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Licensed child care center · public record

The Preparatory School of Dripping Springs

Austin, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

8 state inspections, last 2 years
5 deficiencies on the state’s summary
4 high or medium-high risk
August 18, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued March 6, 2013
Capacity
235 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1496472

Where

12610 Nutty Brown Rd
Austin, TX 78737

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 4
  • Medium-high 0
  • Medium 1
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
August 14, 2026High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “A person called the operation and made allegations against a caregiver. The operation did not report this concern to Child Care Regulation.”
September 17, 2026
March 24, 2026High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “The operation did not report ongoing concerns about a caregiver mistreating infants in care.”
April 21, 2026
May 14, 2025Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “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”
July 18, 2025
April 16, 2025High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “The video showed the caregiver grab and pull the toddler.”
June 27, 2025
April 16, 2025High746.1201(2) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children
State’s note: “Both teachers interviewed reported seeing the former teacher have power struggles with the toddler.”
June 27, 2025

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected The Preparatory School of Dripping Springs?

Texas HHSC's file lists 8 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 18, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does The Preparatory School of Dripping Springs have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 5: 4 high-risk, 1 medium-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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