1st Step Early Learning Center
1st Step Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Pflugerville, TX, licensed for up to 47 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2009. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 12 times. Inspectors recorded 17 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (4 of 17). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. 12% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #29 of 42 centers in Pflugerville and better than 19% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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An outdoor play table on the playground was covered in bird waste. This was fixed at inspection when the caregiver cleaned the table.
Observed broken toys, an open bag of planting soil and loose trash on the playground.
6FT of usezone around the mulit-person tricylce was not observed.
Current lesson plans were unavailable to review for two classrooms. Lesson plan posted was dated from 6/30 to 7/04.
Observed holes, and chipped paint in the infant, toddler and preschool room.
One infant was observed to be asleep in a restrictive device during inspection.
Two infants were napping in a crib that did not have a sheet.
The operation had antibiotic ointment inside of the first aid kit that expired in of May 2020. This was corrected when it was removed from the first aid kit.
Two staff did not have a Pre-Employment Affidavit for Applicants for Employment at Certain Child Care Operations.
One child did not have current immunizations on file.
One staff did not know the correct number of children they had in care and was responsible for.
The operation's operational policies did not include parent's rights.
The operation was not completing an infant daily report for two infants in care or sharing the information that would be included on the report with the parents.
During nap time there were 13 children ages 9 months to 4 years old with one caregiver. There was nobody else in the building.
Two out of six children files reviewed were missing updated immunization records.
The operational policies were missing the following: - infant safe sleep - promotion of indoor/outdoor activities
A 9-month-old non-walking infant was observed sleeping on a sleeping mat.
About this center
Common questions
Does 1st Step Early Learning Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are 1st Step Early Learning Center’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does 1st Step Early Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has 1st Step Early Learning Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 26, 2024: “Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does 1st Step Early Learning Center compare with other daycares in Pflugerville?
It is #29 of 42 centers in Pflugerville by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 19% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was 1st Step Early Learning Center last inspected?
Aug 3, 2026. Inspectors cited at least one rule during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 976846 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.