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The Discovery School

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At a glance

  • Small center, licensed for 34 children.
  • Hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
  • Tuition $1,550 to $1,695 a month, full time; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs

What to know

They serve: 6 weeks to 5 years (their website).

The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.

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.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Nov 21, 20253 citations
    • 746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicleHigh

      • “There are no child safety alarms on the vehicles.”

        746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle

    • 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or LessMedium High

      • “Loose fill was not at the required depth during an inspection of the playground.”

        746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

    • 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care ProfessionalMedium High

      • “An allergy action plan was not signed by by both the child's heath care professional and parent.”

        746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

  • Dec 9, 20243 citations
    • 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible forHigh

      • “A caregiver did not know how many children they were responsible for.”

        746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

    • 746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets CoveredMedium High

      • “An electric outlet was missing a safety cover”

        746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

    • 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual CertificationMedium

      • “An annual certification of the safety recalls was not available for review.”

        746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification

  • Jan 10, 20241 citation
    • 746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets CoveredMedium High

      • “An electrical outlet was accessible to children”

        746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

  • Feb 6, 20232 citations
    • 746.1301(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPRMedium High

      • “Staff did not have correct CPR training completed.”

        746.1301(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPR

    • 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required ContentMedium

      • “4 out of 4 staff didnt have all required trainings completed.”

        746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content

  • Mar 8, 20221 citation
    • 746.4135(c) - Children's Products-Posting of CPSC websiteMedium

      • “The operation did not have a completed consumer product safety form. This was corrected when the operation completed the form during the inspection.”

        746.4135(c) - Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit
November 21, 2025
On file
5 visits since March 2022 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
High — There are no child safety alarms on the vehicles. · November 21, 2025

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.

Nov 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · November 21, 2025

746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less · Medium High

Loose fill was not at the required depth during an inspection of the playground.

746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle · High

There are no child safety alarms on the vehicles.

746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional · Medium High

An allergy action plan was not signed by by both the child's heath care professional and parent.

State licensing record

Dec 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · December 9, 2024

746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for · High

A caregiver did not know how many children they were responsible for.

746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification · Medium

An annual certification of the safety recalls was not available for review.

746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered · Medium High

An electric outlet was missing a safety cover

State licensing record

Jan 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 10, 2024

746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered · Medium High

An electrical outlet was accessible to children

State licensing record

Feb 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · February 6, 2023

746.1301(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPR · Medium High

Staff did not have correct CPR training completed.

746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content · Medium

4 out of 4 staff didnt have all required trainings completed.

State licensing record

Mar 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 8, 2022

746.4135(c) - Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website · Medium

The operation did not have a completed consumer product safety form. This was corrected when the operation completed the form during the inspection.

State licensing record

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What it costs

$1,550 to $1,695 a month

Austin-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.

Part time
$1,120 to $1,375 a month
Application fee
$150
Deposit
$250, not refundable

A day here

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 5 days a week

Meals, outdoors, updates for parents and one more
Meals
Optional $20 Pizza Day on Wednesdays (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Outdoors
Daily outdoor time; each classroom has its own dedicated outdoor play space and children move between indoor/outdoor learning throughout the day (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Updates for parents
Uses the Brightwheel app for registration paperwork and communication (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Closed
Observes most of the AISD calendar for holidays; tuition not prorated for holidays, teacher in-service days, or weather-related closings (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

What staff are paid

Substitute Teaching Positions (All Campuses)
$17 an hourJob posting, seen October 2026

Details

Phone
(512) 358-6602
Address
8600 White Cliff Dr Ste 3, Austin, 78759
License
996466

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What it costs

What staff are paid

State record

From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

A day here

Details

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.

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