The Children’s Courtyard
A licensed child care center in Irving, Texas 75063
8560 Esters Blvd, Irving, Texas 75063. (972) 929-2965.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 17 inspections on record
- Not rated 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?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
17 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 2, 2026: no violation found.
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 Mar 24, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 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 |
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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.
Mar 24, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“The caregiver left a child outside on the playground for 13 minutes.”
Jan 22, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“1 out of 10 caregivers files reviewed did not have in person CPR which allows them to practice on a CPR mannequin.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The playground areas did not have 6 inches of loose fill.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“8 out of 10 infant feeding instructions reviewed were expired.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
“1 out of 10 employee files reviewed did not have a notarized affidavit.”
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Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation’s child-care program
“1 out of 10 children’s files reviewed did not have a health statement.”
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Required Personnel Records - TB Test
“1 out of 10 employee files reviewed did not have a TB test.”
12 deficiencies older than three years
Apr 26, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“Two classroom did not have safety plugs in two outlets. One classroom was missing the electrical outlet face plate. The violations was corrected at the time of inspection. A photograph of the missing outlet face plate was taken.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Eight infants did not have updated written feeding schedules.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The operation did not have a current Consumer Products Safety Commission Affidavit. The violation was corrected at inspection.”
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Written Operational Policies - Preventing and Responding to Abuse and Neglect
“The operation’s parent handbook did not have a section regarding Abuse/Neglect training and prevention.”
Mar 22, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The inspectors’ words, 99 words
“The wooden art easel has a damaged shelf with exposed screws. The small castle type structure in the in back left corner of the playground a a rotten step leading into the structure. There is also an exposed metal bolt. The drain down spout which is located ear the backdoor leading to from the gym hallway is damage and the drain cover is missing and there is standing water. The blue side on the back struct ure of the playground is leadning at the base of the slide. A photograph of each damage equipment was taken during the inspection.”
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“The floor in the gym area is littred with gum wrapers. The vinyal base board in the gym area has exposed damaged sheetrock. Photograhps were taken during the inspection.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Not Over Concrete or Asphalt
“The loose-fill under both tire swings is not at proper debth. Children were observed using the equipment. A Photorgrah was taken at the time of the inspection.”
Jul 6, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
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Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“The Preschool One classroom was missing one safety outlet cover. This was corrected at the inspection when the director replaced the missing cover in the classroom.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“The operation had 10 personnel files that did not contain the required Health and Safety Audit trainings( adminstering medication, preventing/responding to food allergies and handling and storing hazardous materials.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“There was one infant feeding schedule that did not appear to have a parent signature on the form.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“There were 10 infant feeding schedules that had not been reviewed and updated since initially signed in February/March.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“The operation had 2 children’s records that did contain up to date immunization records.”
All 28 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 28, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 27, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 18, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 20, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 6, 2022 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 27, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 30, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 28, 1994.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 161 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.
- 11 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
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 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| New Age Montessori | 3 |
| Jhansi Solasa | Not given |
| Bluebonnet Montessori | 11 |
| YMCA @ Canyon Ranch | 2 |
| Ibloom Montessori | 12 |
| The Children’s Courtyard This child care provider | 7 |
| Kinderranch | 12 |
| Jyothi Yennam | 23 |
| Jung Sook Han | 3 |
| Lionheart Childrens Academy at Mcarthur Blvd | 18 |
| YMCA @ Landry Carrollton-Fb | 0 |
| YMCA @ Freeman Carrollton-Fb | 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
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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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