Stepping Stone School XVIII
Stepping Stone School XVIII is a licensed child care center in Austin, TX, licensed for up to 170 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2025. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 7 times and investigated 2 reports. None of those visits produced a citation, which puts it among the 12% of Texas centers with a clean record over that period. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 427 centers in Austin and better than 92% of licensed centers statewide.
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Common questions
Does Stepping Stone School XVIII take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Stepping Stone School XVIII’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:15 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Stepping Stone School XVIII accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Stepping Stone School XVIII cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Stepping Stone School XVIII for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Capital Area, which includes Austin, is $53.60 a day for infants, $51.60 a day for toddlers and $49.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Stepping Stone School XVIII had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021.
How does Stepping Stone School XVIII compare with other daycares in Austin?
It is tied for #1 of 427 centers in Austin 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 Stepping Stone School XVIII last inspected?
Sep 23, 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 1823437 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.