2024
746.1205(a)(4): 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 operation has had supervision issues.
- Medium High April 5, 2024 Correction verified June 6, 2024
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
The investigation found that the operation has been out of ratio on more than one occasion.
- Medium High January 12, 2023 Correction verified February 13, 2023
746.2431(2): Infant Daily Report - Times and Amount of Food
It was found through investigation that the operation did not correctly report the amount of food eaten by an infant on the daily report given to the parents
- Medium December 30, 2022 Correction verified February 13, 2023
746.2421(a): Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
It was found an infant was fed a bottle that was not theirs.
- Medium High December 30, 2022 Correction verified February 13, 2023
746.2419(7): Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
It was found that an infant was allowed to sleep with a bottle.
- High September 15, 2022 Correction verified October 14, 2022
746.2409(a)(8): Safety Requirements for Cribs - Drop gates, if present fasten securely and cannot be opened by a child
A child was placed in a crib that did not have a safely secured drop down gate, causing the child to fall out.
- Medium September 15, 2022 Correction verified October 14, 2022
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
7 of the 9 infant feeding instructions reviewed were more than 30 days old or did not include a date.
- High September 15, 2022 Correction verified October 14, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
The caregivers did not demonstrate good judgment when the caregiver's wrote an incident reported that stated that a child was walking and fell on a toy. The investigation showed the child was placed in a crib and fell out. The incident report did not match the incident that occurred.
- Medium September 15, 2022 Correction verified October 14, 2022
746.307(c): Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
It was found through an investigation that parents were not informed of the actual injury their child sustained in care.
- Medium High September 15, 2022 Correction verified October 14, 2022
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
During an inspection it was found that an infant classroom had 11 children in one classroom with two caregivers. This was corrected at the inspection when the infant was moved to another room putting the classroom into compliance.
- Medium High September 8, 2022 Correction verified October 14, 2022
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
The operation is found to have a class of 18?23-month-old children over ratio.
- High June 23, 2022 Correction verified June 30, 2022
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
During inspection a nine month infant was observed to be sleeping in a crib with a blanket. This was corrected when the director removed the blanket.
- High May 25, 2022 Correction verified June 8, 2022
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
During the inspection a school age child was observed wandering around the operation alone. The child was looking for a caregiver unsupervised until a caregiver came and got the child.
- Medium High May 25, 2022 Correction verified June 8, 2022
746.1013(a): Director's Absence - Qualified Caregiver in Charge
The director did not designate a caregiver in charge in her absence.
- Medium High May 16, 2022 Correction verified June 8, 2022
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
During the inspection caregivers were observed walking out of classrooms for up to three minutes leaving the classrooms out of ratio.
- High February 18, 2022 Correction verified March 4, 2022
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
During inspection, in the Publisher classroom, there were 15 2yo-3yo children outside on the playground with both caregivers. There were two children observed walking away from the group and stood by the playground entry door. One child was observed climbing the window seal and running inside. The caregivers were unaware the two children left the group. The assistant director informed one of the caregivers to retrieve the children.
- High December 7, 2021 Correction verified December 21, 2021
746.1203(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For
It was found during the inspection that a caregiver said they had 13 children in the classroom and there were 17.
- Medium High November 23, 2021 Correction verified December 14, 2021
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
During a walk through of the operation, it was observed that a caregiver left the classroom to assist a parent in the lobby. Leaving that classroom out of ratio.
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