MLK-183 · Licensed center
Escuelita Del Alma
- Large bilingual center, licensed for 224 children.
What these mean, and where they come from
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.
How they teach
Bilingual
“Our program is conducted utilizing a Spanish- immersion model”In their words, July 2026.escuelitadelalma.com
One of 41 Austin-area providers that describe a bilingual approach, out of 226 that describe any approach at all.
What it costs
Application fee $50.
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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.
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State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- January 5, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2022 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- High —
Two transportation vehicles did not have fire extinguishers.
· April 20, 2022
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.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · January 5, 2026
746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content · Medium
At the time of the inspection, 6 staff members were missing food allergy training for the current year.
746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually · Medium High
At the time of the inspection, a caregiver reported to be transporting children did not have the required transportation training.
Feb 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · February 13, 2024
746.1303(9) - Orientation-Handling, storage and disposing of hazardous materials · Medium
Training on storage and disposal of hazardous materials and emergency preparation was available for review on each employee.
746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing · Medium High
Loose fill material was not at an acceptable depth on one of the playgrounds.
Apr 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 12, 2023
746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained · Medium
Two of ten child files reviewed did not have an immunization record or a health statement from a medical professional.
Apr 2022 Licensing visit 9 findings
Licensing visit · April 20, 2022
746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required · Medium High
10 staff files were reviewed. One staff member was missing SIDS training.
746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content · Medium
10 staff files were reviewed. Two staff members needed hazardous materials training and food allergy training.
746.3403 - Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection · Medium High
Documenation was not available for the sanitation inspection during the annual inspection.
746.5103 - Documentation of Fire Inspection · Medium High
Documentation of the annual fire inspection was not available during the annual inspection.
746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills · Medium
Drill log documentation was not available for shelter in place/ lock downs.
746.5537(a)(2) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly · Medium High
Documentation for carbon monoxide tests was not available during the inspection.
746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher · High
Two transportation vehicles did not have fire extinguishers.
746.5619 - Plan to Handle Transportation Emergencies · Medium High
The operation did not have a transportation emergency plan.
746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan · Medium High
One child was missing a food allergy plan.
A day here
- Meals
- Morning and afternoon snack, plus a hot lunch, served daily; menu meets Texas nutritional requirements
- Outdoors
- Children play outside twice daily, on a gravel/sand playground surface
- Screens
- Screen-free classrooms — no technology used with children
- Closed
- Closed for Martin Luther King's Day, Good Friday (Teacher Inservice Day), Memorial Day, July 4th, 3rd Monday in August (teacher workday), Labor Day, Thanksgiving (Thurs & Fri), and Winter Break (e.g. 12/22/25–01/02/26)
Policies
- When a child is sick
- Child excluded for fever ≥100°F, repeated diarrhea/vomiting, pink eye, unidentified rash, contagious disease, impetigo, or head lice
- Special needs
- Committed to accommodations for special needs/differing learning abilities; space provided for outside specialized therapies
Details
- Website
- escuelitadelalma.com
- Address
- 3613 Bluestein Dr
- License
- 932966, active
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How they teach
- Approach escuelitadelalma.com
What it costs
- Application fee escuelitadelalma.com
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
- Meals, Outdoors, Screens, Closed escuelitadelalma.com
Policies
- When a child is sick, Special needs escuelitadelalma.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website escuelitadelalma.com