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Primrose School of Dripping Springs

primroseschools.com

At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 237 children.
  • Primrose Schools franchise; the brand is owned by Roark Capital (private equity).

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

  • Apr 18, 20244 citations
    • 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh

      • “The operation did not have a current fire inspection report.”

        746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    • 746.1311(d) - Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 monthsMedium High

      • “The director was missing annual training on SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome, and Infant Brain Development.”

        746.1311(d) - Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months

    • 746.901 - Required Personnel RecordsMedium

      • “During the inspection, not all training records were available to review. One caregiver also had her CPR card at home, so it was not available to review either.”

        746.901 - Required Personnel Records

    • 746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets RequirementsMedium

      • “Two caregivers were missing documentation of their highest level of completed education.”

        746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit
April 18, 2024
On file
1 visit, April 2024 — it cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
Most serious
High — The operation did not have a current fire inspection report. · April 18, 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.

Apr 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · April 18, 2024

746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months · High

The operation did not have a current fire inspection report.

746.901 - Required Personnel Records · Medium

During the inspection, not all training records were available to review. One caregiver also had her CPR card at home, so it was not available to review either.

746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements · Medium

Two caregivers were missing documentation of their highest level of completed education.

746.1311(d) - Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months · Medium High

The director was missing annual training on SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome, and Infant Brain Development.

State licensing record

Nov 2021 Complaint 3 findings

Complaint · November 19, 2021

Reported to the state by the program

Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.

746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk · Medium High

It was found that the operation did not notify the parents of an incident immediately after the incident occurred.

746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk · Medium

The operation did not have a incident report on file for an incident that occurred. This was corrected when the operation completed and signed an incident report.

746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children · High

A child was left unattended outside for approximately 5 minutes.

State licensing record

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Details

Phone
(512) 751-1500
Address
13832 Sawyer Ranch Rd, Dripping Springs, 78620
License
1647208

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State record

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

Details

The private-equity firm Roark Capital lists Primrose Schools among its current investments and describes it as a franchisor of pre-K schools. roarkcapital.com

Large means the biggest quarter of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 154 to 731 children. Small is 12 to 61; medium is 62 to 153.

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