St. Paul Christian Academy
A licensed child care center in Dallas, Texas 75241
5725 S Marsalis Ave, Dallas, Texas 75241. (214) 371-9429.
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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
- 5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 21 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.
21 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 28, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant, at the inspection on Aug 27, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual, at the report to the state on Jul 23, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised, at the inspection on May 1, 2025
2 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 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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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.
Aug 27, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant
“7 week infant was observed sleeping face down in crib.”
Jul 23, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“Based on the information gathered it was determined that the caregiver grabbed the children by the back of their necks.”
Mar 18, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Screen Time Activities - May Supplement Activities Not Replace
“At the time of inspection, school age children are using their cells phones to watch videos and play games.”
Feb 3, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
“At the time of inspection, attendance documentation is not accurate.”
Feb 2, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Report Unsafe Facility Occurrence
“Childcare Regulations was not notified in the required timeframe when the operation had been damaged and rendered unsafe.”
Jan 16, 2026: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation has not entered the number of employees who left the operation in 2025.”
Sep 2, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“Infant bottles were not labeled with the infant’s name.”
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Diaper Changing Steps-Label Powders, Lotions, Etc. with Name
“Vasolen onitment was not labeled at the diaper changing station.”
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Documentation of Drills
“The operation does not have records of fire drills conducted in 2025.”
May 1, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
“When entering builidng, the caregiver was walking down the hallway. I followed her to her room and there were two infants playing alone on the floor in the middle of the room. There was no other adults in the room with the children.”
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Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
“Upon entering infant room, there was a child in the in the bouncy seat. Caregiver was asked how long had the child been in the bouncy seat and caregiver stated “About 30 minutes.””
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“Baby bottles are not labeled with child’s name.”
Apr 29, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“A caregiver stated this form of prohibited punishment is allowed at the operation. In addition, the method of punishment was explained by a child.”
Sep 23, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“At the time of inspection, 4 childrens files lacked immunization documentation.”
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Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
“At the time of inspection, 2 children’s files lacked health statement documentation.”
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Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee’s personnel record
“At that time of inspection, one staff file lacked documentation of 22 hours of training for the training year Jan 2023-24.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
“At the time of inspection, 1 staff file lacked documentation of the notarized affidavit.”
15 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 23, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“I observed an electrical outlet uncovered in the hallway across from the toddler room (tweeners room).”
Nov 8, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“A child was observed in a bouncer seat and was not strapped in.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“The two infant classrooms were observed with bottle and cups that were not labeled with the children name.”
Oct 28, 2022: inspection9 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Play Yard and No Extra Pads
“Three play yards did not have the manufacturers mattress and had an additional foam mattress. This was corrected at inspection.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“Four out of 10 children records reviewed were missing emergency contact addresses.”
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
“Three out of five staff records reviewed did not have the required annual training hours.”
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Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training
“The director staff file reviewed had 11 out of 30 annual training hours.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“The infant room was observed with 5 children and 1 caregiver. The SAG is 1:4.”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Crib
“2 cribs in the infant rooms had additional mattresses inside of the cribs. This was corrected at inspection.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“Two infant rooms were observed allowing children under the age of 2 to watch television.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The operational policy was missing information on promotion of outdoor activity.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“9 out of 10 children records reviewed did not have current health statements on file.”
Nov 8, 2021: inspection3 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“Out of 3 files evaulated 2 did not have 24 current annual clock hours.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“Director does not have 30 current annual clock hours of training.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Out of 4 children files evaulated 3 did not have health statements.”
All 25 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 1, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 22, 2020.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 152 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.
- 3 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 | 17 |
| Youth Conversion @ Tl Marsalis | 1 |
| Kids Time Before and After School Program | 14 |
| Medea’s House of Play | 0 |
| St. Paul Christian Academy This child care provider | 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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