Cornerstone/The Ranch
A licensed child care center in Dallas, Texas 75241
1050 E Camp Wisdom Rd, Dallas, Texas 75241. (972) 224-6716.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 17 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 16 inspections on record
- 2-Star Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
17 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
16 inspections on record. The latest, on Mar 4, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Securely Anchored, at the inspection on Jul 10, 2025
Rated High by Texas: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited, at the report to the state on Jun 25, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Minimum Standards, at the report to the state on Jun 25, 2025
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
17 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Jan 16, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“During the inspection, it was observed that an infant caregiver changed a child’s diaper without washing their hands immediately afterward.”
Jan 14, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“During a physical inspection CCR observed mold on the ceiling of the infant room.”
Jul 10, 2025: inspection10 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Securely Anchored
“Play structure on Schooler’s Playground is not securely anchored. Play structure on Toddler Playground has four producing anchoring bolts approximately three inches in length from base of structure.”
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Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months
“At the time of inspection, certification documentaion was not available for review.”
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“At the time of inspection, certification documentation was not available for review.”
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Medication Authorization - Signed and Dated
“At the time of inspection, documentation was not available for review.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“At the time of inspection documentation is not available for review.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
“Bicycle play structure’s seat on toddler’s playground is broken.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“At the time of inspection, the loose fill on the schooler’s playground is not maintained at standard requirements.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“At the time of inpsection Fire Drills are not being conducted monthly.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“At the time of inspection, expired medication had not been returned to parent.”
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Children’s Records Maintained
“At the time of inspection, childrren’s records had not been updated.”
Jun 25, 2025: report to the state3 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“The standard was evaluated as related a DFPS investigation. As a result of the DFPS investigation this standard was found to be in deficient.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Minimum Standards
“Based on the information gathered during the DPFS investigation, the caregivers are not complying with minimum standard requirements.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“Based on the information gathered by DFPS, multiple children confirmed that they were hit on their hands with rulers by their teachers.”
May 23, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“Operation did not provide parent notification of incident.”
Aug 15, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“A current gas inspection was not available for review.”
22 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 18, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“6 of the 12 children did not have the emergency care contact information”
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Sheltering Drills for Lock-Down-4 times in a calendar year
“The operation did not have documentation to show they have been practicing lockdown and severe weather drills”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“2 of 12 children did not have emergency contact person’s phone number”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“Director unable to show annual training required. The director was 11 hours short for annual training.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“5 of 12 children did not have current immunization records.”
Jun 5, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“A caregiver in the school age classroom was observed pushing the hands of two children in care. The caregiver was also observed yelling at children. This was corrected at inspection when the director talked to the caregiver.”
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Prohibited Equipment for Infants - Baby Walkers
“The infant room was observed to have a baby walker with wheels. This item was removed from the room during the inspection byt the director.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The operation did not have at least 6 inches of loose fill surfacing on the playgrounds around the fall zones.”
Jun 1, 2023: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and was determined to be deficient. A caregiver did not use good judgement when allowing a child to play on a seesaw that was meant to be used by two children. This resulted in an injury to the child that was in care.”
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and was determined to be deficient. The operation did not report a child’s injury that required medical treatment. Operation was made aware that the child was taken to a doctor and dentist. This was corrected at inspection when inspector reviewed standard 746.305 with director.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and was determined to be deficient. The incident/illness report form was not shared with the parent.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Signed
“This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and was determined to be deficient. The operation did not have a signed incident and illness report form available for review. This was corrected at inspection because the child is no longer enrolled at the operation.”
Aug 8, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver was observed in a class with school aged children without a current background check.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
“3 out of 7 infants were observed in cribs sleeping with bottles or training cups. This was corrected at inspection when the infant caregiver removed all bottles and training cups from the cribs.”
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Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection
“There was no health inspection document available for review.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“The operation did not have a current gas leak inspection.”
May 13, 2022: report to the state6 deficiencies
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Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
“Director allowed a caregiver to transport children without a valid drivers license.”
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Caregiver did not use good judgment while transporting children and reporting a serious incident resulting in child injury.”
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“Investigation was completed by DFPS and it was determined that a child was neglected by caregiver while being transported.”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child
“Caregiver did not have emergency contacting formation while transporting children.”
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Driver Has Current Driver’s License
“Caregiver transporting children without a current drivers license.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“During the DFPS investigation Walworth it was observed that one caregiver supervised seventeen two-year olds in outdoor playtime.”
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Inspection | 10 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| May 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 23, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 8, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 13, 2022 | Report to the state | 6 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 23, 1988.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 95 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 6 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 986 child care providers in Dallas County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 17.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Children’s Creative World | 9 |
| Diane Sevelle Smith | 2 |
| Velma Louise Bolden | 5 |
| Cornerstone/The Ranch This child care provider | 17 |
| Youth Conversion @ Tl Marsalis | 1 |
| Kids Time Before and After School Program | 14 |
| Medea’s House of Play | 0 |
| St. Paul Christian Academy | 17 |
| Peari’s Preparatory Academy | 8 |
| Antoinette Lipscomb | 12 |
| Victory Kids Christian Academy | 5 |
| Burning Bush Academy | 5 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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