Downtown · Licensed center
St. Martin's Lutheran Day School
At a glance
- Large developmental center, licensed for 176 children.
- Ages They list: 3 months to Pre-K.
- Hours 7:15 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
From their website, read July 2026:
“Infant 1 (3 months and up) 8 children, three teachers per class”
“Infant 2 (12 months and up) 10 children, three teachers per class”
“Young Toddlers (18 months turning 2 years) 12 children, two teachers per class”
“Preschoolers (2 years turning 3) 13 children, two teachers per class”
“Pre-K 3 (3 years turning 4) 16 children, two teachers per class”
“Pre-K 4 (4 years turning 5) 18 children, two teachers”
“26 children ages 6, 7 & 8 years, two teachers”
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.
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Licensing inspections
Sep 25, 20261 citation
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh
“A new caregiver was at the operation and in a room with children without a cleared background check. The person left during the inspection.”
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Apr 2, 20261 citation
746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary MannerMedium High
“At inspection, two trash cans were uncovered and contained a small amount of garbage inside them.”
746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
Aug 3, 20222 citations
746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 MinutesMedium High
“The previous fire drill was conducted on 06/22/2022 which is past the monthly requirement. This was corrected at inspection when the operation conducted a fire drill.”
746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual CertificationMedium
“The previous CPSC form was updated on 10/14/2020 which is past the required yearly time for update. This was corrected at inspection when the director updated and posted the form.”
746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
Aug 10, 20212 citations
746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets CoveredMedium High
“Two classroom outlets were missing covers or being turned into safe position. This was corrected at inspection when these were replaced.”
746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
746.3805(c)(4) - Medication Records - Name of Employee Who AdministeredMedium High
“Medication forms were missing parent signatures for each time give, dates and times for each time give, and full staff signatures for each time given.”
746.3805(c)(4) - Medication Records - Name of Employee Who Administered
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- September 25, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since August 2021 — all of them cited findings · 4 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- High —
A new caregiver was at the operation and in a room with children without a cleared background check. The person left during the inspection.
· September 25, 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.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 25, 2026
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High
A new caregiver was at the operation and in a room with children without a cleared background check. The person left during the inspection.
Apr 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 2, 2026
746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner · Medium High
At inspection, two trash cans were uncovered and contained a small amount of garbage inside them.
May 2025 Complaint
Complaint · May 28, 2025
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High
An employee was present at the operation without an eligible background check. *An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC 42.078.
Oct 2024 Complaint
Complaint · October 3, 2024
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children · Medium High
A classroom was found to be out of ratio. The correct student to caregiver ratio should be 1:11, however, the caregiver had 12 children leaving them out of ratio by one.
Dec 2023 Complaint
Complaint · December 1, 2023
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity · High
Based on the evidence gathered during the investigation, a child was unsupervised for approximately 1 minute.
Apr 2023 Complaint
Complaint · April 17, 2023
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for · High
There was a child that was left in the classroom unattended for 3 minutes before taken back to their assigned classroom.
Aug 2022 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 3, 2022
746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes · Medium High
The previous fire drill was conducted on 06/22/2022 which is past the monthly requirement. This was corrected at inspection when the operation conducted a fire drill.
746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification · Medium
The previous CPSC form was updated on 10/14/2020 which is past the required yearly time for update. This was corrected at inspection when the director updated and posted the form.
Aug 2021 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 10, 2021
746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered · Medium High · No longer on the state’s site as of August 27, 2026
Two classroom outlets were missing covers or being turned into safe position. This was corrected at inspection when these were replaced.
746.3805(c)(4) - Medication Records - Name of Employee Who Administered · Medium High · No longer on the state’s site as of August 27, 2026
Medication forms were missing parent signatures for each time give, dates and times for each time give, and full staff signatures for each time given.
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A day here
7:15 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Meals and diapers
- Meals
- Meals prepared in-house from scratch daily using organic and non-GMO ingredients where possible
- Diapers
- Parents provide diapers, wipes, and creams
How they teach
Developmental and faith-based
“A Nurturing Christian Preschool in the Heart of Downtown Austin”
Details
- Phone
- (512) 476-4037
- Address
- 606 W 15th St, Austin, 78701
- License
- 5807
- Ages they serve
- 3 months to Pre-K
- Established
- 1962
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
All checked July 2026.
Children per adult
- Children per adult saintmartins.org
How they teach
- Approach saintmartins.org/preschool
- Approach saintmartins.org/preschool/curriculum
State record
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Hours, Calendar saintmartins.org
- Diapers saintmartins.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website saintmartins.org
- Ages they serve saintmartins.org
- Established saintmartins.org
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.