Forest Park Academy
A licensed child care center in Desoto, Texas 75115
2024 N Westmoreland Rd, Desoto, Texas 75115. (972) 298-5437.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 15 inspections on record
- 3-Star 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?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 20, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher, at the inspection on Mar 22, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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.
Feb 24, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The wooden paremeter surrounding the outside play area has a potential tripping hazard.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“During the inspection, the pea gravel was found to be less than six inches.”
Mar 22, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“The fire extinguisher in one of the vans used by children needed to be service and was not mounted.”
9 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 7, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“The operation had 1 caregiver present caring for children without receiving cleared background check results.”
Jun 6, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Policies for Release of Children
“It was determined that a child was released to an individual without the operation verifying identification.”
Feb 8, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined that a caregiver did not use good judgement when sharing personal snacks containing a food allergy with the children.”
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Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child
“This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined that a caregiver gave a child food they are known to have an allergy to.”
Sep 7, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
“Two caregivers did not have 24 hours of annual training for review.”
Apr 21, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“One child’s file did not contain consent for authorization for medical attention.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“One staff with direct access to children did not have current CPR/First aid.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“There is a metal fence that needs repair. Ant hills were noticed in the outdoor play area. There is also a hole that poses a hazard.”
Feb 16, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“There was a window observed to have fell in the school age room.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 2, 2006.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 98 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.
- 4 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: 3-Star (the middle 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 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Forest Park Academy This child care provider | 3 |
| The Alphabet Academy | 1 |
| Janice Dorn | 0 |
| Shirley Mitchell | 4 |
| Cassandra’s Place | 1 |
| Dixieland Child Care Center, LLC | 3 |
| Buzzing Busy Bees Learning Academy | 0 |
| Jacqueline Coger | 0 |
| Pearlena Sanders | 0 |
| Myrtle Williams-Autrey | 2 |
| Oree’s Playhouse Daycare | 1 |
| Engineers of Tomorrow Stem Preschool | 9 |
| Miles of Smiles Learning Center | 4 |
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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