Licensed child care center · public record
Stepping Stones DFW, LLC
Mesquite, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
15 state inspections, last 2 years
42 deficiencies on the state’s summary
31 high or medium-high risk
July 22, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued May 7, 2024
- Capacity
- 136 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 05:00 AM-07:00 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
- 1785297
Where
1460 Eastglen Blvd
Mesquite, TX 75149
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. Showing the newest 25 of 42.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 2026 | High | 745.509 - Licensed Operations Required Fees State’s note: “Operation has overdue fees invoiced 6/02/2026. The operation was notified of the fees before the monitoring assessment.” |
| February 4, 2026 | Medium | 746.203(2) - Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance State’s note: “The operation does not have liability insurance.” |
| January 30, 2026 | Medium | 746.203(2) - Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance State’s note: “The operation does not have liability insurance.” |
| January 16, 2026 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “Annual report has not been completed and submitted by required due date.” |
| October 1, 2025 | High | 745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions State’s note: “A person was supervising 9 children in a classroom with a condition to not being left alone. An additional caregiver was not present in the classroom” |
| October 1, 2025 | Medium High | 746.201(4) - Designating Director State’s note: “The current director of the center does not meet the required standards due to conditions on their background check that prevent them from fulfilling their job duties.” |
| October 1, 2025 | Medium High | 746.5603(c) - Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely State’s note: “One of the operation's vehicles the front seat was not attatched to the floor of the van.” |
| October 1, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety State’s note: “A child was observed asleep in a room alone.” |
| September 30, 2025 | High | 746.3703(c) - Not Under the Influence of Alcohol or Controlled Substance State’s note: “Based on evidence gathered throughout the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver was under the influence while caring for and transporting children.” |
| September 19, 2025 | Low | 746.1057 - Director Certificate Not Renewed |
| July 15, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained State’s note: “Loos fill surrounding the slide play structure is inadequate.” |
| July 15, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3701(5) - Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe State’s note: “Outside play sturcture has broken sharp edges.” |
| May 6, 2025 | High | 746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling State’s note: “I heard a caregiver tell a crying child "girl shut up"” |
| May 6, 2025 | High | 746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher State’s note: “School van LP# KCP 2668 is missing a fire extinguisher.” |
| May 6, 2025 | Medium | 746.2409(a)(10) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant State’s note: “Infant cribs do not have the names of the infants assigned to the crib.” |
| February 13, 2025 | High | 746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions State’s note: “The operation did not have a working safety alarm installed in either van they are currently using to transport children.” |
| February 13, 2025 | 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 child walked down a hallway, across the gym and out the backdoor of the building where the director and I were on the playground.” |
| February 13, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “The wood paneling to fix the broken fence must be secured. This should not be able to be moved by the wind or by children. Wooden logs with nails protruding must be removed as they pose a safety hazard. There is a hole on one section of the concrete fencing which needs to be covered.” |
| January 27, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages State’s note: “Caregivers did not know the birthdays of the children they were responsible for.” |
| January 27, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “The operation has a broken fence area also has logs with sharp nails sticking out of the wood accessible to children.” |
| January 27, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.803(a) - Required Records Storage State’s note: “The operation did not have bus log records available for review for the past 3 months.” |
| January 27, 2025 | High | 746.5617(b) - Driver Has Current Driver's License State’s note: “Two out of the three drivers did not have valid drivers license available for review.” |
| January 27, 2025 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “Caregiver was observed to have direct access to children without an active background check.” |
| January 27, 2025 | High | 746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions State’s note: “The operation did not have a working safety alarm installed in van used to transport children.” |
| January 24, 2025 | 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: “The operation leaves children unattended in the classroom for unspecified amounts of time.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 20, 2026 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- July 22, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 27, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 22, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 4, 2026 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- January 30, 2026 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- January 16, 2026 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- November 13, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 27, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 10, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: No
- October 3, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 1, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 30, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- September 19, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- August 20, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Stepping Stones DFW, LLC?
Texas HHSC's file lists 15 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 22, 2026. 12 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Stepping Stones DFW, LLC have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 42: 14 high-risk, 17 medium-high-risk, 6 medium-risk, 2 medium-low-risk, 3 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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