YMCA @ Stark

A licensed child care center in Dallas, Texas 75234

12400 Josey Ln, Dallas, Texas 75234. (469) 902-9076.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.

3 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
Not rated Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 3 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: Medium 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?

3 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

3 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.

3 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	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

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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

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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 9, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency

Release of Children

“Through investigation, it was determined that the operation released a child before the child’s parent arrived.”

Rule 744.2801(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 6, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 21, 2026.

Jan 23, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent

“Three child files were observed to be without food allergy plans.”

Rule 744.2669. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 6, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 6, 2025.

Feb 22, 2024: assessment1 deficiency

CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines

“Two out of five files did not the physical face to face CPR/First Aid training available during the visit.”

Rule 744.1315(b)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 7, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 9, 2024.

13 deficiencies older than three years

Sep 26, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know how many children responsible for

“3 staff out of 4 staff did not know how many children they were responsible for during the visit.”

Rule 744.1205(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 26, 2023.
AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

“A caregiver with conditions was left alone outside to supervise a group of children that was assign to her.”

Rule 745.635(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 27, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 13, 2023.
Child/ Caregiver Ratio

“There was a total of 48 chidren (5 and older) at once under the care of 1 caregiver.”

Rule 744.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 26, 2023.

Aug 11, 2023: assessment1 deficiency

Report Change in Director

“Former director was no longer appointed since 6/2/23. Child Care Regulations was notified on 8/4/2023.”

Rule 744.303(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 28, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 18, 2023.

Mar 10, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies

Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

“A fire drill has not been completed by the compliance date of 3/1.”

Rule 744.3559(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 20, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 13, 2023.
Required Admission Information-Physician Information

“One of the ten children’s records reviewed do not have physician information or emergency-care facility information on file.”

Rule 744.605(11). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 20, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 13, 2023.

Feb 27, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies

Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

“Chemicals are stored within children’s reach.”

Rule 744.2507(10). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 27, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 10, 2023.
Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

“Fire drills were not practiced for the months of September, October, December, and January.”

Rule 744.3559(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 1, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 10, 2023.
Required Admission Information-Physician Information

“Two of the ten children’s records reviewed do not have physician information or emergency-care facility information on file.”

Rule 744.605(11). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 2, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 10, 2023.

Dec 16, 2022: assessment1 deficiency

Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent

“Two children in care with doctor diagnosed food allergies did not have doctor signed allergy forms or medication accessible at the time of inspection.”

Rule 744.2669. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 5, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 18, 2023.

Dec 1, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent

“Two children in care with doctor diagnosed food allergies did not have doctor signed allergy forms or medication accessible at the time of inspection.”

Rule 744.2669. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 15, 2022. Correction verified: Dec 16, 2022.

Nov 18, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies

AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“One caregiver was present with an inactive background check. This standard was corrected at inspection when the caregiver left during the inspection.”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 18, 2022.
Written Personnel Policies

“Staff are unfamiliar with job responsibilities and are unaware of who the Program Director in charge is.”

Rule 744.201(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 25, 2022. Correction verified: Dec 1, 2022.

All 18 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Oct 30, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Apr 21, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Mar 10, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Mar 9, 2026	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Nov 21, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Mar 14, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Mar 3, 2025	Report to the state	No violation found
Jan 23, 2025	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Feb 22, 2024	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Feb 21, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Sep 26, 2023	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Aug 11, 2023	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Mar 10, 2023	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Feb 27, 2023	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Dec 16, 2022	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Dec 1, 2022	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Nov 18, 2022	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Aug 11, 2022	Inspection	No violation found

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 23, 2023.
Licensed for ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 150 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.
2 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

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 3.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 986 in Dallas County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Bright Kids Montessori	5
Kalken Education Innovation Inc. Steamspark	2
Erika Sterling	1
YMCA @ Stark This child care provider	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

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.

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