Leander · Licensed center
Little Lotus Preschool
- Small center, licensed for 56 children.
What these mean, and where they come from
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.
Who cares for your child
One adult for every four infants
Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
One adult for every six toddlers. Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
One adult for every ten preschoolers. Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
What it costs
$1,400 a month for an infant
Higher than 13 of 25 Austin-area providers that publish a full-time infant price.
Lower than 16 of 26 Austin-area providers that publish a full-time toddler price.
Lower than 17 of 30 Austin-area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.
Little Lotus PreschoolMost Austin-area prices (middle 80%)
Scale $0 to $4,000 a month. Austin-area prices as of September 29, 2026. Part-time $560 to $840 a month. Application fee $100. Sibling discount: 10% off sibling tuition, applied automatically. Prices from their website, July 2026.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: teaching approach, 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
- July 31, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since November 2025 — all of them cited findings · 3 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- High —
While conducting a walkthrough of the operation. A staff member did not have required background check.
· July 31, 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.
Jul 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 31, 2026
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High
While conducting a walkthrough of the operation. A staff member did not have required background check.
May 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 1, 2026
746.203(2) - Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance · Medium
The operation did not have insurance.
746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes · Medium High
The last fire drill was conducted on 01/22/2026
Jan 2026 Complaint
Complaint · January 26, 2026
746.521(8) - Parent right to review video recordings of alleged incident of abuse or neglect involving parent child · Medium
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The operation admitted that they did not get the parents permission to show the video to another parent before showing the video.
Dec 2025 Complaint 2 findings
Complaint · December 7, 2025
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment · High
This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. There was video evidence to support that a caregiver inappropriately disciplined a child by "popping" a child in the chest to get the child's attention. The caregiver is no longer employed at the operation.
746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling · High
This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegation and found to be deficient. There was video evidence to support that a caregiver grabbed a child by the arm inappropriately in the classroom. The caregiver is no longer employed at the operation.
Nov 2025 Complaint
Complaint · November 26, 2025
746.503 - Provide Parents With Copy of Policies · Medium
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The parents were provided with an old copy of the parent handbook and were not provided with an updated copy when items were added.
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 3, 2025
746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity · Medium
The operational policies were reviewed and missing the following: suspension and expulsion policy, promotion of indoor and outdoor activities, parents rights, emergency preparedness plan, access to the adult chair, special needs policy.
A day here
- Schedule
- Full-time and part-time (M/W/F or T/Th) options available
Details
- Website
- littlelotuspreschool.com
- Address
- 1607 High Chaparral Dr
- License
- 1825579, active
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All checked July 2026.
Who cares for your child
- Children per adult littlelotuspreschool.com
What it costs
- Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Application fee, Sibling discount littlelotuspreschool.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
- Schedule littlelotuspreschool.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website littlelotuspreschool.com