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Natures Way Preschool

A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).

Program details

Program type: Licensed child care center

Address: 301 NATURE CENTER DR, Austin, TX 78746

County: Travis County

Phone: (512) 974-3882

Licensed to serve: Pre-Kindergarten, School

Licensed capacity: 24 children

State ID (HHSC operation number): 1024587

Permit: Full Permit, issued September 3, 2010

On corrective action (HHSC): No

On adverse action (HHSC): No

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Inspection history

From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026

  • 6 inspections
  • 1 investigation
  • 5 citations from these visits (risk level: High 1, Medium High 1, Medium 3)

A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.

Below is every visit in the state's files from June 21, 2022 to January 29, 2026, newest first: 10 visits and 10 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.

  1. January 29, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

  2. February 19, 2025 · Inspection · 2 citations

    • 746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: February 28, 2025 · Correction verified: February 28, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Three employees were missing their annual transportation training. It's currently being done every two years.

    • 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content

      Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: February 28, 2025 · Correction verified: February 28, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Of the four staff files reviewed, three employees lacked documentation of food allergy training, while one employee was missing training records in the following topics.

  3. January 7, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  4. December 19, 2024 · Inspection · No citations

  5. December 5, 2024 · Inspection · No citations

  6. December 4, 2024 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation

    • 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

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 27, 2024 · Correction verified: January 7, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      A four-year-old child was left alone in a classroom for 45 minutes while the rest of the group participated in their daily hike.

  7. April 4, 2024 · Inspection · 2 citations

    • 746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills

      Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: April 12, 2024 · Correction verified: April 15, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      There was no documentation of a fire drill done in March of this year.

    • 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content

      Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: April 12, 2024 · Correction verified: April 15, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      There was one caregiver who did not have their annual trainings in the required topics.

  8. June 6, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.1329(d) - Employee record: Signed and Dated Statement for Orientation/Pre-Service training by trainer and employee

      Risk level: Low · Correct-by date in the state file: June 16, 2023 · Correction verified: June 6, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      The director did not have documentation of completing orientation.

  9. July 11, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

  10. June 21, 2022 · Inspection · 4 citations

    • 746.4751(b) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist

      Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: June 27, 2022 · Correction verified: June 28, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      There was no monthly maintenance checklist available for review.

    • 746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

      Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: June 27, 2022 · Correction verified: June 28, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.

    • 746.605(13) - Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 27, 2022 · Correction verified: June 28, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Four out of four children's records were missing the statement of special needs.

    • 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 27, 2022 · Correction verified: June 28, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Four out of four children's record was missing the address of the emergency contact person.

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Sources

All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.

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