Austin · Licensed center
Stepping Stone School V
- Large play-based center, licensed for 168 children.
What these mean, and where they come from
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.
How they teach
Play-based
“developed to help our talented teachers implement our Platinum Learning for Life™ curriculum in a consistent, effective and fun manner, centered around play-based learning.”In their words, July 2026.steppingstoneschool.com
One of 104 Austin-area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 226 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Rhonda Paver (Founder) since 1979. Two other staff are named on their site, with no start years given.
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.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, 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
- August 11, 2026
- On file
- 1 visit, August 2026 — it cited findings
- Most serious
- Medium High —
A caregiver failed to wash a child's hands after a diaper changed and put the child directly onto their nap mat.
· August 11, 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.
Aug 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 11, 2026
746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering · Medium High
A caregiver failed to wash a child's hands after a diaper changed and put the child directly onto their nap mat.
Details
- Website
- steppingstoneschool.com
- Address
- 2001 Wells Branch Pkwy
- License
- 1823117, active
- Established
- 1979
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 steppingstoneschool.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff steppingstoneschool.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff steppingstoneschool.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.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 steppingstoneschool.com
- Established — Checked July 2026 steppingstoneschool.com