Licensed child care center · public record
Little Birdies Child Care
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
16 deficiencies on the state’s summary
7 high or medium-high risk
July 2, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued October 15, 1996
- Capacity
- 41 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 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
- 517826
Where
7655 S Polk St
Dallas, TX 75232
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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2026 | Medium | 746.2207(c)(4) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times State’s note: “During the follow-up visit, the television was on during breakfast. The caregiver turned the television off at the caregivers request.” |
| March 26, 2026 | Medium | 746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two State’s note: “During the follow-up visit, a four-month-old was present in the area where the television was on in the classroom. The caregiver turned off the television upon request.” |
| March 12, 2026 | Medium | 746.2207(c)(4) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, the television was on during breakfast time. The caregiver turned the television off upon request.” |
| March 12, 2026 | Medium | 746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills State’s note: “During the monitoring visit there were no drills documentation for fire drills.” |
| March 12, 2026 | Medium | 746.2409(a)(10) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, the cribs were unlabeled, and I observed the caregiver move a 7-month-old infant into two different cribs. During the visit, the operation labeled the cribs.” |
| March 12, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “One out of four children did not have up to do shot records available for review during the visit.” |
| March 12, 2026 | Medium | 746.4751(b) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, the operation did not have a monthly checklist available for review during the visit.” |
| March 12, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2409(a)(2) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, the cribs in the infant classroom did not have tight-fitted sheets.” |
| March 12, 2026 | High | 746.5617(a)(1) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children State’s note: “During the monitoring, the operation did not have a list of children who are transported to and from school avaialble for review.” |
| March 12, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2431 - Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, the operation did not have the daily reports available for review.” |
| March 12, 2026 | High | 746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, the operation did not have a fire extinguisher on the transportation vehicle.” |
| March 12, 2026 | Medium | 746.4503(b) - Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, the sleeping cots were not labeled with a child s name or a number.” |
| March 12, 2026 | High | 746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, the operation did not have a parent handbook available for review during the visit.” |
| July 28, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1301(6)(A) - Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training State’s note: “One out of three files reviewed lacked 30 hours of training.” |
| March 2, 2022 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.” |
| December 8, 2021 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The operation did not have a current health inspection on file.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- July 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 8, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 26, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 12, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 28, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 1, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 8, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 1, 2023 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 21, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 28, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 2, 2022 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- February 15, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 8, 2021 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Little Birdies Child Care?
Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 2, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Little Birdies Child Care have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 16: 3 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 8 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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