Kiddie Academy of Mercer Crossing
A licensed child care center in Farmers Branch, Texas 75234
12800 Mercer Pkwy, Farmers Branch, Texas 75234. (972) 640-0786.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 17 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 7 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 23 inspections on record
- Not star-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?
17 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 Sep 29, 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 May 18, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Mar 17, 2026
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 Feb 23, 2026
4 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
17 deficiencies in 8 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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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.
May 18, 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
“Through investigation, it was determined that a child was left alone in a classroom.”
Mar 17, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A person with a pending background check status was observed to be in a classroom with children during naptime.”
Feb 23, 2026: report to the state2 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
“Through investigation it was determined that a child was left unsupervised in class.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“Through investigation, it was determined that an incident was not reported to CCR as required.”
Feb 12, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A food allergy emergency plan was not present in the file of a child who was identified as having a food allergy.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Two child files were observed to be in need of updated immunization recrods.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Four infants in care were lacking current signed feeding instructions.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
“Two staff files were observed to be missing a Preemployment Affidavit (Form 2985).”
Apr 24, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report
“A current health inspection report was not available at the time of inspection,”
Dec 23, 2024: report to the state3 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
“A caregiver allowed a child to remain in the bathroom alone, where the child could not be seen. placing the child at risk of harm.”
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“A caregiver was observed on video recording using inappropriate discipline, including grabbing, poking, and yelling at children.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
“One caregiver file was observed to be without documentation of orientation training.”
Sep 17, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
“The operation did not have a log verifying that the carbon monoxide detector is being checked monthly. The Director purchased a battery operated detector that can be monitored monthly, and ran a test and logged the test on a form during the inspection.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“One infant did not have a current feeding instruction document in the classroom signed by the parent for the month of September 2024.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
“The operation did not have a record verifying monthly checks of the equipment and surfacing material for normal wear and tear, broken or missing parts, debris or foreign objects, drainage problems, or other hazards. The operation Designee completed a check of the play area in detail and documented the findings during the inspection.”
Apr 17, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
“Based on the information obtained, it was determined that a child was being left in restrictive devices for longer than the 15 minutes allowed.”
Jan 18, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation failed to report the number of employees left in 2023 by the deadline of 1/15/24.”
All 33 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Report to the state | Outcome pending |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 18, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 28, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 15, 2024.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 239 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.
- 9 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 star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: ELD).
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 17.
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 | 2 |
| Erika Sterling | 1 |
| YMCA @ Stark | 3 |
| The Learning Experience Farmers Branch | 14 |
| YMCA @ Mclaughlin Cfb | 2 |
| Kiddie Academy of Mercer Crossing This child care provider | 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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