Havenwood Nature School
1000 HAYS COUNTRY ACRES RD, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 · Hays County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 313
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Shea Reck
- Phone
- (512) 894-9855
- Regulated since
- Dec 21, 2020
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1356584 · number 1708549
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | Safety & premises (2) |
| 2023 | 12 | 10 | Supervision & ratios (4), Discipline & child guidance (2), Safety & premises (2), Staff background & training (2), Other (2) |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 | Supervision & ratios (6), Other (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jul 14, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 14, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Jul 13, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 13, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Mar 10, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 10, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Jul 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Jul 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 16, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 16, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Aug 8, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 8, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Mar 26, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 26, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Mar 6, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 6, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Feb 12, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Feb 12, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Feb 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 29, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Safety & premises
A child sustained a burn injury after touching a heat lamp, located in the goat pen.
HHSC 746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-03-22. Correction verified 2024-03-26.
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Safety & premises
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Jan 29, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Safety & premises
A child sustained a burn injury after touching a heat lamp, located in the goat pen.
HHSC 746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-03-22. Correction verified 2024-03-26.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Safety & premises
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Dec 11, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 11, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Nov 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Nov 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 19, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
A caregiver had access to children with without an active background check.
HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-14. Correction verified 2023-11-30.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver neglected a child in care.
HHSC 746.1201(4) — AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-14. Correction verified 2023-11-30.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Caregivers were not adequately supervising when an infant was allowed to play with a Ziploc bag.
HHSC 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
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-14. Correction verified 2023-11-30.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The operation did not report when an infant ingested two pills.
HHSC 746.305(a)(6) — Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-14. Correction verified 2023-11-30.
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Other Serious
A caregiver waited over 30 minutes to call poison control after an infant ingested two pills.
HHSC 746.3605(b)(1) — Child Becomes Ill in Care and Requires Immediate Treatment or Hospitalization - Contact EMS or take to ER
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-14. Correction verified 2023-11-30.
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Safety & premises
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.
HHSC 746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-11-14. Correction verified 2023-11-30.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Oct 19, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
A caregiver had access to children with without an active background check.
HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-14. Correction verified 2023-11-30.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver neglected a child in care.
HHSC 746.1201(4) — AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-14. Correction verified 2023-11-30.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Caregivers were not adequately supervising when an infant was allowed to play with a Ziploc bag.
HHSC 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
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-14. Correction verified 2023-11-30.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The operation did not report when an infant ingested two pills.
HHSC 746.305(a)(6) — Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-14. Correction verified 2023-11-30.
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Other Serious
A caregiver waited over 30 minutes to call poison control after an infant ingested two pills.
HHSC 746.3605(b)(1) — Child Becomes Ill in Care and Requires Immediate Treatment or Hospitalization - Contact EMS or take to ER
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-14. Correction verified 2023-11-30.
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Safety & premises
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.
HHSC 746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-11-14. Correction verified 2023-11-30.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Staff background & training Serious
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Jul 27, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Jul 27, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 24, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Jul 24, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 3, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 3, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Dec 28, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 28, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Dec 5, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 5, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Dec 1, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Caregivers did not take into account hazards and maintain adequate supervision which allowed a child in care to be attacked by a rooster.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-12-28. Correction verified 2023-01-03.
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Supervision & ratios
The operation did not report a child injury that required medical treatment by a Health-Care professional.
HHSC 746.305(a)(2) — AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-12-28. Correction verified 2023-01-03.
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Other Serious
Caregivers allowed children access to an area with a body of water.
HHSC 746.3701(8) — Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-12-28. Correction verified 2023-01-03.
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Supervision & ratios
Children in care were allowed contact with chickens and ducks at the operation.
HHSC 746.3905(a) — Animals at Center - No Contact with Chickens, Ducks, Reptiles
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-12-28. Correction verified 2023-01-03.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Dec 1, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Caregivers did not take into account hazards and maintain adequate supervision which allowed a child in care to be attacked by a rooster.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-12-28. Correction verified 2023-01-03.
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Supervision & ratios
The operation did not report a child injury that required medical treatment by a Health-Care professional.
HHSC 746.305(a)(2) — AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-12-28. Correction verified 2023-01-03.
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Other Serious
Caregivers allowed children access to an area with a body of water.
HHSC 746.3701(8) — Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-12-28. Correction verified 2023-01-03.
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Supervision & ratios
Children in care were allowed contact with chickens and ducks at the operation.
HHSC 746.3905(a) — Animals at Center - No Contact with Chickens, Ducks, Reptiles
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-12-28. Correction verified 2023-01-03.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Oct 19, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 19, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Apr 6, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 6, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Nov 5, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 5, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Get the full file
HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.
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- HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions
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If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.
Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.