Leander · Licensed family home
Saplings Home Daycare
At a glance
- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
What the state has found
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Licensing inspections
Jun 3, 20261 citation
747.401(a)(2) - Posting Requirements-Inspection ReportMedium
“The operation did not have last inspection posted as required by minimum standards.”
747.401(a)(2) - Posting Requirements-Inspection Report
Dec 12, 20245 citations
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh
“The assistant caregiver was present at the home with direct access to children before receiving a background check eligibility letter. This was corrected when the caregiver left the child care home.”
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
747.5005(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 MinutesMedium High
“The operation has not conducted a fire drill since children were enrolled in August 2024.”
747.5005(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
747.4403(4) - Prohibited Equipment - Rings,Trapeze Bars, Free-Swinging RopesMedium High
“The operation has a free swinging rope swing.”
747.4403(4) - Prohibited Equipment - Rings,Trapeze Bars, Free-Swinging Ropes
747.801(7) - Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills DocumentationMedium
“The operation did not have documentation for emergency drills, fire extinguishers or smoke detectors.”
747.801(7) - Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation
747.801(1) - Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's RecordsMedium
“Three out of four children records were missing required admission information, immunizations, and health statements.”
747.801(1) - Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Records
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State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- June 3, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since December 2024 — both cited findings
- Most serious
- High —
The assistant caregiver was present at the home with direct access to children before receiving a background check eligibility letter. This was corrected when the caregiver left the child care home.
· December 12, 2024
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.
Jun 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 3, 2026
747.401(a)(2) - Posting Requirements-Inspection Report · Medium
The operation did not have last inspection posted as required by minimum standards.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 5 findings
Licensing visit · December 12, 2024
747.5005(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes · Medium High
The operation has not conducted a fire drill since children were enrolled in August 2024.
747.4403(4) - Prohibited Equipment - Rings,Trapeze Bars, Free-Swinging Ropes · Medium High
The operation has a free swinging rope swing.
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High
The assistant caregiver was present at the home with direct access to children before receiving a background check eligibility letter. This was corrected when the caregiver left the child care home.
747.801(7) - Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation · Medium
The operation did not have documentation for emergency drills, fire extinguishers or smoke detectors.
747.801(1) - Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Records · Medium
Three out of four children records were missing required admission information, immunizations, and health statements.
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Details
- Phone
- (310) 997-7410
- Address
- 2124 Bellisa Vista Dr, Leander, 78641
- License
- 1807198
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All checked July 2026.
State record
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License childcare.hhs.texas.gov
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.