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Spring Creek Private School

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

12 state inspections, last 2 years
23 deficiencies on the state’s summary
19 high or medium-high risk
April 29, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued November 3, 2020
Capacity
186 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
1695894

Where

14855 Spring Creek Rd
Dallas, TX 75248

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 6
  • Medium-high 13
  • Medium 4
  • 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
September 18, 2025Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “A caregiver was attending to 5 infants in her care without another caregiver present. This was completed at inspection when the additional caregiver returned to the room.”
At the inspection
August 28, 2025Medium746.2207(c)(4) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
State’s note: “Children in the classroom were observed watching YouTube during snack time.”
August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025Medium High746.1203(3)(A) - Administrative and clerical duties that take caregiver's attention away from children
State’s note: “The director was counted in ratio as a cargiver performing administrative and clerical duties while supervising children in care.”
August 29, 2025
August 22, 2025Medium High746.1501(b) - Caregiver Responsible for Each Child
State’s note: “A caregiver who was responsible for supervising a group of children participating in a water activity and children participating in outdoor play was unaware of the children?s interest in outdoor play as the caregiver was focused on the children in the water activity, resulting in a child leaving the premises.”
October 31, 2025
August 11, 2025Medium High746.5015(c) - Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Equipment and Water Hoses Kept Out of Child's Reach
State’s note: “The operation had a water hose on the playground accessible to children. This was completed at inspection when the hose was removed.”
At the inspection
August 8, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “This standard is tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The caregiver didn't exhibit good judgement when allowing the children to play along the fence line that was broken while other children were partaking in a water activity.”
August 29, 2025
August 8, 2025Medium High746.3301(f)(1) - Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking water available at every snack, mealtime, and during and after active play
State’s note: “This standard is tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The operation did not have drinking water available for the children while outside on the playground.”
August 29, 2025
August 8, 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: “This standard is tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The caregiver was unable to intervene and was not in close proximity when a child was able to leave the premises.”
August 29, 2025
August 8, 2025Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “This standard is tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The operation has fence panels that are loose and broken needing to be repaired.”
September 29, 2025
June 11, 2025Medium High746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
State’s note: “The operation didn't have training certificates avilable for review to count towards the caregivers annual hours.”
June 18, 2025
October 29, 2024Medium High746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
State’s note: “This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. Loose fill was not poured to an appropriate depth of six inches on the small playground.”
December 9, 2024
July 10, 2024Medium746.2207(c)(1) - Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
State’s note: “School aged students were using personal electronic devices such as ipads, smart phones, and an Nintendo Switch while they were at the operation. The screen time does not relate to the classroom activity. This was corrected at inspection when the technology was removed.”
At the inspection
July 10, 2024Medium746.2409(a)(10) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant
State’s note: “Play yards in one infant classroom are not labeled witht the child's name. This was corrected at inspection when crib labels were added.”
At the inspection
September 8, 2022Medium High746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
State’s note: “The operation does not have current gas inspection.”
September 16, 2022
September 8, 2022High746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
State’s note: “The operation was not carrying emergency medical authorization during the transportation.”
September 8, 2022
September 8, 2022High746.5617(a)(4) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child
State’s note: “The operation was not caring emergency contact person's information during the transportation.”
September 8, 2022
August 25, 2022Medium High746.2419(7) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
State’s note: “An infant was observed asleep in the crib with a bottle.”
August 25, 2022
August 25, 2022High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “A contractor that is present at the operatin regularly and is in direct contact with children doesn't have a background check.”
August 26, 2022
August 25, 2022High746.2401(6) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
State’s note: “A mobile infant was observed on the floor by the door of the infant classroom with a piece of lettering that was pulled off of the door in the infants mouth that could cause a choking hazard.”
August 25, 2022
August 25, 2022Medium746.2409(a)(10) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant
State’s note: “Cribs in the infant room weren't labeled with each infant's name or numbered to identify each infant's assiigned crib.”
August 25, 2022
August 25, 2022Medium High746.2409(a)(2) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
State’s note: “2 cribs in the infant room were observed to have sheets that were too big to fit the mattresses causing an entanglement hazard.”
August 25, 2022
July 6, 2022Medium High746.5603(c) - Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely
State’s note: “The operation's vehicles don't have current registration.”
July 21, 2022
July 6, 2022Medium High746.1801(a) - Child/Caregiver Ratio for Field Trips - Areas Open to General Public
State’s note: “The field trip group was out of ratio on a field trip that required the ratio to be 1 caregiver for 12 children with the youngest child being 6 years of age and older. The caregiver was supervising 14 children.”
July 6, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Spring Creek Private School?

Texas HHSC's file lists 12 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on April 29, 2026. 6 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Spring Creek Private School have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 23: 6 high-risk, 13 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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