Nature Preschool Center
A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas 78735
6030 W Highway 290, Austin, Texas 78735. (512) 538-5791.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Travis County: 3
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 8 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 624 child care providers in Travis County had 3.
8 inspections on record. The latest, on Feb 11, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Apr 2, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Feb 11, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
“The emergency prepardness plan was not observed to have specific procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency.”
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Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
“Three people were observed to have active background checks who were not active employees.”
Apr 2, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“Products labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children were accessible to children on the playground.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
“The playground requires matiance to reduce hazards with loose fill, drainage and the wooden boarder with steel re-bar protruding.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 2, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 7, 2015.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 37 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 0 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 Oct 31, 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 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 624 child care providers in Travis County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Atelier Preescolar LLC | 1 |
| Barton Creek Early Preschool Center | 0 |
| Nature Preschool Center This child care provider | 4 |
| Fiorella Di Reggio Emilia School | 0 |
| Wonderwell | 0 |
| Oak Hill Eac YMCA | 0 |
| Garden Blossom Preschool | 0 |
| Club Z | 6 |
| National Elite Gymnastics | 5 |
| Barton Creek Child Development Center | 0 |
| Barton Creek Child Development Infant Center, Inc. | 1 |
| Gethsemane Lutheran Childrens | 9 |
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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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