Austin · Licensed center
Think Lounge Nurture Center LLC
At a glance
- Small play-based center, licensed for 28 children.
- Hours 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 6 days a week, year round.
- Tuition $1,200 to $1,390 a month, full time; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs
From their website, read July 2026:
“We maintain 3 teachers at all times per 17 children enabling a low teacher to child ratio of approximately 1:6.”
Program news
The state’s licensing list stopped carrying this license in October. It does not say whether the program closed.
Shortlist last found this license on the state’s list on October 19, 2026, and last read the list on November 8, 2026.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state lists 3 visits below. Shortlist has not read the reports behind them, so there is no share of visits that cited something to set beside other providers yet.
State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- July 8, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2024
- 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 · No longer on the state’s site as of October 21, 2026
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 · No longer on the state’s site as of October 21, 2026
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 · No longer on the state’s site as of October 21, 2026
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 · No longer on the state’s site as of October 21, 2026
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 · No longer on the state’s site as of October 21, 2026
The operation has a sanitation inspection scheduled but it had not occurred by the time of the application inspection.
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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
- Siblings
- 5% off sibling's monthly tuition
A day here
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 6 days a week, year round
Meals, sleep, screens and one more
- 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
- Schedule
- Full-time (M-F), mid-week (Tu/W/Th), and part-week 6-hour options (2-Day, 3-Day, 4-Day)
How they teach
Play-based
“Play-Based Sensory Approach”
Who cares for your child
Sarah Ramirez (Childcare Director), 10 years in early childhood and Suzanne Ward (Lead Teacher), 20 years in early childhood.
Details
- Phone
- (512) 623-2040
- Address
- 13201 Ranch Road 620 N Ste V, Austin, 78717
- License
- 1801037
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
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.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked July 2026 mythinklounge.com
How they teach
- Approach — 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
A day here
- Meals, Sleep, Screens, Hours, Calendar, Schedule — Checked July 2026 mythinklounge.com
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 mythinklounge.com
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 mythinklounge.com
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.