Pecan Springs-Springdale · Licensed center
Two Steps Ahead Learning Center
At a glance
- Small bilingual center, licensed for 49 children.
- Tuition $1,000 a month, full time; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
From their website, read July 2026:
“Infant Classroom For infants 0-17mos. Ratio of one staff to four infants.”
“1 Year Classroom For children 18-23mos. Ratio of one staff to eight children.”
“2-3 Year Classroom For children 12-36mos. Ratio of two teachers to 16 children.”
“3-5 Year Classroom Ratio of two teachers to 16 children.”
What to know
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
Jun 11, 20251 citation
746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual CertificationMedium
“At inspection, the operation did not have a certified, annual product safety recall posted, or available to show CCR.”
746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
Sep 1, 20232 citations
746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to ChildrenHigh
“Observed cleaning supplies in the food pantry”
746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPRMedium High
“Two staff members had CPR certification completed online.”
746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
Feb 25, 20221 citation
746.303(b) - Report Number of EmployeesMedium Low
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022 revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.”
746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
Nov 9, 20214 citations
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh
“The Director's background check showed as inactive during the inspection.”
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From HazardsMedium High
“Paint located close to the floor in a classroom was tripping and peeling. Metal poles for a gate were sticking out of the ground outside on the playground. The carpeting under the rocks outside was coming up and creating a fall hazard.”
746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
746.603(a) - Children's Records MaintainedMedium
“6 children's files were inspected. One child needed an up to date immunization record. Three children needed an emergency contact address. Two children needed health statements. Four children needed Dr. and Hospital address and phone numbers for the authorization for emergency care.”
746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained
746.401(6) - Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care centerMedium
“The operation's menu was not posted at the operation. This was corrected at inspection when the Director printed out the last two weeks of menus.”
746.401(6) - Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- June 11, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since November 2021 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- High —
Observed cleaning supplies in the food pantry
· September 1, 2023
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.
Jun 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 11, 2025
746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification · Medium
At inspection, the operation did not have a certified, annual product safety recall posted, or available to show CCR.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 1, 2023
746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR · Medium High
Two staff members had CPR certification completed online.
746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children · High
Observed cleaning supplies in the food pantry
Feb 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 25, 2022
746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees · Medium Low
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022 revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
Nov 2021 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · November 9, 2021
746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards · Medium High
Paint located close to the floor in a classroom was tripping and peeling. Metal poles for a gate were sticking out of the ground outside on the playground. The carpeting under the rocks outside was coming up and creating a fall hazard.
746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained · Medium
6 children's files were inspected. One child needed an up to date immunization record. Three children needed an emergency contact address. Two children needed health statements. Four children needed Dr. and Hospital address and phone numbers for the authorization for emergency care.
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High
The Director's background check showed as inactive during the inspection.
746.401(6) - Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care center · Medium
The operation's menu was not posted at the operation. This was corrected at inspection when the Director printed out the last two weeks of menus.
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What it costs
From $1,000 a month
Austin-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
A day here
- Meals
- Three meals daily: breakfast, lunch, and a healthy snack (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Schedule
- Schedule
- Full-time (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
How they teach
Bilingual
“Our immersive bilingual program offers classes in both English and Spanish”
Details
- Phone
- (512) 926-2350
- Address
- 3028 Rogge Ln, Austin, 78723
- License
- 1686484
- Established
- 1996
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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.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked July 2026 twostepsaheadlc.com
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 twostepsaheadlc.com
What it costs
- Monthly tuition — Checked July 2026 twostepsaheadlc.com
State record
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals — Checked July 2026 twostepsaheadlc.com
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 twostepsaheadlc.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 twostepsaheadlc.com
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 twostepsaheadlc.com
- Established — Checked July 2026 twostepsaheadlc.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 comptroller.texas.gov
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.