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Appleseed Academy

A licensed child care center in Mesquite, Texas 75150

4346 N Galloway Ave, Mesquite, Texas 75150. (972) 681-3900.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.

The last 24 months 2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: Medium High. Every month

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?

2 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.

11 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 4, 2026: no violation found.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.

2 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

Jan 16, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

    “CCR observed two classrooms with no outlets covered and the assistant director corrected at inspection.”

    Rule 746.3701(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 16, 2026.

  • Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired

    “CCR observed the outdoor playground surfacing area has issues that can cause tripping hazards with uneven ground levels and is a risk to children during outside play.”

    Rule 746.4751(c). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 23, 2026. Correction verified: Jan 29, 2026.

9 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 1, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency

  • AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization

    “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. The operation did not report timely upon learning the child’s injury was more serious and required medical treatment.”

    Rule 746.305(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 23, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 24, 2023.

Aug 1, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal

    “The Annual Fire Inspection expired 04/26/23.”

    Rule 746.5101(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 1, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 25, 2023.

Apr 14, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.

    “Two staff members did not have the required CPR/1st Aid Training.”

    Rule 746.1315(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2023. Correction verified: May 2, 2023.

  • Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually

    “One staff member who transports did not have the required transport training.”

    Rule 746.1316(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2023. Correction verified: May 2, 2023.

  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “Hazards found on the playground (broken gate, unsecure play car equipment).”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 5, 2023. Correction verified: May 2, 2023.

  • Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection

    “Gas Inspection expired 09/01/22.”

    Rule 746.5401. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 5, 2023. Correction verified: May 10, 2023.

May 27, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually

    “Three driver’s transport tranings were expired.”

    Rule 746.1316(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 3, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 3, 2022.

  • Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

    “One child did not have the required Food Allegy Plan for a peanut allergy.”

    Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 24, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 9, 2022.

  • Children’s Records - Health Statement

    “Three children did not have the required Health Statement.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 24, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 3, 2022.

All 17 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jun 4, 2026InspectionNo violation found
May 26, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Jan 29, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jan 16, 2026Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Sep 24, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Sep 21, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Feb 25, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Oct 24, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Mar 1, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Feb 29, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Oct 12, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Oct 10, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Aug 1, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Aug 1, 2023Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Apr 14, 2023Inspection4 deficiencies cited
May 27, 2022Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Feb 16, 2022InspectionNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 17, 2017.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 107 children.
Source:

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 .
Source:

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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Source:

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 2.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 986 in Dallas County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Sabrina Chase0
Town East Learning Center11
St Pius X Early Care and Education Center1
Kathy Steward0
Appleseed Academy This child care provider2
Discovery School17
Kreative Learning With Friends Childcare2
Norma Gallegos3
Childcaregroup at Eastfield College1
The Preferred Preschool6
Eastridge Park Christian School3
Lil Rascals Learning Center 21

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.

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Replies

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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