Bastrop · Licensed center
Little Sheep Learning Center
- Medium faith-based center, licensed for 118 children.
What these mean, and where they come from
Medium means the middle half of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 62 to 153 children. Small is 12 to 61; large is 154 to 731.
How they teach
Faith-based
“Our primary focus is to provide our children with faith based learning inside and outside the classroom.”In their words, July 2026.goodshepherdbastrop.org
One of 42 Austin-area providers that describe a faith-based approach, out of 226 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Alysa K. Johnson (Head of School) since 2006.
Of 1,219 Austin-area providers, 39 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of twenty years.
What it costs
$1,160 a month for an infant
Lower than 21 of 25 Austin-area providers that publish a full-time infant price.
Lower than 19 of 26 Austin-area providers that publish a full-time toddler price.
Lower than 19 of 30 Austin-area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.
Little Sheep Learning CenterMost Austin-area prices (middle 80%)
Scale $0 to $4,000 a month. Austin-area prices as of September 29, 2026. Application fee $50. Sibling discount: 10% off the lowest tuition amount for one child. Prices from their website, July 2026.
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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.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- May 19, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2021 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- High —
It was found while looking at the fire inspection that the operation had not passed the fire inspection conducted on 7/2/21.
· October 15, 2021
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 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 19, 2026
746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner · Medium High
There was information provided that there were a few trash cans, that had garbage in them, that did not have lids on top.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 7, 2023
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations · Medium
Two of the ten children's files reviewed were lacking the required immunizations.
Sep 2022 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 7, 2022
746.401(4) - Posting Requirements - Emergency and evacuation relocation diagram · Medium High
Three classrooms did not have the evacuation plan posted. This was corrected at inspection when the evacuation plan was posted in each room.
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations · Medium
Out of 10 child files reviewed one was missing up to date vaccine records according to their age and one was missing a vaccine record.
Oct 2021 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · October 15, 2021
746.5105 - Corrections Made to Fire Inspection · High
It was found while looking at the fire inspection that the operation had not passed the fire inspection conducted on 7/2/21.
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations · Medium
It was found while conducting the inspection that the opeartion had several files that needed updated immunization records.
746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children · Medium High
It was found while conducting a walk through that the operation had 16 children in a classroom with 1 caregiver. The specified age group of that classroom was 3 years old. This specified age group allows for 15 children with one caregiver. This was corrected at the inspection when a child was moved to another classroom.
A day here
- Meals
- Breakfast, chef-prepared hot lunch, and two daily snacks served family-style
- Outdoors
- Outdoor play twice daily, 45 minutes each, weather permitting
- Updates for parents
- ProCare App (payments)
- Hours
- 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, 5 days a week
- Schedule
- full-time only, no part-time
- Closed
- New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day, day after Christmas, Good Friday
Details
- Website
- goodshepherdbastrop.org
- Address
- 202 Highway 71 W
- License
- 1260869, active
- Ages they serve
- Infants (0–17 Months) to Preschool (3–5 yrs)
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 goodshepherdbastrop.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff goodshepherdbastrop.org
What it costs
- Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Sibling discount — Checked July 2026 goodshepherdbastrop.org
- Application fee — Checked July 2026 goodshepherdbastrop.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
- Meals, Outdoors, Hours, Schedule, Closed — Checked July 2026 goodshepherdbastrop.org
- Updates for parents — Checked July 2026 goodshepherdbastrop.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 goodshepherdbastrop.org
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 goodshepherdbastrop.org