Austin · Licensed center
Think Lounge Nurture Center LLC
A play-based center in Austin, licensed for 28 children.
Small center. 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.
How they teach
Play-based
“Play-Based Sensory Approach”In their words. mythinklounge.com, July 2026
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
One adult for every 5.7 children
Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
Sarah Ramirez (Childcare Director), 10 years in early childhood and Suzanne Ward (Lead Teacher), 20 years in early childhood. Three other staff are named on their site, with no start years given.
What it costs
$1,200 to $1,390 a month
Austin-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
Part-time $550 to $1,090 a month. Application fee $40. Sibling discount: 5% off sibling's monthly tuition.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: 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
- July 8, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2024 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- High —
A caregiver, with direct access to children, was present without a background check eligibility. The caregiver was sent home during the inspection.
· July 8, 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.
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 8, 2025
745.621(a)(1) - Initial background checks submitted - At the time you submit your application · High
A caregiver, with direct access to children, was present without a background check eligibility. The caregiver was sent home during the inspection.
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 20, 2024
746.611(b) - Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission · Medium
Out of four children files reviewed, two children did not have health statements.
746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985) · Medium Low
Out of four staff files reviewd, two staff did not have a notarized Licensing Affidavit for Applicants for Employment form.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 15, 2024
746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules · High
The operational policies were missing the following: - Promotion of Physical Activity - How to access Minimum Standards online, the Texas Abuse Hotline, and the HHSC website - Provision for nursing mothers - Employee vaccination policy
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection · Medium High
The operation has a sanitation inspection scheduled but it had not occurred by the time of the application inspection.
A day here
- Meals
- Snack and lunch provided daily; half-day AM students get AM snack and lunch, half-day PM students get PM snack only
- Sleep
- Rest time is optional; children may rest or do quiet activities instead
- Screens
- Screen-free environment
- Hours
- 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 6 days a week, year round
- Schedule
- Full-time (M-F), mid-week (Tu/W/Th), and part-week 6-hour options (2-Day, 3-Day, 4-Day)
Details
- Phone
- 5126232040
- Website
- mythinklounge.com
- Address
- 13201 Ranch Road 620 N Ste V
- License
- 1801037, active
- Ages
- 18 months - 5 years
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 · mythinklounge.com
Who cares for your child
- Children per adult — Checked July 2026 · mythinklounge.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff — mythinklounge.com
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price, Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked July 2026 · mythinklounge.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.
A day here
- Meals, Sleep, Screens, Hours, Calendar, Schedule — Checked July 2026 · mythinklounge.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 · mythinklounge.com
- Ages — Checked July 2026 · mythinklounge.com