Over Yonder Nature School
A licensed child care center in Dripping Springs, Texas 78620
5000 Bell Springs Rd, Dripping Springs, Texas 78620. (512) 212-6895.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 11 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Hays County: 2
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 17 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?
11 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 124 child care providers in Hays County had 2.
17 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 21, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Sep 9, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Feb 24, 2025
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Nov 18, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
11 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 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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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.
Mar 17, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The sanitation inspection was dated 1/15/2025.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The fire inspection was dated 6/20/2023”
Sep 9, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“A caregiver fell asleep during nap.”
Apr 15, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Immunization Exception or Exemption on File and Verified
“Of the 6 children’s files evaluated, two needed updated immunization records.”
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Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation’s child-care program
“Of the 6 children files evaluated, one did not have a health statement from their pediatrician.”
Mar 18, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“The caregiver did not have evidence of completing pre-service training.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“A caregiver was alone in the classroom with children before completing First Aid training.”
Feb 24, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“The caregiver admitted to grabbing and shaking the child’s arms. The caregiver who witnessed the incident corroborated the story.”
Nov 18, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“One caregiver did not have proper background check through the operation’s HHS portal.”
Mar 26, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
“Two crib sheets were not snug fit. One infant was napping in the crib without a snug fitted sheet.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“*There was an unstable and improperly secured baby gate in a doorway of the infant classroom leading to the outside of the building. This poses a risk of a child falling if the child were to grab or lean on the gate. *There was exposed sheetrock on the wall at the entry of the building. *There was one uncovered outlet accessible to children in the toddler/PreK classroom. **This was corrected at inspection when the outlet was covered.”
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 19, 2024.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 61 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.
- 5 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 11.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Pathways School at Dsmc | 1 |
| Primrose School of Dripping Springs | 4 |
| Moxie Gymnastics and Cheer | 3 |
| Havenwood Nature School | 2 |
| Oaksong School of the Hill Country | 2 |
| Havenwood Nature School West | 2 |
| Over Yonder Nature School This child care provider | 11 |
| The Prep School of Headwaters | 7 |
| Your Growing Child | 0 |
| Dripping Springs Educators Child Development Center | 5 |
| Sunset Canyon Baptist Church Preschool | 0 |
| Holy Spirit Episcopal School | 0 |
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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