Bethel Early Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Dallas, Texas 75238
11211 E Northwest Hwy, Dallas, Texas 75238. (214) 348-8375.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 12 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 8 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?
12 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
8 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 8, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Feb 3, 2025
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Mar 6, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Mar 6, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
12 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Dec 8, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date
“Two children requiring epi pens have expired epi pens at the operation. Three children requiring antihistamines as part of their food allergy emergency plan have expired antihistamines at the operation.”
Mar 10, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials
“The operation did not have test data documentation from the manufacturer showing the impact rating of the unitary surfacing material used forthe play equipment. The operation is having their playground redone for this surfacing.”
Feb 3, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“In the toddler classroom there were cleaning supplies on the floor accessible to children.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“The operation has a rotaing tricycle structure on the playground that didn’t have 6 ft of use zone space around the perimeter.”
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Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials
“The operation did not have test data documentation from the manufacturer showing the impact rating of the unitary surfacing material used forthe play equipment.”
Mar 6, 2024: inspection7 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Two employees were on site without having a background check; both employees left the property.”
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The operational policy is missing these required items: Suspension and expulsion, promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activities, and special needs inclusion.”
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Infant Care Area - Space to Walk Between Cribs, Cots or Mats
“The infant room’s cribs do not have a space between each crib to prevent an infant from putting their hands through to enter an adjacent crib.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child’s food allergy plan was not signed by the parent or guardian.”
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Required Postings-Child’s Food Allergies
“In the 2 year classroom, the food allergy list was not posted.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Two of 11 caregivers who administer medication to children in the classroom, do not have administering medication training from the last full training year.”
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Children’s Records - Enrollment Agreement
“A child did not have an enrollemnt form.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Apr 24, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“Children with known allergies that require treatment did not have completed documetnation with signatures as required.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 21, 1986.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 100 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.
- 0 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
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 12.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Richardson Isd Wallace Elementary | 2 |
| Richardson Isd Northlake Elementary | 3 |
| Marina Interial | 2 |
| Ur Power Kids | 5 |
| Pooh’s Playhouse Learning Center | 9 |
| Kiddie Kraft Preschool,llc | 10 |
| Petite Lumiere Preparatory School | 5 |
| The Goddard School of Dallas Lake Highlands | 0 |
| The Day School at Grace Church Lake Highlands | 1 |
| St James Episcopal Montessori School | 1 |
| Lake Highlands Presbyterian Cdc | 40 |
| Bethel Early Learning Center This child care provider | 12 |
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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