Licensed child care center · public record
Carousel Academy
Dallas, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
5 state inspections, last 2 years
10 deficiencies on the state’s summary
6 high or medium-high risk
September 2, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued January 14, 2014
- Capacity
- 80 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-05:30 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
- 1519441
Where
4500 S Lancaster Rd # 75
Dallas, TX 75216
Deficiencies by risk level
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| August 21, 2026 | High | 746.1205(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 caregiver was observed leaving the Pre-K classroom unattended.” |
| September 2, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained State’s note: “Playground loose fill is not maintained according to minimum stadards.” |
| September 2, 2025 | Medium | 746.801(5) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance State’s note: “Director's attendance records are not available for review at the time of inspection.” |
| September 2, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required State’s note: “Certificate documentation is not avaiable for review at the time of inspection.” |
| September 2, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “At the time of inspection, the certifidate on file is not from a minimum standard accepted traiing vendor.” |
| September 2, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR State’s note: “At the time of inspection, the certifidate on file is not from a minimum standard accepted traiing vendor.” |
| September 2, 2025 | Medium | 746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required State’s note: “Certificate documentation is not available for review at the time of inspection.” |
| September 2, 2025 | Medium | 746.901 - Required Personnel Records State’s note: “Required documentation is not availble for review at the time of inspection.” |
| January 24, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1015 - Director Qualifications - 13 or More Children State’s note: “The operation has not provided director qualifications.” |
| November 8, 2021 | Medium | 746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity State’s note: “The daycare is missing an operational policy for the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical actviity.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 25, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 21, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- August 12, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 15, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 2, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 3, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 5, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 4, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
- September 19, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 24, 2023 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- October 24, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 8, 2021 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Carousel Academy?
Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 2, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Carousel Academy have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 10: 1 high-risk, 5 medium-high-risk, 4 medium-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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