ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Kepler Stem School

508 MUNICIPAL DR, LEANDER, TX 78641

License #1672417 | Expires: Oct 23, 2018

Day Care Center
Type
172
Capacity
27
Inspections
18
Violations

Compliance Summary

11
Critical
2
Serious
4
Moderate
1
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Feb 11, 2026 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Feb 9, 2026 OTHER Compliant 0
Jan 22, 2026 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 22, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 12, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 14, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 10, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Sep 8, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 21, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
Aug 6, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 16, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 16, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 4
Jul 14, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
Jul 3, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 2, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 4
Jun 5, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 7, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 1, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 28, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 2
Feb 10, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Feb 6, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Mar 12, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Sep 29, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 18, 2023 OTHER Compliant 0
Jun 22, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Sep 15, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Oct 8, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0

Violation Details

Serious Corrected

One of the directors has not been present for 75% or 30 hours a week for the past 6 months.

Corrected: Feb 11, 2026

Critical Corrected

This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver was bringing in the children from outside and failed to follow center policy, this resulted in a child being left outside unsupervised.

Corrected: Oct 31, 2025

Moderate Corrected

This standard was found deficient in relation to the DFPS investigation. The director failed to ensure that a caregiver that was previously cited for inappropriate discipline was following safe practices and disciplining the children correctly.

Corrected: Jul 31, 2025

Critical Corrected

This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. There was sufficient evidence to support that the caregiver grabbed a child by the arm and pulled the child placing them in the chair forcefully.

Corrected: Jul 31, 2025

Critical Corrected

This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. The operation failed to report an incident of a child injured by a caregiver with in the 2 day required timeframe to Child Care Regulation.

Corrected: Jul 31, 2025

Critical Corrected

This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation.

Corrected: Jul 31, 2025

Critical Corrected

The operation became aware of an incident that placed a child at risk for injury or harm, but did not report the incident to CCR.

Corrected: Jul 29, 2025

Critical Corrected

One caregiver was observed grabbing and pulling a child.

Corrected: Jul 29, 2025

Critical Corrected

One child was placed into a situation that may have caused harm, and the child's parents were not notified.

Corrected: Jul 29, 2025

Critical Corrected

There was sufficient evidence that a caregiver is yelling at the children.

Corrected: Jul 29, 2025

Critical Corrected

This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The caregiver was seen on video foot grabbing a child by the arm and taking the child to a time out.

Moderate Corrected

The standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver had three 2 year olds in time out for a total of 9 minutes.

Serious Corrected

Food Allergy Alert Plans were reviewed and three did not have parent signatures.

Minor Corrected

Staff files were reviewed and one file was missing the notarized affidavit.

Critical Corrected

This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. There was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver was inappropriately disciplining a child with a spray bottle.

Moderate Corrected

Three children were observed to have expired medications. This was corrected during the inspection when the director removed the medication and set it aside to return to the parent.

Moderate Corrected

During the inspection, first aid kits had supplies that were expired. This was corrected at inspection when the supplies were removed from the kits.

Critical Corrected

Out of ten children's records reviewed, one record was missing complete immunizations.

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.