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MLK-183 · Licensed center

Escuelita Del Alma

escuelitadelalma.com

At a glance

  • Large bilingual center, licensed for 224 children.

What the state has found

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Licensing inspections

  • Jan 5, 20262 citations
    • 746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours AnnuallyMedium High
      • “At the time of the inspection, a caregiver reported to be transporting children did not have the required transportation training.”

        746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually

    • 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required ContentMedium
      • “At the time of the inspection, 6 staff members were missing food allergy training for the current year.”

        746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content

  • Feb 13, 20242 citations
    • 746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary SurfacingMedium High
      • “Loose fill material was not at an acceptable depth on one of the playgrounds.”

        746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing

    • 746.1303(9) - Orientation-Handling, storage and disposing of hazardous materialsMedium
      • “Training on storage and disposal of hazardous materials and emergency preparation was available for review on each employee.”

        746.1303(9) - Orientation-Handling, storage and disposing of hazardous materials

  • Apr 12, 20231 citation
    • 746.603(a) - Children's Records MaintainedMedium
      • “Two of ten child files reviewed did not have an immunization record or a health statement from a medical professional.”

        746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained

  • Apr 20, 20229 citations
    • 746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire ExtinguisherHigh
      • “Two transportation vehicles did not have fire extinguishers.”

        746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher

    • 746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months RequiredMedium High
      • “10 staff files were reviewed. One staff member was missing SIDS training.”

        746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required

    • 746.3403 - Documentation of Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium High
      • “Documenation was not available for the sanitation inspection during the annual inspection.”

        746.3403 - Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection

    • 746.5619 - Plan to Handle Transportation EmergenciesMedium High
      • “The operation did not have a transportation emergency plan.”

        746.5619 - Plan to Handle Transportation Emergencies

    • 746.5103 - Documentation of Fire InspectionMedium High
      • “Documentation of the annual fire inspection was not available during the annual inspection.”

        746.5103 - Documentation of Fire Inspection

    • 746.5537(a)(2) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors MonthlyMedium High
      • “Documentation for carbon monoxide tests was not available during the inspection.”

        746.5537(a)(2) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly

    • 746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy PlanMedium High
      • “One child was missing a food allergy plan.”

        746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan

    • 746.5205(4) - Documentation of DrillsMedium
      • “Drill log documentation was not available for shelter in place/ lock downs.”

        746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills

    • 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required ContentMedium
      • “10 staff files were reviewed. Two staff members needed hazardous materials training and food allergy training.”

        746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content

Read every record and the state’s reports

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

746.1316(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.

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.

State licensing record

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.

State licensing record

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.

State licensing record

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.

746.3403 - Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection · Medium High

Documenation was not available for the sanitation inspection during the annual inspection.

746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills · Medium

Drill log documentation was not available for shelter in place/ lock downs.

746.5619 - Plan to Handle Transportation Emergencies · Medium High

The operation did not have a transportation emergency plan.

746.5103 - Documentation of Fire Inspection · Medium High

Documentation of the annual fire inspection was not available during the annual inspection.

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.

746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content · Medium

10 staff files were reviewed. Two staff members needed hazardous materials training and food allergy training.

746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan · Medium High

One child was missing a food allergy plan.

State licensing record

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What it costs

Application fee
$50

A day here

Meals
Morning and afternoon snack, plus a hot lunch, served daily; menu meets Texas nutritional requirements
Outdoors, screens and closed
Outdoors
Children play outside twice daily, on a gravel/sand playground surface
Screens
Screen-free classrooms — no technology used with children
Closed
8 holidays and breaks a year
DatesClosed 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)

How they teach

Bilingual

“Our program is conducted utilizing a Spanish- immersion model”

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

Phone
(512) 474-4702
Address
3613 Bluestein Dr, Austin, 78721
License
932966
Ownership
For-profit

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How they teach

What it costs

State record

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

A day here

Policies

Details

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.

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