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Licensed child care center · public record

Kalken Education Innovation Inc, STEAMspark

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

4 state inspections, last 2 years
13 deficiencies on the state’s summary
8 high or medium-high risk
October 30, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued April 13, 2021
Capacity
97 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1712214

Where

1400 Valley View Ln
Farmers Branch, TX 75234

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 3
  • Medium-high 5
  • Medium 4
  • Medium-low 1
  • 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
November 10, 2025Medium High746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
State’s note: “Ten childrens' files were observed to lack addresses for emergency contact persons.”
November 24, 2025
January 13, 2025Medium High746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
State’s note: “10 employee files were observed to have online CPR training documentation.”
January 27, 2025
October 9, 2023Medium746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
State’s note: “Eight out of fourteen children had their heads covered during nap time.”
At the inspection
October 9, 2023Medium High746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
State’s note: “A caregiver did not wash hands after diaper change and handling a different child.”
At the inspection
October 6, 2023Medium Low746.501(b)(1) - Operational Policies - Inform Parents That They May Visit Center Anytime During Operating Hours
State’s note: “The operational policies do not include an open invitation to parents to visit the child-care center at any time during your hours of operation to observe their child, the child-care center's program activities, the building, the premises, and the equipment without having to secure prior approval.”
November 10, 2023
August 5, 2022Medium High746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
State’s note: “This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. The operation did not inform Child Care Licensing that two students received medical treatment by a health care professional.”
September 19, 2022
August 5, 2022High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found in compliance. A child was inappropriately grabbed, resulting in an injury.”
September 19, 2022
August 5, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found deficient. A child was left unsupervised on the playground.”
September 19, 2022
August 5, 2022High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. A child was placed at risk when they were left alone on the playground. This went unreported to Child Care Licensing.”
September 19, 2022
August 5, 2022Medium746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. An incident report was not created or shared with parents for a child who was placed at risk due to being left unsupervised on the playground.”
September 19, 2022
March 25, 2022Medium746.201(7) - Operation Open to Parents At All Times
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found deficient. Parents do not have the opportunity to visit the child care center at any time without having to secure prior approval.”
April 22, 2022
March 25, 2022Medium High746.3301(d) - Nutrition and Food Service - Child must not go more than 3 hours
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found deficient. A child went longer than three hours without a meal or snack being offered.”
April 19, 2022
March 25, 2022Medium746.2431(4) - Infant Daily Report - Infant's Mood
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found deficient. Infants' general mood is not recorded on the infant daily report.”
April 20, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Kalken Education Innovation Inc, STEAMspark?

Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 30, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Kalken Education Innovation Inc, STEAMspark have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 13: 3 high-risk, 5 medium-high-risk, 4 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-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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