Austin · Licensed center

Challenger School

At a glance

Large center, licensed for 270 children.
Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
Tuition Preschool $1,672 a month, full time. See costs

What the state has found

This state publishes the visits that cited something but not the ones that cited nothing, so there is no city rate to set this beside.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Mar 11, 20261 citation
- 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - ImmunizationsMedium
  “2 children were not up to date on their vaccinations.”
  746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
Jun 12, 20231 citation
- 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - ImmunizationsMedium
  “One child did not have an updated vaccination record.”
  746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit: June 30, 2026
On file: 2 visits since June 2023 — both cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
Most serious: High — A child was left unsupervised during an emergency drill. · June 30, 2026

Texas HHSC describes each deficiency in writing and weights the standard behind it from high to low by the risk a violation presents to children. It publishes no inspection document.

Jun 2026 Complaint

Complaint · June 30, 2026

Reported to the state by the program

Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.

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

A child was left unsupervised during an emergency drill.

State licensing record

Mar 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 11, 2026

746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations · Medium

2 children were not up to date on their vaccinations.

State licensing record

Jun 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · June 12, 2023

746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations · Medium

One child did not have an updated vaccination record.

State licensing record

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What it costs

Preschool$1,672

median $1,148

Challenger SchoolMost Austin-area prices (middle 80%)

Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Austin-area full-time prices for that age; 30 preschool programs publish one.

Part time: $1,023 a month
Deposit: $500, not refundable
Siblings: 10% discount for each child when multiple children (siblings) from the same family are enrolled at the same time

A day here

7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week

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Meals, sleep, diapers and one more

Meals: Parents provide their child's lunch, and elementary students' snacks; food is not provided by the school (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Sleep: Nap-time bedding provided for all-day preschool students; sent home regularly for laundering (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Diapers: Diapers/training pants not permitted; children must be fully toilet trained to attend (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Schedule: Half-Day AM, Half-Day PM, and All-Day preschool; All-Day elementary (K-8) (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

Policies

When a child is sick: Child may return with a doctor's note, or after 24 hours symptom-free without medication (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

Details

Phone: (512) 258-1299
Address: 13015 Pond Springs Rd, Austin, 78729
License: 1581698

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Sources and dates

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All checked July 2026.

What it costs

Preschool, Second price, Deposit, Sibling discount challengerschool.com/…/695bf6eb84a2e993949880.pdf

State record

From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

Large means the biggest quarter of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 154 to 731 children. Small is 12 to 61; medium is 62 to 153.