Desoto Children’s Academy
A licensed child care center in Desoto, Texas 75115
901 N Polk St, Desoto, Texas 75115. (972) 228-2847.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. Texas’s own record is on its child care search.
The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 25 inspections on record
- 4-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?
1 deficiency cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
25 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 18, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: Medium Low. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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: assessment1 deficiency
-
Report Number of Employees
“Annual report has not been completed and submitted by required due date.”
11 deficiencies older than three years
Dec 5, 2022: report to the state3 deficiencies
-
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 it was determined that a child in care was neglected when he was left inside a vehicle unattended for a period of time. Based on all information found in the DFPS investigation the operation is cited for Neglectful Supervision.”
-
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“The standard was evaluated as related a DFPS investigation. The DFPS investigation revealed that a child was left unsupervised on the van.”
-
AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
“The standard was evaluated as related to the investigation. The DFPS investigation revealed that a child in care was left unattended on a vehicle.”
Oct 12, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
-
Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions
“Two vans used for transportation did not have an electronic alarm installed.”
-
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“Two caregivers with access to the children did not have current CPR/First Aid.”
Oct 8, 2022: report to the state5 deficiencies
-
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 it was determined that a child in care was neglected when he was left inside a vehicle unattended for a period of time. Based on all information found in the DFPS investigation the operation is cited for Neglectful Supervision.”
-
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“The standard was evaluated as related a DFPS investigation. The operation failed to report a child was left on the van to HHSC Child Care Regulation.”
-
Child Becomes Ill in Care and Requires Immediate Treatment or Hospitalization - Contact EMS or take to ER
“The standard was evaluated as related a DFPS investigation. The DFPS investigation revealed that the operation did not contact EMS after it was determined the child was left on the van all day.”
-
AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
“The standard was evaluated as related to the investigation. The DFPS investigation revealed that a child in care was left unattended on a vehicle.”
-
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“The DFPS investigation reveal that the operation failed to immediately notify the parent of a child that was left on a vehicle unattended.”
Nov 22, 2021: inspection1 deficiency
-
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection.”
All 31 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Assessment | No violation found |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 11, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Report to the state | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 22, 2021 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 30, 2019.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 188 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.
- 4 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: 4-Star (the highest 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 1.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Desoto Children’s Academy This child care provider | 1 |
| The Alphabet Academy | 1 |
| Janice Dorn | 0 |
| Shirley Mitchell | 4 |
| Cassandra’s Place | 1 |
| Dixieland Child Care Center, LLC | 3 |
| Buzzing Busy Bees Learning Academy | 0 |
| Jacqueline Coger | 0 |
| Pearlena Sanders | 0 |
| Myrtle Williams-Autrey | 2 |
| Oree’s Playhouse Daycare | 1 |
| Engineers of Tomorrow Stem Preschool | 9 |
| Miles of Smiles Learning Center | 4 |
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
-
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).
-
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).
-
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).
-
Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Texas HHSC or Texas Workforce Commission. Texas’s own record is on its child care search. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
From the provider
The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.
Replies
None. Replies aren’t open yet. When they open, the provider will be able to answer any finding for free, and the reply will show beside that finding, unedited and dated.
Paid listing
None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the provider”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.