Austin · Licensed center
Country Home Learning Center #7, LTD
- Large Montessori center, licensed for 310 children.
What the state has found
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State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- June 18, 2024
- On file
- 4 visits since September 2021 — all of them cited findings · 4 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- High —
A child was left unsupervised in the bathroom and was found in the hallway.
· June 18, 2024
Texas HHSC describes each deficiency in writing and weights the standard behind it from high to low by the risk a violation presents to children. It publishes no inspection document.
Jun 2024 Complaint
Complaint · June 18, 2024
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity · High
A child was left unsupervised in the bathroom and was found in the hallway.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 12, 2023
746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less · Medium High
While loose fill was added around the playscapes, the fill is still only 3-4 inches deep in parts of the use zones and will trickle out. They have ordered borders to contain and increase the fill and should have them in the next month.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 12, 2023
746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less · Medium High
Loose fill on the 2-3's , the Infant, and the School age playgrounds was less than an inch deep around the slides and use zones. Loose fill under the school age swings was also less than an inch deep.
May 2023 Complaint 2 findings
Complaint · May 25, 2023
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk · High
Child was left alone with another child in a playground without supervision and staff failed to notify Parents of the situation.
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity · High
Child in care was left outside in the playground without supervision.
Feb 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 13, 2023
746.3301(b) - Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns · Medium High
The menu did not follow the food patterns established by the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Sep 2021 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 7, 2021
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
Two caregivers were present at the operation without the operation receiving background check eligibility notifications. The caregivers left the operation during the inspection.
Aug 2021 Complaint
Complaint · August 27, 2021
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
746.2803(4) - Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance · Medium High · No longer on the state’s site as of October 9, 2026
Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that a caregiver did not use a positive method of discipline and guidance that encourages self-esteem, self-control, and self-direction.
Jun 2021 Complaint
Complaint · June 23, 2021
746.3501(1) - Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt · Medium High · No longer on the state’s site as of August 27, 2026
Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that caregivers failed to promptly change soiled or wet diapers.
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How they teach
Montessori
“You will also find many other centers with exceptional equipment for exploring Math, Science, and Geography concepts while incorporating elements of the Montessori approach to learning.”
A day here
- Hours
- 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, 5 days a week, year round
- Meals
- Home-cooked lunch plus morning and afternoon snacks provided; optional breakfast program for a fee (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Outdoors
- At least 90 minutes of physical activity daily, including 60 minutes outdoors, depending on age group (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Sleep
- Cot provided for children 12 months+; parents may send a crib-size blanket, small pillow, and comfort item (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Diapers
- Parents supply diapers and wipes for the day (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Screens
- Age-appropriate screen time for 3-year-olds and up, capped at one hour per day (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Updates for parents
- Tadpoles app for digital daily reports and photo sharing (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Schedule
- Full week, M-W-F, and T-Th programs available (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Closed
- 11 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday following Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
Policies
- When a child is sick
- Child must be fever-free (under 100°F) and free of contagious/illness symptoms for 24 hours before returning (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Biting
- Parents notified at pickup for bites resulting in first aid treatment (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Special needs
- Inclusive classrooms integrating children with and without special needs; accommodates a child's Special Needs Plan (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Details
- Address
- 6900 Escarpment Blvd
- License
- 501647- 765, active
- Ages they serve
- six weeks to 13 years
- Established
- 1982
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How they teach
State record
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Outdoors, Sleep, Diapers, Screens, Updates for parents countryhomelearningcenter.com/…/Enrollment-Packet-On-Line-02182026-1.pdf
- Hours, Calendar countryhomelearningcenter.com
- Schedule countryhomelearningcenter.com
- Closed countryhomelearningcenter.com
Policies
- When a child is sick, Biting, Special needs countryhomelearningcenter.com/…/Enrollment-Packet-On-Line-02182026-1.pdf
Details
- Phone, Address, License childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website countryhomelearningcenter.com
- Ages they serve countryhomelearningcenter.com
- Established countryhomelearningcenter.com
Large means the biggest quarter of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 154 to 731 children. Small is 12 to 61; medium is 62 to 153.