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Kepler Stem School

Licensed Center · Leander, Williamson County, TX · Operation No. 1672417

Kepler Stem School holds a Full Permit issued October 23, 2018. In the state's 60-month public window it has 25 inspections on record with 28 cited deficiencies. The records below are republished verbatim from the Texas HHSC database.

License details
License status
Full Permit
Issued
October 23, 2018
Operation type
Licensed Center
Total capacity
142 children
Ages served
Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Address
508 Municipal Dr, Leander, TX 78641-4027
The 60-month record
25
Inspections
0
Assessments
5
Self reports
28
Deficiencies
Deficiencies by the agency's own weight: High 16 · Medium High 5 · Medium 6 · Medium Low 0 · Low 1. These are the state's precomputed counts, republished as-is.
Inspection history
DateActivityDeficiencies cited
Jul 30, 2026 Inspection 1
Jun 24, 2026 Inspection 0
May 22, 2026 Inspection 0
May 11, 2026 Inspection 3
May 7, 2026 Report 1
Apr 29, 2026 Inspection 0
Apr 15, 2026 Inspection 0
Apr 2, 2026 Report 0
Mar 10, 2026 Inspection 0
Feb 11, 2026 Inspection 1
Feb 9, 2026 Report 5
Jan 22, 2026 Inspection 0
Dec 22, 2025 Inspection 0
Nov 12, 2025 Inspection 0
Oct 14, 2025 Inspection 0
Oct 10, 2025 Report 1
Sep 8, 2025 Inspection 0
Aug 21, 2025 Report 0
Aug 6, 2025 Inspection 0
Jul 16, 2025 Report 4
Jul 16, 2025 Inspection 0
Jul 14, 2025 Report 0
Jul 3, 2025 Inspection 0
Jul 2, 2025 Report 4
Jun 5, 2025 Inspection 0
May 7, 2025 Inspection 0
Apr 1, 2025 Inspection 0
Mar 28, 2025 Report 2
Feb 10, 2025 Inspection 2
Feb 6, 2025 Report 1
Mar 12, 2024 Inspection 1
Sep 29, 2023 Inspection 0
Sep 18, 2023 Report 0
Jun 22, 2023 Inspection 1
Sep 15, 2022 Inspection 1
Oct 8, 2021 Inspection 0
Deficiency records
July 30, 2026 Standard § 746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
One caregiver did not have hands on CPR training.
Corrected: August 14, 2026
May 11, 2026 Standard § 746.3407(5) - Sanitize Potty-Chairs
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
A potty chair was observed unclean.
Corrected: May 11, 2026
May 11, 2026 Standard § 746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
A garbage can in the childrens restroom did not have a lid on it.
Corrected: May 11, 2026
May 11, 2026 Standard § 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
High
Verbatim from the agency record
Two children were observed walking unsupervised to take their dishes to the kitchen.
Corrected: May 11, 2026
May 7, 2026 Standard § 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
High
Verbatim from the agency record
A child was left unsupervised in the classroom
Corrected: June 5, 2026
February 11, 2026 Standard § 746.1011(a) - Director present-Minimum 75%
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
One of the directors has not been present for 75% or 30 hours a week for the past 6 months.
Corrected: February 11, 2026
February 9, 2026 Standard § 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The operation did not report the child that was left unsupervised within the required 2 days.
Corrected: February 24, 2026
February 9, 2026 Standard § 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
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. A child was left outside unsupervised.
Corrected: February 24, 2026
February 9, 2026 Standard § 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported standards and found to be deficient. The operation did not share the incident report with the parent within 48 hours.
Corrected: February 24, 2026
February 9, 2026 Standard § 746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
This standards was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The incident report was not completed at the time of the inspection and had to be requested.
Corrected: February 24, 2026
February 9, 2026 Standard § 746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The operation did not notify the parent of the incident involving their child being placed at risk immediately as required.
Corrected: February 24, 2026
October 10, 2025 Standard § 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
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver was bringing in the children from outside and failed to follow center policy, this resulted in a child being left outside unsupervised.
Corrected: October 31, 2025
July 16, 2025 Standard § 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. The operation failed to report an incident of a child injured by a caregiver with in the 2 day required timeframe to Child Care Regulation.
Corrected: July 31, 2025
July 16, 2025 Standard § 746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation.
Corrected: July 31, 2025
July 16, 2025 Standard § 746.1003(2) - Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was found deficient in relation to the DFPS investigation. The director failed to ensure that a caregiver that was previously cited for inappropriate discipline was following safe practices and disciplining the children correctly.
Corrected: July 31, 2025
July 16, 2025 Standard § 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. There was sufficient evidence to support that the caregiver grabbed a child by the arm and pulled the child placing them in the chair forcefully.
Corrected: July 31, 2025
July 2, 2025 Standard § 746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
High
Verbatim from the agency record
One child was placed into a situation that may have caused harm, and the child's parents were not notified.
Corrected: July 29, 2025
July 2, 2025 Standard § 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
High
Verbatim from the agency record
The operation became aware of an incident that placed a child at risk for injury or harm, but did not report the incident to CCR.
Corrected: July 29, 2025
July 2, 2025 Standard § 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
High
Verbatim from the agency record
One caregiver was observed grabbing and pulling a child.
Corrected: July 29, 2025
July 2, 2025 Standard § 746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
High
Verbatim from the agency record
There was sufficient evidence that a caregiver is yelling at the children.
Corrected: July 29, 2025
March 28, 2025 Standard § 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The caregiver was seen on video foot grabbing a child by the arm and taking the child to a time out.
Corrected: April 24, 2025
March 28, 2025 Standard § 746.2803(4)(D) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
The standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver had three 2 year olds in time out for a total of 9 minutes.
Corrected: April 24, 2025
February 10, 2025 Standard § 746.1105(3) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
Low
Verbatim from the agency record
Staff files were reviewed and one file was missing the notarized affidavit.
Corrected: February 17, 2025
February 10, 2025 Standard § 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Food Allergy Alert Plans were reviewed and three did not have parent signatures.
Corrected: February 17, 2025
February 6, 2025 Standard § 746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. There was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver was inappropriately disciplining a child with a spray bottle.
Corrected: February 13, 2025
March 12, 2024 Standard § 746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
Three children were observed to have expired medications. This was corrected during the inspection when the director removed the medication and set it aside to return to the parent.
Corrected: March 12, 2024
June 22, 2023 Standard § 746.4003(b) - First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
During the inspection, first aid kits had supplies that were expired. This was corrected at inspection when the supplies were removed from the kits.
Corrected: June 22, 2023
September 15, 2022 Standard § 746.613(a) - Required Immunizations
High
Verbatim from the agency record
Out of ten children's records reviewed, one record was missing complete immunizations.
Corrected: September 23, 2022
About these records

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