East Oak Hill · Licensed center
Nature Preschool Center
At a glance
- Small Montessori–inspired center, licensed for 37 children.
- Hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
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.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Feb 11, 20262 citations
746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering, lock-down proceduresMedium High
“The emergency prepardness plan was not observed to have specific procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency.”
746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering, lock-down procedures
745.651(1) - Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leavingMedium
“Three people were observed to have active background checks who were not active employees.”
745.651(1) - Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
Apr 2, 20242 citations
746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to ChildrenHigh
“Products labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children were accessible to children on the playground.”
746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or RepairedMedium High
“The playground requires matiance to reduce hazards with loose fill, drainage and the wooden boarder with steel re-bar protruding.”
746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- February 11, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since April 2024 — both cited findings
- Most serious
- High —
Products labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children were accessible to children on the playground.
· April 2, 2024
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.
Feb 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · February 11, 2026
745.651(1) - Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving · Medium
Three people were observed to have active background checks who were not active employees.
746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures · Medium High
The emergency prepardness plan was not observed to have specific procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · April 2, 2024
746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children · High
Products labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children were accessible to children on the playground.
746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired · Medium High
The playground requires matiance to reduce hazards with loose fill, drainage and the wooden boarder with steel re-bar protruding.
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What it costs
- Application fee
- $250
- Siblings
- None — we offer no sibling discounts
A day here
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Outdoors and schedule
- Outdoors
- Nature play is a daily routine; a dedicated outdoor environment is prepared for supervised outdoor exploration
- Schedule
- Full-day, half-day, alternate-day
How they teach
Montessori–inspired, Waldorf–inspired and Reggio Emilia–inspired
“We offer a program inspired by Waldorf, Montessori, and Reggio Emilia philosophies.”
Details
- Phone
- (512) 538-5791
- Address
- 6030 W Highway 290, Austin, 78735
- License
- 1553704
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
All checked July 2026.
How they teach
- Approach mynatureschool.com
What it costs
- Application fee, Sibling discount mynatureschool.com
State record
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Outdoors, Hours, Calendar, Schedule mynatureschool.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website mynatureschool.com
- Ages they serve mynatureschool.com
Small means the smallest quarter of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 12 to 61 children. Medium is 62 to 153; large is 154 to 731.