First Steps to Big Dreams
First Steps to Big Dreams is a licensed child care center in San Marcos, TX, licensed for up to 42 children and serving infants, toddlers and preschoolers. It has held its Texas license since 2026. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 3 times. None of those visits produced a citation, which puts it among the 12% of Texas centers with a clean record over that period. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 25 centers in San Marcos and better than 92% of licensed centers statewide.
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Common questions
Does First Steps to Big Dreams take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
What are First Steps to Big Dreams’s hours?
7 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does First Steps to Big Dreams accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does First Steps to Big Dreams cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First Steps to Big Dreams for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Rural Capital area, which includes San Marcos, is $45.60 a day for infants, $43.80 a day for toddlers and $42.20 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has First Steps to Big Dreams had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021.
How does First Steps to Big Dreams compare with other daycares in San Marcos?
It is tied for #1 of 25 centers in San Marcos by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 92% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was First Steps to Big Dreams last inspected?
Jun 18, 2026. No violations were found 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 1828828 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.