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Childcare center · Grand Prairie, TX

Journey's Child Development Center

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

Program details

Program type: Licensed child care center

Address: 1326 N STATE HIGHWAY 161, Grand Prairie, TX 75050

County: Dallas County

Phone: (469) 332-3040

Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School

Licensed capacity: 98 children

State ID (HHSC operation number): 1685384

Permit: Full Permit, issued September 26, 2019

On corrective action (HHSC): No

On adverse action (HHSC): No

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Inspection history

From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026

  • 8 inspections
  • 2 citations from these visits (risk level: High 1, Medium High 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 October 27, 2021 to April 13, 2026, newest first: 16 visits and 6 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. April 13, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

  2. February 17, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

  3. February 10, 2026 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: February 10, 2026 · Correction verified: February 17, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      There was a caregiver left alone in a classroom with conditions on your background check.

  4. July 18, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  5. November 14, 2024 · Inspection · No citations

  6. February 8, 2024 · Inspection · No citations

  7. January 26, 2024 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 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 9, 2024 · Correction verified: January 26, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      The director did not have two hours of transportation training hours.

  8. December 29, 2023 · Inspection · No citations

  9. November 8, 2023 · Investigation · 3 citations

    • 746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: February 6, 2024 · Correction verified: February 8, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      At the time of the incident, the latch on the gate door was not working properly. The bolts on the fence were loose and that created a gap in between the fence and rails. It results in a child getting out from the outdoor play area to outside of the operation premises.

    • 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: February 6, 2024 · Correction verified: February 8, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      A five-year-old child left the operation and was unsupervised for more than fifteen minutes. A bystander located the child and contacted the police.

    • 746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: February 6, 2024 · Correction verified: February 8, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation.

  10. February 24, 2023 · Inspection · No citations

  11. October 18, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

  12. July 19, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

  13. June 26, 2022 · Investigation · 1 citation

    • 746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 12, 2022 · Correction verified: October 18, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      This standard was evaluated during an investigation, and it was determined that caregivers used inappropriate discipline methods with children.

  14. May 12, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

  15. February 16, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

  16. October 27, 2021 · Investigation · No citations

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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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