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Licensed child care center · public record

By the Barnyard Gate

Sachse, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

10 state inspections, last 2 years
10 deficiencies on the state’s summary
10 high or medium-high risk
June 25, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued January 7, 2015
Capacity
270 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1547033

Where

4701 Bunker Hill Rd
Sachse, TX 75048

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 9
  • Medium-high 1
  • Medium 0
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
February 20, 2026High746.3703(b) - No Alcohol or Controlled Substances Consumed
State’s note: “A caregiver consumed THC from a vape that was kept in the caregiver pocket. The caregiver went in the bathroom and smoked the vape. The caregiver returned to the classroom to care for children until the operation management staff determined a vape had been used. The operation immediately terminated the caregiver once they confirmed the issue.”
February 24, 2026
February 20, 2026High746.3703(d) - No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers
State’s note: “A caregiver smoked a THC vape in the child care operation.”
February 24, 2026
October 9, 2025High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “Caregiver left a child unattended in the classroom for 10 minutes.”
October 23, 2025
August 19, 2025High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “A child was left unattended in the classroom for approximately 7 minutes.”
August 28, 2025
May 23, 2025Medium High746.1203(4) - Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
State’s note: “Classroom was left unattended for approximately four minutes.”
May 30, 2025
December 12, 2023High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “A child was left on the playground unattended.”
January 5, 2024
November 14, 2022High746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
State’s note: “Two of the buses used for transportation did not have active working child safety alarms.”
November 22, 2022
November 14, 2022High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “The operation has not had a fire inspection conducted since 8/4/21.”
November 30, 2022
March 10, 2022High746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
State’s note: “Two motion devices were observed in a playyard as a sleeping infant. This was corrected at inspection by the Director who removed the items.”
At the inspection
March 8, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “The standard evaluated was found to be deficient. A child was left on the playground, unattended for around 11 minutes.”
March 28, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected By the Barnyard Gate?

Texas HHSC's file lists 10 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on June 25, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does By the Barnyard Gate have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 10: 9 high-risk, 1 medium-high-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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