Dripping Springs · Licensed center
The PREP School of Headwaters
- Large center, licensed for 263 children.
What the state has found
State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- June 2, 2026
- On file
- 4 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- High —
Two two-year-olds were able to get onto the back fenced in field and were unsupervised for 3 to 5 minutes before being seen by one of the children's mothers.
· April 2, 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.
Jun 2026 Complaint 2 findings
Complaint · June 2, 2026
746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent · Medium
An incident report was not provided for this incident.
746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization · Medium High
The operation stated that they did not know that popping a child's elbow into place is considered an intervention or treatment by a doctor.
Apr 2026 Complaint
Complaint · April 2, 2026
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity · High
Two two-year-olds were able to get onto the back fenced in field and were unsupervised for 3 to 5 minutes before being seen by one of the children's mothers.
Dec 2025 Complaint 3 findings
Complaint · December 29, 2025
746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent · Medium
There was no incident report written about this incident.
746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk · High
The incident was not reported to CCR.
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity · High
It was found that a 17 month old child had been unsupervised for 15-20 minutes in a classroom while his peers were playing outside.
Nov 2025 Complaint
Complaint · November 18, 2025
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional · Medium
The investigation found that caregivers did not follow an infant's feeding schedule and did not give him any of his bottles throughout the day
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Details
- Website
- theprepschools.com
- Address
- 404 Headwaters Blvd Suite 200
- License
- 1812498, active
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All checked July 2026.
Details
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- Website theprepschools.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.