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Richland Academy

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

3 state inspections, last 2 years
11 deficiencies on the state’s summary
8 high or medium-high risk
March 25, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued May 22, 2017
Capacity
170 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:30 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
1649406

Where

9850 Walnut St
Dallas, TX 75243

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 3
  • Medium-high 5
  • Medium 3
  • 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
April 3, 2025Medium High746.5607(a)(1) - Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Meet federal standards
State’s note: “There was a bus with Texas license plate U21401 that has 8 seats without working seat belts.”
April 17, 2025
April 3, 2025High746.4601(7) - Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
State’s note: “The play scape in the toddler area has a yellow barricade fence structure that is broken and needs repair. The play scape on the pre-k area has a blue plastic bar broken exposing a metal pipe, in need of repair. The stairs on the pre-k play scape has plastic piece in need of repair.”
April 17, 2025
April 3, 2025Medium High746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
State’s note: “The operation has 1 toliet that is not operable. In another classroom an additional toliet is leaking.”
April 9, 2025
April 3, 2025High746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
State’s note: “There was a bus with Texas license plate U21401 that has a nonworking electronic child safety alarm.”
April 17, 2025
April 3, 2025Medium High746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
State’s note: “The children in the infant room had bottles that were not labeled with first name and last initial.”
At the inspection
May 21, 2024Medium746.4135(c) - Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website
State’s note: “The operation is not subscribed to CPSC recalls and do not have a current posting.”
May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024High746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
State’s note: “Cleaning supplies in one classroom were not properly labelled. This was corrected during inspection when the chemicals were labelled.”
At the inspection
May 21, 2024Medium High746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
State’s note: “A window in one classroom is broken and the upholstery on seats in one center vehicle are in poor condition.”
June 12, 2024
May 21, 2024Medium High746.5537(a)(2) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
State’s note: “Carbon monoxide detectors are not being tested monthly and recorded.”
May 23, 2024
July 12, 2023Medium746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
State’s note: “At the time of the inspection, employees and caregivers did not have CPR training that required a manikin and required content training.”
July 26, 2023
May 21, 2022Medium746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
State’s note: “The parent was not notified that the victim had been poked in the eye.”
June 13, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Richland Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on March 25, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Richland Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 11: 3 high-risk, 5 medium-high-risk, 3 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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