Leander · Licensed family home
Dew Drops Montessori Preschool
A Montessori family home in Leander, licensed for up to 12 children.
Full-size home. Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Austin-area family home holds; 258 of Austin-area’s 291 licensed family homes are. Small is 5 to 11.
How they teach
Montessori
“Dew Drops is a Montessori Preschool that serves as a home away from home for parents seeking safe and educational childcare services.”In their words. dewdrops.org, July 2026
One of 47 Austin-area providers that describe a Montessori approach, out of 226 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Ashanthi Perera (Director), 20 years in early childhood. One other staff is named on their site, with no start year given.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
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.
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- May 30, 2024
- On file
- 3 visits since May 2022 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
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.
May 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 30, 2024
747.3603(b) - Medication Authorization Expires on First Anniversary · Medium High
The signed medication authorization expired in 2023 and there was not an updated medication authorization on file for a child still receiving administered medication.
747.3803(b) - First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired · Medium
The first aid kit contained expired first aid supplies. This was corrected at inspection when the director removed and disposed of the expired medication.
Feb 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · February 21, 2023
747.3803(a) - First Aid Kit - Complete Kit · Medium
The first aid kit was missing tape and a guide to first aid.
747.801(7) - Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation · Medium
There was not written documentation that emergency drills, smoke/CO2 detector tests, and fire extinguisher checks were being completed.
May 2022 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 18, 2022
747.207(1) - Policies Comply with Rules · Medium High
The operational policies were missing the following: Promotion of indoor and outdoor activities; and Information regarding parents' rights to review the most recent Licensing inspection report and Minimum Standards access.
747.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations · Medium
Out of three children's records reviewed, one record was missing complete immunizations.
A day here
- Hours
- 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Schedule
- full-time, half-day, part-time (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Details
- Phone
- 5129987239
- Website
- dewdrops.org
- Address
- 1202 Drake Cv
- License
- 1731376, active
- Ages
- 2.5+ years
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 · dewdrops.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff — dewdrops.org
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
A day here
- Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 · dewdrops.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 · dewdrops.org
- Ages — Checked July 2026 · dewdrops.org