The Learning Experience Southwest Austin
The Learning Experience Southwest Austin is a licensed child care center in Austin, TX, licensed for up to 193 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2022. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 23 times and investigated 11 reports. Inspectors recorded 8 citations, 6 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (4 of 8). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 3 high-risk. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #157 of 427 centers in Austin and better than 70% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
An incident report for a biting incident was not available upon request and could not be located during the investigation.
At inspection, two caregivers provided an incorrect child count, to the CCR inspector.
The operation did not immediately notify a parent about a child being left unsupervised. The parent was notified over 5 hours after the incident occurred
The investigation found that the caregiver left a child unattended, inside a hallway, for approximately one minute, during operating hours.
The operation did not obtain the parent's signature on the incident report within the required 48 hours.
A child was unsupervised in the hall when they left the classroom to look for their parent.
A child was unsupervised outside the classroom for approximately one minute during a class transition from the playground.
A child was left in the classroom for approximately 3 minutes while his class transitioned to the playground.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Learning Experience Southwest Austin take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are The Learning Experience Southwest Austin’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does The Learning Experience Southwest Austin accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does The Learning Experience Southwest Austin cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Learning Experience Southwest Austin 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 The Learning Experience Southwest Austin had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 6 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Mar 12, 2026: “Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does The Learning Experience Southwest Austin compare with other daycares in Austin?
It is tied for #157 of 427 centers in Austin by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 70% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was The Learning Experience Southwest Austin last inspected?
Jul 22, 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 1729085 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.