Stepping Stones Dfw, LLC
A licensed child care center in Dallas, Texas 75217
8315 Lake June Rd, Dallas, Texas 75217. (214) 309-1555.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 22 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 12 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?
22 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 30, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone, at the inspection on May 29, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age, at the inspection on May 29, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device, at the inspection on May 29, 2026
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
22 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited May 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.
May 29, 2026: inspection9 deficiencies
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AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
“Two individuals with no background checks was observed supervising children.”
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“An infant was observed sleeping with a blanket.”
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“An infant was observed asleep in restrictive device.”
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Report Change in Director
“The operation did not notify Child Care Regulations about the change of directors within the required time frame.”
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Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary
“Expired milk residue was observed on the inside side of a milk jug in the operations refrigerator. Additionally, all milk jugs present were found to be past their expiration dates.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation does not have a current health inspection.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The operation’s play structures did not have the correct depth of loose fill. The play structures need six inches of loose fill.”
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Documentation of Drills
“The operation could not provide any documentation of fire drills that have been conducted.”
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Children’s Records Maintained
“There were three children present at the operation with no enrollment information available for them.”
Nov 24, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Licensed Operations Required Fees
“The operation has not paid background check fees to maintain a license for an operation.”
Jun 5, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“The director and caregivers do not have current CPR and First Aid documentation/training.”
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Documentation of Fire Inspection
“Current fire documentation was not available during the inspection.”
Jun 3, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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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
“Children were observed leaving the restroom unattended during the inspection.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“The director does not have current CPR and First Aid documentation/training.”
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Documentation of Fire Inspection
“Current fire documentation was not available during the inspection.”
Apr 14, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Complying with Laws and Rules
“The permit holder has not ensured that the employees that left in 2024 have been reported. The permit holder has not ensured that the verification of insurance has been submitted.”
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Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance
“Provider did not submit annual verification of liability insurance timely.”
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation did not report employees who no longer work at the center by the due date per minimum standards.”
Mar 26, 2025: assessment2 deficiencies
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Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance
“Provider did not submit annual verification of liability insurance timely.”
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation did not report employees who no longer work at the center by the due date per minimum standards.”
Jan 17, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation did not report employees who no longer work at the center by the due date per minimum standards.”
May 20, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“Caregiver in direct care of children does not have current annual training.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 29, 2026 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Assessment | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 20, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 25, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 50 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.
- 0 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 22.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Myshundre Davis | 0 |
| Smile of A Child Learning Center | 2 |
| Riding Rainbows Child Development Center | 10 |
| American Care Academy Pleasant Grove | 3 |
| Dilworth Discovery Christian Childcare | 2 |
| Julia Morales | Not given |
| Little Lucy’s Child Care Home | 0 |
| Little Creations Learning Center, LLC | 30 |
| Lake June Head Start | 1 |
| G & J Learning Center | 4 |
| Cookie’s Academy for Bright Minds | 3 |
| Stepping Stones Dfw, LLC This child care provider | 22 |
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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