Gifted Minds Academy
A licensed child care center in Cedar Hill, Texas 75104
110 Kenya St, Cedar Hill, Texas 75104. (214) 853-3217.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 16 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 19 inspections on record
- 3-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?
16 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
19 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 1, 2026: outcome pending.
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the report to the state on Feb 12, 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 12, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Fencing Around Swimming Pool -Gates Self-closing/ Self-latching/Locked, at the inspection on Dec 17, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
16 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
May 7, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training
“Only 18 of 30 hours of annual training for the director was observed in the employee file.”
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“The director’s annual transportation training was expired.”
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Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
“Two children did not have health statements on file.”
Feb 12, 2026: report to the state4 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Director and owner allowed a person to be present around children without an eligible background check.”
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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 alone in classrooms unsupervised by a caregiver or the owner. A child was observed sleep in an office with a caregiver without an eligible background check.”
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Complying with Laws and Rules
“Owner was present at the operation and failed to comply with the minimum standards by knowingly allowing a person without a completed background check to be alone with a child.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees’ Attendance
“Owner did not have time sheets for director stating the days and hours worked.”
May 13, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“The infant room was out of ratio with 8 children under 18 months with one caregiver.”
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Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employee Required
“During the inspection there was a total of 19 children in the building and there was not additional employee in the building.”
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Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Caregivers Physically Present
“Upon arrival the caregiver was not physically present in the nap room.”
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Adequate Lighting During Naptime
“Upon arrival to the nap room there was not adequate lighting to all children.”
Mar 13, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“Complete admission documentation was available for review during the inspection.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
“Completeup to date personal records were not available for review during the inspection.”
Dec 17, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Fencing Around Swimming Pool -Gates Self-closing/ Self-latching/Locked
“Gate leading to pool did not have self-closing”
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“Outdoor fence has barbed wire which pose a risk to a child they were to climb the fence.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“During the inspection use-zones of four pieces of equipment overlap.”
All 25 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Inspection | Outcome pending |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Report to the state | Outcome pending |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Report to the state | Outcome pending |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 7, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 13, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 4, 2025.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 125 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 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 16.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Gifted Minds Academy This child care provider | 16 |
| 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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