Cambridge Academy Cedar Hill
A licensed child care center in Cedar Hill, Texas 75104
513 Straus Rd, Cedar Hill, Texas 75104. (972) 551-9697.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 15 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 8 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 21 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?
15 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
21 inspections on record. The latest, on May 7, 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 12, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Oct 8, 2024
Rated High by Texas: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited, at the report to the state on Oct 8, 2024
5 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
15 deficiencies in 4 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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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.
Mar 12, 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
“A child was left outside on the playground alone.”
Oct 24, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
“Employee file lacked signed and notirized affidavit. Corrected at inspection.”
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Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2912)
“Employee file lacked required completion of affidavit. Corrected during the inspection.”
Oct 8, 2024: report to the state7 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Caregiver failed to have self-control in the presents of children and used inappropriate discipline. The deficiency is related to a DFPS Abuse/Neglect investigation.”
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“The deficiency is related to a DFPS Abuse/Neglect investigation.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“Caregiver at the operation inappropriately disciplined children. The deficiency is related to a DFPS Abuse/Neglect investigation.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“Caregiver at the operation was yelling at children. The deficiency is related to a DFPS Abuse/Neglect investigation.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Placing Child in Locked or Dark Room
“Caregiver at the operation put children in the restroom for timeout. The deficiency is related to a DFPS Abuse/Neglect investigation.”
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No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers
“Caregiver was using a vape on the operation’s premises. The deficiency is related to a DFPS Abuse/Neglect investigation.”
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Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report
“Director and owner failed to report when brought to their attention. The deficiency is related to a DFPS Abuse/Neglect investigation.”
Mar 14, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“Emergency medical authorization was not signed.”
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“Children observed in a table eating dinner, straps were not fastened. This was corrected during the inspection. When brought to the caregiver’s attention the children were straped in.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Immunizations were not available for review for two records read.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Staff records were not available for review during the inspection.”
Dec 18, 2023: assessment1 deficiency
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Notification of Change in Hours, Days, Months of Operation
“Operation did not update days and hours of operation.”
All 28 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 1, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Report to the state | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 18, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 95 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.
- 6 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 15.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Cambridge Academy Cedar Hill This child care provider | 15 |
| Storytime Overnight Child Care Services LLC | 0 |
| Discovery Village Learning Center, LLC | 3 |
| Michelle Boyce | Not given |
| Hart to Heart Child Care | 2 |
| Jefferson Little Learners Academy | 7 |
| Tiny Tots University | 0 |
| Ms. Kay’s Legacy in Home Daycare | 0 |
| Crayola Experience & Academy | 9 |
| Tandee Zack | 0 |
| Almaria Titus | 5 |
| Eya’s House | 1 |
| Journey of Faith Christian Learning Center | 5 |
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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