West Lake Hills · Licensed center
YPW Spanish Immersion School
A developmental center in West Lake Hills, licensed for 199 children.
Large center. 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
Developmental, bilingual and STEAM
“a place where children gain fluency in a second language and also develop emotionally, socially, and academically through a whole-child approach”In their words. ypwkids.com, July 2026
“we created a Spanish immersion school rooted in care, community, and creativity, a place where children gain fluency in a second language and also develop emotionally, socially, and academically through a whole-child approach.”In their words. ypwkids.com, July 2026
“hands-on STEAM focus”In their words. ypwkids.com, July 2026
One of 41 Austin-area providers that describe a developmental approach, out of 226 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
One adult for every three infants
Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
One adult for every five toddlers. Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
One adult for every ten preschoolers. Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, 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
- June 9, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since March 2022 — both cited findings
- Most serious
- High —
It was found that an employee was present at the operation between 15-20 times without having a cleared background check.
· June 9, 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.
Jun 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 9, 2025
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High
It was found that an employee was present at the operation between 15-20 times without having a cleared background check.
Mar 2022 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · March 1, 2022
746.1303(7) - Orientation-Prevention & responding to allergic reactions · Medium
The operations employee orientation did not include the prevention and responding to allergic reactions. This was CORRECTED when the Director included the training in her orientation and guidelines on how she will inform caregivers.
746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content · Medium
Caregivers who have children with food allergies in their classrooms did not have the required training for preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction.
746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics · Medium
The operations Director did not have the additional required training topics for preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction. This was CORRECTED when the Director completed the required training during the inspection.
A day here
- Meals
- Families pack lunches and snacks; YPW encourages nut-free foods
- Updates for parents
- Email, parent portals, teacher updates, and newsletters
Details
- Phone
- 5123295611
- Website
- ypwkids.com
- Address
- 3640 Bee Caves Rd
- License
- 1704849, active
- Ages
- Infants (6 weeks) through elementary (K–5)
Do you run YPW Spanish Immersion School? Shortlist has no policies for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.
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.
All checked July 2026.
How they teach
- Approach — ypwkids.com
How they teach
- Approach — ypwkids.com
How they teach
- Approach — ypwkids.com
Who cares for your child
- Children per adult — ypwkids.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, Updates for parents — ypwkids.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — ypwkids.com
- Ages — ypwkids.com