Windsor Park · Licensed center
Dahlia Montessori and Spanish Immersion School
At a glance
- Small bilingual center, licensed for 48 children.
- Hours 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
- Tuition Infant $1,600, toddler $1,525, preschool $1,475 a month, full time. See costs
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
State record — Texas HHSC
Texas HHSC’s published inspection data has no rows for this provider as of November 2026. That is not the same as a clean record — it does not show whether the state inspected and found nothing.
What it costs
Dahlia Montessori and Spanish Immersion SchoolMost Austin-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Austin-area full-time prices for that age; 25 infant, 26 toddler and 30 preschool programs publish one.
- Part time
- $1,275 to $1,500 a month
- Application fee
- $400
- Siblings
- 5% sibling discount
A day here
8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Meals, sleep, schedule and one more
- Meals
- Parents provide all lunches and snacks (one snack/day, after naptime); nut-free zone, choking-risk foods restricted, no candy/sugary items
- Sleep
- Daily quiet/nap time 12:00–2:00pm (nap or quiet activities); infants under 12 months follow an AAP/CPSC-based safe sleep policy (back sleeping, firm mattress, no loose bedding, no swaddling without medical exception)
- Schedule
- Full Time, 4 Days, 3 Days
- Closed
- 8 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
New Year's Day, MLK Day, Spring Break, Good Friday, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving + day after, Christmas holidays; follows AISD schedule
How they teach
Bilingual
“Children will be fully immersed in the Spanish language as soon as they begin their day.”
Who cares for your child
Anna Ruiz, 17 years in early childhood and Valerie Pena (Director / co-owner), 15 years in early childhood.
Policies
- When a child is sick
- Sent home if underarm temp is 99.4°F or higher; if 100°F or higher, must stay home 24 hours fever-free without medication
- Biting
- Montessori empathy-based response (biter cares for bitten child); parents notified every incident; if a child bites more than once in a day, parents are called to pick the child up
Details
- Phone
- (512) 305-3323
- Address
- 1610 Wheless Ln, Austin, 78723
- License
- 1829333
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 dahliaaustin.com/…/DAHLIA-PARENT-HANDBOOK-2026.pdf
Who cares for your child
What it costs
- Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked July 2026 dahliaaustin.com/…/DAHLIA-PARENT-HANDBOOK-2026.pdf
A day here
- Meals, Sleep, Hours, Calendar, Schedule, Closed — Checked July 2026 dahliaaustin.com/…/DAHLIA-PARENT-HANDBOOK-2026.pdf
Policies
- When a child is sick, Biting — Checked July 2026 dahliaaustin.com/…/DAHLIA-PARENT-HANDBOOK-2026.pdf
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 dahliaaustin.com
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 dahliaaustin.com/…/DAHLIA-INFORMATION-FOR-PUBLIC.pdf
Small means the smallest quarter of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 12 to 61 children. Medium is 62 to 153; large is 154 to 731.