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Spring Creek Private School

A licensed child care center in Dallas, Texas 75248

14855 Spring Creek Rd, Dallas, Texas 75248. (972) 239-0096.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 13 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. Most serious: 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?

13 deficiencies cited in the last three years

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

23 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 29, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Aug 8, 2025

Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Aug 8, 2025

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

13 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

13 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Sep 18, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    “A caregiver was attending to 5 infants in her care without another caregiver present. This was completed at inspection when the additional caregiver returned to the room.”

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 18, 2025.

Aug 28, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
  • Administrative and clerical duties that take caregiver’s attention away from children

    “The director was counted in ratio as a cargiver performing administrative and clerical duties while supervising children in care.”

    Rule 746.1203(3)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 18, 2025.

  • Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times

    “Children in the classroom were observed watching YouTube during snack time.”

    Rule 746.2207(c)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 28, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 18, 2025.

Aug 22, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Caregiver Responsible for Each Child

    “A caregiver who was responsible for supervising a group of children participating in a water activity and children participating in outdoor play was unaware of the children?s interest in outdoor play as the caregiver was focused on the children in the water activity, resulting in a child leaving the premises.”

    Rule 746.1501(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 31, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 18, 2025.

Aug 11, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Equipment and Water Hoses Kept Out of Child’s Reach

    “The operation had a water hose on the playground accessible to children. This was completed at inspection when the hose was removed.”

    Rule 746.5015(c). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 11, 2025.

Aug 8, 2025: report to the state4 deficiencies
  • Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

    “This standard is tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The caregiver didn’t exhibit good judgement when allowing the children to play along the fence line that was broken while other children were partaking in a water activity.”

    Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 11, 2025.

  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “This standard is tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The caregiver was unable to intervene and was not in close proximity when a child was able to leave the premises.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 11, 2025.

  • Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking water available at every snack, mealtime, and during and after active play

    “This standard is tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The operation did not have drinking water available for the children while outside on the playground.”

    Rule 746.3301(f)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 11, 2025.

  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “This standard is tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The operation has fence panels that are loose and broken needing to be repaired.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 29, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 2, 2025.

Jun 11, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training

    “The operation didn’t have training certificates avilable for review to count towards the caregivers annual hours.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(5)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 18, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 26, 2025.

Oct 29, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

    “This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. Loose fill was not poured to an appropriate depth of six inches on the small playground.”

    Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 9, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 17, 2024.

Jul 10, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
  • Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities

    “School aged students were using personal electronic devices such as ipads, smart phones, and an Nintendo Switch while they were at the operation. The screen time does not relate to the classroom activity. This was corrected at inspection when the technology was removed.”

    Rule 746.2207(c)(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 10, 2024.

  • Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant

    “Play yards in one infant classroom are not labeled witht the child’s name. This was corrected at inspection when crib labels were added.”

    Rule 746.2409(a)(10). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 10, 2024.

10 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 8, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
  • Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information

    “The operation was not carrying emergency medical authorization during the transportation.”

    Rule 746.5617(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 8, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 15, 2022.

  • Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child

    “The operation was not caring emergency contact person’s information during the transportation.”

    Rule 746.5617(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 8, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 15, 2022.

  • Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection

    “The operation does not have current gas inspection.”

    Rule 746.5401. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 16, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 15, 2022.

Aug 25, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
  • AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    “A contractor that is present at the operatin regularly and is in direct contact with children doesn’t have a background check.”

    Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 26, 2022. Correction verified: Aug 26, 2022.

  • Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers

    “A mobile infant was observed on the floor by the door of the infant classroom with a piece of lettering that was pulled off of the door in the infants mouth that could cause a choking hazard.”

    Rule 746.2401(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 25, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 8, 2022.

  • Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets

    “2 cribs in the infant room were observed to have sheets that were too big to fit the mattresses causing an entanglement hazard.”

    Rule 746.2409(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 25, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 8, 2022.

  • Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup

    “An infant was observed asleep in the crib with a bottle.”

    Rule 746.2419(7). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 25, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 8, 2022.

  • Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant

    “Cribs in the infant room weren’t labeled with each infant’s name or numbered to identify each infant’s assiigned crib.”

    Rule 746.2409(a)(10). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 25, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 8, 2022.

Jul 6, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
  • Child/Caregiver Ratio for Field Trips - Areas Open to General Public

    “The field trip group was out of ratio on a field trip that required the ratio to be 1 caregiver for 12 children with the youngest child being 6 years of age and older. The caregiver was supervising 14 children.”

    Rule 746.1801(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 6, 2022. Correction verified: Aug 25, 2022.

  • Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely

    “The operation’s vehicles don’t have current registration.”

    Rule 746.5603(c). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 21, 2022. Correction verified: Aug 25, 2022.

All 33 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Apr 29, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Nov 18, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Oct 2, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Sep 18, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Sep 11, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Aug 28, 2025Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Aug 26, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Aug 22, 2025Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Aug 21, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Aug 11, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Aug 8, 2025Report to the state4 deficiencies cited
Jul 30, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jul 29, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Jun 11, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
May 1, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Dec 17, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Oct 31, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Oct 29, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Oct 3, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Sep 30, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Aug 6, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jul 10, 2024Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Jan 4, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Dec 22, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Sep 26, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Sep 17, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Aug 16, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Sep 15, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Sep 8, 2022Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Aug 25, 2022Inspection5 deficiencies cited
Jul 6, 2022Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Jun 28, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
Oct 24, 2021Report to the stateNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 3, 2020.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 186 children.
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

  • No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
  • 10 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 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).
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 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 13.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 986 in Dallas County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Primrose of Prestonwood4
Deborah Molina0
Xiong LihuaNot given
Richardson Isd-Prestonwood Elementary0
Spring Creek Private School This child care provider13
Creation Station2
Spanish Schoolhouse0
Michelle HarrisonNot given
Meadow Oaks Academy18
Spanish Schoolhouse, LLC1
Spring Creek Kindercare14
Saint Christopher Montessori11

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 5, 2026.

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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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