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Havenwood Nature School

20 critical, 8 serious findings across 56 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Oct 18, 2023.

1000 Hays Country Acres Rd, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 · (512) 894-9855

At a glance

Inspection record · 36 monthsDripping Springs licensed centers, n=12

Critical findings20 critical, 8 serious, 0 minor across 36 inspections and 20 investigations (56 visits). Most recent critical: Oct 18, 2023.

Critical20 vs median 4

58% of centers have at least one

Serious8 vs median 10

75% of centers have at least one

LicenseSince 2020Full Permit

Practical7:30a–6pMon–Fri · Infant to school · Licensed capacity 313

Texas HHSC operation #1708549 · last checked against Texas Sep 16, 2026

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Meals providedListed
Snacks providedListed
Before-school careNot listed
After-school careNot listed
Transportation to/from schoolNot listed
Drop-in careNot listed
Part-time careListed
Field tripsNot listed
Skill classesNot listed
Weekend careNot listed
Night careNot listed
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Accepts child care subsidiesListed

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Inspection record

Visits available in our Texas data, newest first. Visits with findings are shown in full; runs of clean visits are folded into one line. Findings are quoted from the inspector's report with the Texas risk level beside our severity.

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2026
Mar 10, 2026 to Jul 14, 20268 inspections and 4 investigations
No findingsShowHide
- Jul 14, 2026 inspection
- Jul 14, 2026 inspection
- Jul 14, 2026 inspection
- Jul 14, 2026 inspection
- Jul 13, 2026 complaint investigation
- Jul 13, 2026 complaint investigation
- Jul 13, 2026 complaint investigation
- Jul 13, 2026 complaint investigation
- Mar 10, 2026 inspection
- Mar 10, 2026 inspection
- Mar 10, 2026 inspection
- Mar 10, 2026 inspection
2025
Jul 15, 2025 to Jul 15, 20254 inspections
No findingsShowHide
- Jul 15, 2025 inspection
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- Jul 15, 2025 inspection
2024
Feb 6, 2024 to Dec 16, 202416 inspections and 8 investigations
No findingsShowHide
- Dec 16, 2024 inspection
- Dec 16, 2024 inspection
- Dec 16, 2024 inspection
- Dec 16, 2024 inspection
- Aug 8, 2024 inspection
- Aug 8, 2024 inspection
- Aug 8, 2024 inspection
- Aug 8, 2024 inspection
- Mar 26, 2024 inspection
- Mar 26, 2024 inspection
- Mar 26, 2024 inspection
- Mar 26, 2024 inspection
- Mar 6, 2024 self-reported incident
- Mar 6, 2024 self-reported incident
- Mar 6, 2024 self-reported incident
- Mar 6, 2024 self-reported incident
- Feb 11, 2024 complaint investigation
- Feb 11, 2024 complaint investigation
- Feb 11, 2024 complaint investigation
- Feb 11, 2024 complaint investigation
- Feb 6, 2024 inspection
- Feb 6, 2024 inspection
- Feb 6, 2024 inspection
- Feb 6, 2024 inspection
Jan 29, 2024Self-reported incident
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  A child sustained a burn injury after touching a heat lamp, located in the goat pen.
  Corrected Mar 22, 2024, verified Mar 26, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701.
Jan 29, 2024Self-reported incident
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  A child sustained a burn injury after touching a heat lamp, located in the goat pen.
  Corrected Mar 22, 2024, verified Mar 26, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701.
Jan 29, 2024Self-reported incident
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  A child sustained a burn injury after touching a heat lamp, located in the goat pen.
  Corrected Mar 22, 2024, verified Mar 26, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701.
Jan 29, 2024Self-reported incident
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  A child sustained a burn injury after touching a heat lamp, located in the goat pen.
  Corrected Mar 22, 2024, verified Mar 26, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701.
2023
Nov 30, 2023 to Dec 11, 20238 inspections
No findingsShowHide
- Dec 11, 2023 inspection
- Dec 11, 2023 inspection
- Dec 11, 2023 inspection
- Dec 11, 2023 inspection
- Nov 30, 2023 inspection
- Nov 30, 2023 inspection
- Nov 30, 2023 inspection
- Nov 30, 2023 inspection
Oct 18, 2023Complaint investigation
6 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  A caregiver had access to children with without an active background check.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- CriticalTexas: High
  Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
  The operation did not report when an infant ingested two pills.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(6).
- CriticalTexas: High
  AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
  During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver neglected a child in care.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1201(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
  Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Caregivers were not adequately supervising when an infant was allowed to play with a Ziploc bag.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
  Child Becomes Ill in Care and Requires Immediate Treatment or Hospitalization - Contact EMS or take to ER
  A caregiver waited over 30 minutes to call poison control after an infant ingested two pills.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3605(b)(1).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  A caregiver's purse was sitting in a cubby with the strap accessible to infants. An infant was able to pull on the strap causing the purse to fall. The infant dug through the purse, opened a Ziploc bag, and ingested two pills.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701.
Oct 18, 2023Complaint investigation
6 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  Child Becomes Ill in Care and Requires Immediate Treatment or Hospitalization - Contact EMS or take to ER
  A caregiver waited over 30 minutes to call poison control after an infant ingested two pills.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3605(b)(1).
- CriticalTexas: High
  Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
  The operation did not report when an infant ingested two pills.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(6).
- CriticalTexas: High
  AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  A caregiver had access to children with without an active background check.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- CriticalTexas: High
  Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Caregivers were not adequately supervising when an infant was allowed to play with a Ziploc bag.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
  AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
  During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver neglected a child in care.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1201(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  A caregiver's purse was sitting in a cubby with the strap accessible to infants. An infant was able to pull on the strap causing the purse to fall. The infant dug through the purse, opened a Ziploc bag, and ingested two pills.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701.
Oct 18, 2023Complaint investigation
6 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  A caregiver had access to children with without an active background check.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- CriticalTexas: High
  Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
  The operation did not report when an infant ingested two pills.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(6).
- CriticalTexas: High
  Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Caregivers were not adequately supervising when an infant was allowed to play with a Ziploc bag.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
  AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
  During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver neglected a child in care.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1201(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
  Child Becomes Ill in Care and Requires Immediate Treatment or Hospitalization - Contact EMS or take to ER
  A caregiver waited over 30 minutes to call poison control after an infant ingested two pills.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3605(b)(1).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  A caregiver's purse was sitting in a cubby with the strap accessible to infants. An infant was able to pull on the strap causing the purse to fall. The infant dug through the purse, opened a Ziploc bag, and ingested two pills.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701.
Oct 18, 2023Complaint investigation
6 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
  The operation did not report when an infant ingested two pills.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(6).
- CriticalTexas: High
  AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
  During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver neglected a child in care.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1201(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
  Child Becomes Ill in Care and Requires Immediate Treatment or Hospitalization - Contact EMS or take to ER
  A caregiver waited over 30 minutes to call poison control after an infant ingested two pills.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3605(b)(1).
- CriticalTexas: High
  AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  A caregiver had access to children with without an active background check.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- CriticalTexas: High
  Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Caregivers were not adequately supervising when an infant was allowed to play with a Ziploc bag.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  A caregiver's purse was sitting in a cubby with the strap accessible to infants. An infant was able to pull on the strap causing the purse to fall. The infant dug through the purse, opened a Ziploc bag, and ingested two pills.
  Corrected Nov 14, 2023, verified Nov 30, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701.

Show 36 older visits, not counted above

Jan 3, 2023 to Jul 27, 20238 inspections and 4 investigations
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- Jul 27, 2023 inspection
- Jul 27, 2023 inspection
- Jul 27, 2023 inspection
- Jul 27, 2023 inspection
- Jul 24, 2023 complaint investigation
- Jul 24, 2023 complaint investigation
- Jul 24, 2023 complaint investigation
- Jul 24, 2023 complaint investigation
- Jan 3, 2023 inspection
- Jan 3, 2023 inspection
- Jan 3, 2023 inspection
- Jan 3, 2023 inspection
2022
Dec 5, 2022 to Dec 28, 20224 inspections and 4 investigations
No findingsShowHide
- Dec 28, 2022 complaint investigation
- Dec 28, 2022 complaint investigation
- Dec 28, 2022 complaint investigation
- Dec 28, 2022 complaint investigation
- Dec 5, 2022 inspection
- Dec 5, 2022 inspection
- Dec 5, 2022 inspection
- Dec 5, 2022 inspection
Dec 1, 2022Complaint investigation
4 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
  Caregivers did not take into account hazards and maintain adequate supervision which allowed a child in care to be attacked by a rooster.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
  Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
  Caregivers allowed children access to an area with a body of water.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701(8).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
  The operation did not report a child injury that required medical treatment by a Health-Care professional.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Standard 746.305(a)(2).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Animals at Center - No Contact with Chickens, Ducks, Reptiles
  Children in care were allowed contact with chickens and ducks at the operation.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3905(a).
Dec 1, 2022Complaint investigation
4 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
  Caregivers did not take into account hazards and maintain adequate supervision which allowed a child in care to be attacked by a rooster.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
  Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
  Caregivers allowed children access to an area with a body of water.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701(8).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Animals at Center - No Contact with Chickens, Ducks, Reptiles
  Children in care were allowed contact with chickens and ducks at the operation.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3905(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
  The operation did not report a child injury that required medical treatment by a Health-Care professional.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Standard 746.305(a)(2).
Dec 1, 2022Complaint investigation
4 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
  Caregivers did not take into account hazards and maintain adequate supervision which allowed a child in care to be attacked by a rooster.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
  Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
  Caregivers allowed children access to an area with a body of water.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701(8).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
  The operation did not report a child injury that required medical treatment by a Health-Care professional.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Standard 746.305(a)(2).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Animals at Center - No Contact with Chickens, Ducks, Reptiles
  Children in care were allowed contact with chickens and ducks at the operation.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3905(a).
Dec 1, 2022Complaint investigation
4 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
  Caregivers did not take into account hazards and maintain adequate supervision which allowed a child in care to be attacked by a rooster.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
  Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
  Caregivers allowed children access to an area with a body of water.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701(8).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
  The operation did not report a child injury that required medical treatment by a Health-Care professional.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Standard 746.305(a)(2).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Animals at Center - No Contact with Chickens, Ducks, Reptiles
  Children in care were allowed contact with chickens and ducks at the operation.
  Corrected Dec 28, 2022, verified Jan 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3905(a).
Apr 5, 2022 to Oct 19, 20224 inspections and 4 investigations
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- Oct 19, 2022 inspection
- Oct 19, 2022 inspection
- Oct 19, 2022 inspection
- Oct 19, 2022 inspection
- Apr 5, 2022 complaint investigation
- Apr 5, 2022 complaint investigation
- Apr 5, 2022 complaint investigation
- Apr 5, 2022 complaint investigation
2021
Nov 5, 2021 to Nov 5, 20214 inspections
No findingsShowHide
- Nov 5, 2021 inspection
- Nov 5, 2021 inspection
- Nov 5, 2021 inspection
- Nov 5, 2021 inspection

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