Dripping Springs · Licensed center

Dripping Springs Educators Child Development Center

At a glance

Medium center, licensed for 130 children.

What the state has found

This state publishes the visits that cited something but not the ones that cited nothing, so there is no city rate to set this beside.

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Licensing inspections

Mar 11, 20261 citation
- 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 MinutesMedium High
  “There was no fire drills documented for November 2025 or Feburary 2026.”
  746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Apr 19, 20244 citations
- 746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary SurfacingMedium High
  “There was climbing equipment and slides that were placed on the grass and did not have any loose fill surfacing underneath.”
  746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
- 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 DaysMedium
  “There were 13 infant feeding plans that had not been updated in the last 30 days.”
  746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
- 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual CertificationMedium
  “The children's product annual certification was last signed in 2020. This was corrected when the director updated it during the inspection.”
  746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
- 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - ImmunizationsMedium
  “Two children were missing current immunization records.”
  746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations

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State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit: March 11, 2026
On file: 2 visits since April 2024 — both cited findings
Most serious: Medium High — There was no fire drills documented for November 2025 or Feburary 2026. · March 11, 2026

Texas HHSC describes each deficiency in writing and weights the standard behind it from high to low by the risk a violation presents to children. It publishes no inspection document.

Mar 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 11, 2026

746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes · Medium High

There was no fire drills documented for November 2025 or Feburary 2026.

State licensing record

Apr 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · April 19, 2024

746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days · Medium

There were 13 infant feeding plans that had not been updated in the last 30 days.

746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification · Medium

The children's product annual certification was last signed in 2020. This was corrected when the director updated it during the inspection.

746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing · Medium High

There was climbing equipment and slides that were placed on the grass and did not have any loose fill surfacing underneath.

746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations · Medium

Two children were missing current immunization records.

State licensing record

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Details

Phone: (512) 858-3019
Address: 300 Sportsplex Drive, Dripping Springs, 78620
License: 819592

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All checked July 2026.

State record

From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address, License childcare.hhs.texas.gov

Medium means the middle half of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 62 to 153 children. Small is 12 to 61; large is 154 to 731.