The PREP School of Headwaters
The PREP School of Headwaters is a licensed child care center in Dripping Springs, TX, licensed for up to 263 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2025. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 7 reports. Inspectors recorded 7 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (3 of 7). 7 citations came in the last 12 months, including 3 high-risk. Its last 11 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 12 centers in Dripping Springs and better than 52% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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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.
An incident report was not provided for this incident.
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.
The incident was not reported to CCR.
There was no incident report written about this incident.
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.
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
About this center
Common questions
Does The PREP School of Headwaters take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are The PREP School of Headwaters’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does The PREP School of Headwaters accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
Has The PREP School of Headwaters had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Apr 2, 2026: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does The PREP School of Headwaters compare with other daycares in Dripping Springs?
It is tied for #9 of 12 centers in Dripping Springs by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 52% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was The PREP School of Headwaters last inspected?
Sep 24, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1812498 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.