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The Kessler School Early Childhood Center
A licensed child care center in Dallas, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 1822 W 10TH ST, Dallas, TX 75208
County: Dallas County
Phone: (972) 449-0401
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Licensed capacity: 51 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1800136
Permit: Full Permit, issued March 26, 2025
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
Corrective action and adverse action are formal steps Texas HHSC can take on a permit. The official record explains any that apply.
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Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 8 inspections
- 2 investigations
- 7 citations from these visits (risk level: High 1, Medium High 5, Medium 1)
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 August 22, 2024 to January 8, 2026, newest first: 10 visits and 7 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.
January 8, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
December 4, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
August 1, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
July 31, 2025 · Investigation · No citations
February 20, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
January 15, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
January 13, 2025 · Investigation · No citations
December 18, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
November 22, 2024 · Inspection · 4 citations
746.5202(4) - Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children Released
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 6, 2024 · Correction verified: December 13, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Documentation for how staff will continue to care for the children until each child has been released was not in the emergency preparedness plan.
746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 6, 2024 · Correction verified: December 13, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
Details showing how children will be evacuated or relocated to the designated safe area or alternate shelter, including specific procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency, such as children who have mental, visual, or hearing impairments was not included in the emergency preparedness plan.
746.5207(a)(4) - Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 6, 2024 · Correction verified: December 13, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The emergency evacuation diagram does not have a designated location inside the child-care center where all caregivers and children take shelter from threatening weather.
746.5207(a)(3) - Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 6, 2024 · Correction verified: December 13, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The emergency evacuation diagram does not show the designated location outside of the child-care center where all caregivers and children will meet
August 22, 2024 · Inspection · 3 citations
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 19, 2024 · Correction verified: September 27, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
The initial health inspection has not been conducted.
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 19, 2024 · Correction verified: September 27, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The initial fire inspection has not been conducted.
746.401(1) - Posting Requirements - License
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: September 6, 2024 · Correction verified: September 23, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Requried postings were not posted.
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Sources
- HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data: program details.
- HHSC CCL Inspection Investigation Assessment Data: visit dates and types.
- HHSC CCL Non-Compliance Data: citations, risk levels, corrections and inspector's notes.
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.