The Preparatory School of Dripping Springs
A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas 78737
12610 Nutty Brown Rd, Austin, Texas 78737. (512) 288-7737.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Hays County: 2
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 12 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 124 child care providers in Hays County had 2.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 18, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on Aug 14, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on Mar 24, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children, at the report to the state on Apr 16, 2025
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 14, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“A person called the operation and made allegations against a caregiver. The operation did not report this concern to Child Care Regulation.”
Mar 24, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“The operation did not report ongoing concerns about a caregiver mistreating infants in care.”
May 14, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“The incident happened on 5/12/2025. The incident report was created and signed by operation staff on 5/12/1015, but the child’s family did not sign it until 5/16/2025”
Apr 16, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children
“Both teachers interviewed reported seeing the former teacher have power struggles with the toddler.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“The video showed the caregiver grab and pull the toddler.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 4, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 14, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 6, 2013.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 235 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 6 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 124 child care providers in Hays County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| The Preparatory School of Dripping Springs This child care provider | 5 |
| All Stars Academy | 2 |
| Jamie’s | 3 |
| Mama Melli Childcare Center | 0 |
| Friendship Kids | 0 |
| The Learning Experience | 0 |
| Lindsey Falconer | 6 |
| Kids of the Kingdom | 12 |
| All Aboard Learning Center | 1 |
| Sauni Tamez | Not given |
| Diana V. Milicia | 0 |
| The Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development Center | 13 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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