The Childrens Courtyard
A licensed child care center in Grand Prairie, Texas 75052
4285 S Carrier Pkwy, Grand Prairie, Texas 75052. (972) 263-7330.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
5 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 Aug 19, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the inspection on Jan 15, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Feb 18, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 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.
Jan 15, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A caregver did not demonstrate good judgement when changing another student in close proximity of another while toileting.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
“A caregiver washed their hands after changing a diaper in a sink with a bottle that was being warmed up in water.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“A child ran out of the bathroom after toileting and went to play with other children without washing hands.”
Feb 18, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation has not had a valid city fire inspection since July of 2021.”
May 7, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Six infants that are not on table food did not have updated feeding instructions withing 30 days.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 3, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
“At the time of the inspection a group of 17 children, ages 12 to 22 months were mixed during the nap period. This group exceeded the maximum group size for children ages 12 to 17 months by 4 children.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“At the time of the inspection the bricks on the back of the wall for the dumpster container had partially fallen and bricks were in the playground area. The wall was able to be moved and appeared unstable.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“Loose fill around climbing structures in the outdoor toddler play area and preschool/pre-k play areas was observed to be kicked out around bases of slides and below the required depth of 6 inches.”
Apr 18, 2023: 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
“Based on information obtained through the investigation it was found that caregivers were unable to maintain supervision of children in care while children on the play structure; which led to children pulling clothing items off during play.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 7, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| May 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 17, 1997.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 325 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?
- 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 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| The Childrens Courtyard This child care provider | 5 |
| First Kids Academy | 2 |
| Edith Shepard | 1 |
| My Little Hearts Learning Center Inc. | 2 |
| Thuy Bui | 14 |
| Duong Hoang | 15 |
| Kacy Brandon | 10 |
| Roschelle Moore | Not given |
| The Perfect Place to Bee Learning Academy | 0 |
| Chau Xuan Cao | 2 |
| Vy Le | 4 |
| Nga Thai | 8 |
| Bettye Chambliss | Not given |
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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