Childcaregroup at Esperanza
A licensed child care center in Dallas, Texas 75240
14040 Rollings Hills Lane, Dallas, Texas 75240. (214) 823-7273.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 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?
9 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 6, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Feb 27, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Aug 15, 2025
Rated High by Texas: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age, at the inspection on Sep 30, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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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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.
Feb 27, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Based on video footage reviewed, a caregiver failed to demonstrate good judgment and was observed engaging in multiple inappropriate physical interactions with children. The caregiver was seen grabbing a child in an inappropriate manner and placing the child into a chair, pushing children toward the restroom, and aggressively placing a child onto a nap mat.”
Aug 15, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection on file the last documented inspection was 4/22/2024.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation did not have a current health inspection. The last documented inspection was 5/31/2024.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“There is a tree stump surrounded by black mushrooms on the head start playground two that poses a signifact tripping or fall hazard.”
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Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
“Classrooms two and four did not have emergency evacuation and relocation diagrams posted near the entrance or exit of the classroom. The operation came into compliance when the caregivers in rooms two and four posted the emergency evacuation and relocation diagrams near the exits of their classrooms.”
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Required posting of Emergency Telephone numbers
“The operation did not have emergency telephone numbers posted.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
“Training records were not available to view for the six requested staff members.”
Sep 30, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“At the time of the inspection a child under 12 months of age was sleeping inside a crib, on their stomach, with a blanket over them. This blanket covered from the child’s shoulders to their ankles. The caregiver was seated in the chair directly next to the child’s crib.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
The inspectors’ words, 164 words
“At the time of the inspection there were multiple hazards observed. At the front gate of the facility, that is an entrance to the facility and a gated play area, the latch is broken. This allows the gate to open freely and leaves a risk for children to be able to leave the area. In the older preschool play area a shed has been replaced. Along the side of the new shed there is a gap between the mulch and shed. The shed is stabilized on cinder blocks and there is a gap underneath the shed. This creates a space a child could crawl into, or an animal could easily burrow into. At an exit gate with steps down there is cracked and jagged concrete and a gap created due to erosion of dirt. This creates a gap between the ground and the bottom of the fence and a tripping hazard for children playing. Multiple water hoses were piled next to the building loosely.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 25, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“The operation knowingly allowed persons to be present at the operation before receiving notification from the CBCU that the persons eligibility determination is Eligible, Provisional or Eligible with Conditions.”
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Electric or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detectors-Inspection of CO System
“Carbon Detector was unavailable for review during the inspection.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Assessment | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 8, 1986.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 74 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.
- 2 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 9.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Little Scholars Academy | 5 |
| Phuong Thi Vu | 8 |
| Cadence Academy | 23 |
| Temple Shalom Early Childhood Center | 0 |
| La Petite Ecole | 0 |
| Holy Trinity Academy | 0 |
| Childcaregroup at Esperanza This child care provider | 9 |
| Saint Christopher Montessori | 11 |
| Legacy Kids Academy | 0 |
| Hai Thi Vo | 1 |
| Richardson Isd Northwood Hills Elementary | 2 |
| Richardson Isd- Richardson Terrace Elementary | 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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