Nature & Play
Licensed Child-Care Home in Richmond, Texas. License #1833695, issued May 22, 2026.
- Address
- 4606 Pine Meadow Dr, Richmond, TX 77469
- Phone
- (346) 793-5028
- Licensed capacity
- 12 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: Before School Care, Snacks Provided, Skill Classes, Part Time Care, Field Trips.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star, entry level
In the program and not yet star-rated. This is a stage, not a low score.
In effect since June 17, 2026. From the state's provider report of August 26, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 21 areas it checked 1,507 standards at Nature & Play between April 24, 2026 and August 31, 2026 and recorded 8 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 21 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 2 | 198 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 180 | 3 |
| Personnel | 2 | 260 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 62 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 66 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 158 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| School-age | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Discipline | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Naptime | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Field trips | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Health practices | 1 | 110 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 1 | 79 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 1 | 69 | 0 |
| Swimming pools | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 1 | 52 | 1 |
| Transportation | 1 | 39 | 0 |
The table adds up to 1,503 of those standards. The remaining 4, including 3 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 3 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 31, 2026, and 8 citations.
- 4Medium High
- 4Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 8. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium August 31, 2026 Correction verified September 2, 2026
747.901: Personnel Records
A total of two employees were review. One of the two employees were missing their employee file for licensing to review.
- Medium High August 31, 2026 Correction verified September 2, 2026
747.635(a): Sign-in and Sign-out Logs Maintained
The operation did not maintain the sign in and sign out log for the children in care for the month of August 2026 for licensing to review.
- Medium August 31, 2026 Correction verified September 2, 2026
747.601(c): Children's Records Accessible - to Licensing
A total of three children files were review. Two out of three children files did not have their complete documentation for licensing to review.
- Medium August 12, 2026 Correction verified August 31, 2026
747.601(c): Children's Records Accessible - to Licensing
A total of three children files were review. Two out of three children files did not have their complete documentation for licensing to review.
- Medium August 12, 2026 Correction verified August 31, 2026
747.901: Personnel Records
A total of two employees were review. One of the two employees were missing their employee file for licensing to review.
- Medium High August 12, 2026 Correction verified August 31, 2026
747.635(a): Sign-in and Sign-out Logs Maintained
The operation did not maintain the sign in and sign out log for the children in care for the month of August 2026 for licensing to review.
- Medium High April 24, 2026 Correction verified May 7, 2026
747.207(1): Policies Comply with Rules
The operation does not have written policy for procedures for the release of children, illness and exclusion criteria, procedures for dispensing medication a statement that medication is not dispensed, procedures for handling medical emergencies, discipline and guidance policy, safe sleep for infant 12 months old or younger, the procedures for parents to visit the child-care home any time during your hours of operation to observe their child, program activities, the home, the premises, and equipment without having to secure prior approval, the procedures for parents to review copy of the child-care home's most recent Licensing inspection report and how the parent may access the minimum standards online, instructions on how a parent may contact the local Licensing office, access the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline, and access the DFPS website your emergency preparedness plan, procedures for conducting health checks.
- Medium High April 24, 2026 Correction verified May 7, 2026
747.5103: Must Have at Least One 3A-40BC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher or Fire Extinguisher Approved by Fire Marshal
The operation did not have a fire extinguisher during the application inspection.
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 7, 2026. Full methodology.
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