Handprints Academy
A licensed child care center in Mesquite, Texas 75149
606 Pioneer Rd, Mesquite, Texas 75149. (972) 285-6683.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 17 inspections on record
- 4-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?
9 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
17 inspections on record. The latest, on Nov 25, 2025: 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 inspection on Sep 25, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible, at the inspection on Sep 25, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop Bottles, at the inspection on Dec 5, 2024
2 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
9 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 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.
Sep 25, 2025: inspection2 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 was observed in a classroom with children, laying down with their eyes closed while supervising children.”
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
“Two infants were observed sleeping in baby rockers.”
Dec 5, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop Bottles
“Observed a 3 month old with a prop bottle.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“Bottles were observed not labled in the fridge.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“The operation did not have updated infant feeding insrtuctions signed by parents.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Gas Inspection Report
“The operation gas inspection expired 8/24/24,”
May 15, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“Director inappropriately hit a child with her hand, ruler and belt.”
Feb 2, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“Based on information provided, it was determined that a caregiver made children do wall sits and toe touches as a form of prohibited punishment.”
Dec 12, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Storage for Individual Belongings
“The three year old room did not have labeled individual storages for each child.”
8 deficiencies older than three years
Apr 21, 2023: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“The above reference standard was also evaluated and is found deficient. During the DFPS investigator walkthrough of the operation caregivers did not know the number of children they were responsible for.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop Bottles
“The reference standard does not relate to the original allegation. However, during the walkthrough of the operation conducted by the DFPS investigator infant children were observed having propped bottles inside the infant room.”
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
“During the walkthrough conducted by the DFPS investigator three infants were observed asleep in bouncers.”
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Adequate Lighting During Naptime
“The above reference standard does not relate to the original allegation. However, during the DFPS investigator walkthrough of the operation it was observed that there was insufficient lighting in the classrooms during naptime.”
Jan 6, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
“There was no emergency authorization forms available in the operations vehicles for 29 children that were being transported.”
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“The director and one caregiver that transports children did not have current transportation training. Three additional caregivers that transport children did not have the required amount of transportation training per standard.”
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
“The surfacing around a tire located on the school age playground did not measure the correct depth per standard. The tire was explained to be used for the children to play in and stand on.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“The use zone located around a tire on the school age playground did not measure 6 feet around the object that is used for the children to play in and stand on.”
All 25 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 14, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 15, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 14, 2010.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 150 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.
- 8 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: 4-Star (the highest 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 9.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Handprints Academy This child care provider | 9 |
| Robin Stewart | 5 |
| Kellie Good | 0 |
| Achievers of Excellence Learning Academy | 9 |
| Marci Usrey | 3 |
| Small Miracles Academy-Mesquite Campus | 2 |
| Pamela Cornstubble | 1 |
| Tracy Taylor | Not given |
| Shaquella Anderson | 2 |
| Nitra’s House | 0 |
| Karlas Kids Home Child Care | 4 |
| Family Cathedral of Praise 2 | 10 |
| Jessica Webber | 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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