Kalken Education Innovation Inc. Steamspark
A licensed child care center in Farmers Branch, Texas 75234
1400 Valley View Ln, Farmers Branch, Texas 75234. (214) 809-5767.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 13 inspections on record
- 3-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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 30, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 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 |
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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.
Nov 10, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Ten childrens’ files were observed to lack addresses for emergency contact persons.”
Jan 13, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“10 employee files were observed to have online CPR training documentation.”
11 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 9, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“A caregiver did not wash hands after diaper change and handling a different child.”
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Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
“Eight out of fourteen children had their heads covered during nap time.”
Oct 6, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Operational Policies - Inform Parents That They May Visit Center Anytime During Operating Hours
“The operational policies do not include an open invitation to parents to visit the child-care center at any time during your hours of operation to observe their child, the child-care center’s program activities, the building, the premises, and the equipment without having to secure prior approval.”
Aug 5, 2022: report to the state5 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found in compliance. A child was inappropriately grabbed, resulting in an injury.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found deficient. A child was left unsupervised on the playground.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. A child was placed at risk when they were left alone on the playground. This went unreported to Child Care Licensing.”
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. The operation did not inform Child Care Licensing that two students received medical treatment by a health care professional.”
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Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
“This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. An incident report was not created or shared with parents for a child who was placed at risk due to being left unsupervised on the playground.”
Mar 25, 2022: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Nutrition and Food Service - Child must not go more than 3 hours
“This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found deficient. A child went longer than three hours without a meal or snack being offered.”
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Operation Open to Parents At All Times
“This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found deficient. Parents do not have the opportunity to visit the child care center at any time without having to secure prior approval.”
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Infant Daily Report - Infant’s Mood
“This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found deficient. Infants’ general mood is not recorded on the infant daily report.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 13, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Report to the state | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 13, 2021.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler.
- Capacity: 97 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.
- 5 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: 3-Star (the middle 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 2.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Bright Kids Montessori | 5 |
| Kalken Education Innovation Inc. Steamspark This child care provider | 2 |
| Erika Sterling | 1 |
| YMCA @ Stark | 3 |
| The Learning Experience Farmers Branch | 14 |
| YMCA @ Mclaughlin Cfb | 2 |
| Kiddie Academy of Mercer Crossing | 17 |
| YMCA at Blair Elementary School | 0 |
| Envision Child Development Center | 3 |
| Hamilton Academy | 1 |
| The Child in Me Home Daycare | 4 |
| K+3 Learning Center | 0 |
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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