Austin · Licensed center
YPW Spanish Immersion School
At a glance
- Large developmental center, licensed for 180 children.
- Ages They list: infants (6 weeks) through elementary (K–5).
From their website, read July 2026:
“What is the student-to-teacher ratio? Infants: 3:1. Toddlers: 5:1. Preschool & Pre-K: 8–10:1.”
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.
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Licensing inspections
Feb 25, 20251 citation
746.3805(b)(1) - Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, DateMedium High
“There were two EpiPens not in their original containers.”
746.3805(b)(1) - Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
May 8, 20233 citations
746.2428 - No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on FileHigh
“An infant was observed to be wearing a baby merlin. This was corrected at the inspection when it was removed from the infant.”
746.2428 - No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activityHigh
“A caregiver counted in ratio in the infant room was observed standing outside the door. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver went back into the classroom.”
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy PlanMedium High
“Two food allergy plans for children in care were not filled out completely.”
746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
Jun 7, 20221 citation
746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 DaysMedium
“Seven infant feeding instructions were not updated within 30 days.”
746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Jul 20, 20213 citations
746.4135(c) - Children's Products-Posting of CPSC websiteMedium
“During the inspection the consumer product safety form was not up to date. This was corrected during the inspection when the operation verified their operation did not have any recalled item and signed the form.”
746.4135(c) - Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website
746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke DetectorsMedium
“During the inspection it was found that checks for the smoke detectors, carbon monoxide and fire extinguisher are not being documented each month.”
746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
746.4751(b) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance ChecklistMedium
“During the inspection it was found that monthly playground maintenance checklists were not being conducted.”
746.4751(b) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- March 17, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since July 2021 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- High —
This standard was cited as deficient after a two-year-old child was left outside unattended for approximately 11 minutes during a classroom transition from the playground to the building.
· March 17, 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.
Mar 2025 Complaint
Complaint · March 17, 2025
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity · High
This standard was cited as deficient after a two-year-old child was left outside unattended for approximately 11 minutes during a classroom transition from the playground to the building.
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 25, 2025
746.3805(b)(1) - Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date · Medium High
There were two EpiPens not in their original containers.
May 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · May 8, 2023
746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan · Medium High
Two food allergy plans for children in care were not filled out completely.
746.2428 - No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File · High
An infant was observed to be wearing a baby merlin. This was corrected at the inspection when it was removed from the infant.
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity · High
A caregiver counted in ratio in the infant room was observed standing outside the door. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver went back into the classroom.
Jun 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 7, 2022
746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days · Medium
Seven infant feeding instructions were not updated within 30 days.
Jul 2021 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · July 20, 2021
746.4135(c) - Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website · Medium · No longer on the state’s site as of August 27, 2026
During the inspection the consumer product safety form was not up to date. This was corrected during the inspection when the operation verified their operation did not have any recalled item and signed the form.
746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors · Medium · No longer on the state’s site as of August 27, 2026
During the inspection it was found that checks for the smoke detectors, carbon monoxide and fire extinguisher are not being documented each month.
746.4751(b) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist · Medium · No longer on the state’s site as of August 27, 2026
During the inspection it was found that monthly playground maintenance checklists were not being conducted.
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A day here
- Meals
- Families pack lunches and snacks; provider encourages nut-free foods
Updates for parents
- Updates for parents
- Email, parent portals, teacher updates, and newsletters
How they teach
Developmental, bilingual and STEAM
“we created a Spanish immersion school rooted in care, community, and creativity”
Details
- Phone
- (512) 401-3174
- Address
- 8014 Mesa Dr, Austin, 78731
- License
- 1566237
- Ages they serve
- Infants (6 weeks) through elementary (K–5)
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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.
All checked July 2026.
Children per adult
- Children per adult ypwkids.com
How they teach
- Approach ypwkids.com/about-ypw
- Approach ypwkids.com/enrollment-process
- Approach ypwkids.com/our-locations
State record
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Updates for parents ypwkids.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website ypwkids.com
- Ages they serve ypwkids.com
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.