Dripping Springs Educators Child Development Center
A licensed child care center in Dripping Springs, Texas 78620
300 Sportsplex Drive, Dripping Springs, Texas 78620. (512) 858-3019.
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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
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 124 child care providers in Hays County had 2.
8 inspections on record. The latest, on Mar 11, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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.
Mar 11, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“There was no fire drills documented for November 2025 or Feburary 2026.”
Apr 19, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
“There was climbing equipment and slides that were placed on the grass and did not have any loose fill surfacing underneath.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“There were 13 infant feeding plans that had not been updated in the last 30 days.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The children’s product annual certification was last signed in 2020. This was corrected when the director updated it during the inspection.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Two children were missing current immunization records.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 12, 2002.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 130 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.
- 3 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 11 |
| The Prep School of Headwaters | 7 |
| Your Growing Child | 0 |
| Dripping Springs Educators Child Development Center This child care provider | 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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