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Licensed child care center · public record

The Kidz Corner

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

8 state inspections, last 2 years
32 deficiencies on the state’s summary
25 high or medium-high risk
October 15, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued July 29, 2022
Capacity
138 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
1747921

Where

1904 N Cleveland St
Dayton, TX 77535

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 11
  • Medium-high 14
  • Medium 7
  • 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. Showing the newest 25 of 32.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
October 15, 2026Medium High746.4813(c) - Measurement of Use Zone for Rotating and Rocking Equipment - No Overlap
State’s note: “A rotating equipment has a use zone that is 2.11ft from a stationary equipment.”
October 29, 2026
October 15, 2026Medium High746.4805(d) - Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - No Overlap
State’s note: “A slide on the toddler playground has a use zone of 2.2ft from a stationary equipment.”
October 29, 2026
April 16, 2026Medium High746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
State’s note: “Gas report observed exipred 4/5/2024”
May 14, 2026
April 16, 2026Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “3 of the 3 infants in care feeding instructions was observed outdated during inspection.”
April 24, 2026
April 16, 2026High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “Fire inspection observed to be expired 4/12/2026.”
May 14, 2026
April 15, 2026High746.1205(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 was observed on video wandering out of the classroom unsupervised.”
April 16, 2026
April 15, 2026Medium746.1507(3) - Determining Child/Caregiver Ratios - Caregiver Skills/Needs of Children
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated and found to not be in compliance with the Minimum Standards. The operation did not have a third caregiver present to assist with supervision in a classroom that is known to require three caregivers based on the needs of a child in the classroom.”
June 4, 2026
June 20, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Camera footage reviewed showed a caregiver aggressively putting a pacifier in a crying infants mouth, aggressively grabbing the infant's arm, and aggressively patting them on the back.”
July 24, 2025
May 14, 2025High746.5617(a)(6) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
State’s note: “One of the centers transportation vehicles did not have a first aid kit.”
May 23, 2025
May 14, 2025Medium746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills
State’s note: “The drills logs reviewed did not contain the time the drill occurred.”
May 23, 2025
May 14, 2025High746.2424 - Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or Mat
State’s note: “Two infants were observed sleeping in a swing. The director moved the infants from the swings and placed them in their cribs.”
At the inspection
May 14, 2025Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “During the walk-through one caregiver was observed to be supervising six infants.”
At the inspection
May 14, 2025High746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
State’s note: “One of the centers vehicles did not have an electronic safety alarm.”
May 23, 2025
February 26, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “A caregiver did not use good judgment or self-control when she aggressively handled a child who was exhibiting difficult behaviors.”
March 12, 2025
June 6, 2024Medium High746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
State’s note: “There was a diaper changing mat in the infant room that had a tear. The person in charge corrected this at the time of the inspection by replacing the mat.”
At the inspection
June 22, 2023Medium High746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
State’s note: “There were two trash cans without lids that contained food. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by replacing the trash cans.”
At the inspection
December 20, 2022Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “During the inspection a caregiver was caring for five children ages-6 months, 9 months, 10 months, 12months, and 15 months. This made the specified age group at 10 months causing the caregiver to be out of ratio. The ratios for this age group are 1 teacher per 4 children. This was corrected at the time of the inspection when another caregiver entered the…”
December 20, 2022
December 20, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
State’s note: “A teacher was in the one-year-old room caring for 4 children. When asked how many children she had she said 5. She had an infant in the infant room sleeping in a crib alone with no caregiver in the room. She said she thought both rooms were one room. This was corrected at the time of the inspection when the child was moved to the one-year-old room an…”
December 20, 2022
December 20, 2022Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “A caregiver's purse was accessible to children. The caregiver corrected this at the time of the inspection by moving the purse to a location that was not accessible to children.”
At the inspection
December 20, 2022Medium High746.3427 - Pest Extermination
State’s note: “The Director that he admitted that he used raid on ant beds on the playground, he not a licensed pest exterminator.”
December 27, 2022
December 16, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered during the inspection through interviews and viewing the video footage it was found that children were left unsupervised in the infant room, the one year old room and the two year old room on several occasions for unknown amounts of time.”
January 3, 2023
December 16, 2022Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “During the inspection and also viewing the video footage it was found that the caregivers were not using the safety straps in the seats at the table nor on the highchairs.”
December 20, 2022
December 12, 2022Medium746.3501(5) - Diaper Changing Steps-Label Powders, Lotions, Etc. with Name
State’s note: “There were diaper rash creams and two other medications in children's cubbies that were not labeled with the child's name.”
At the inspection
December 12, 2022Medium High746.3501(1) - Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained through interviews it was found that children were not receiving diaper changes in a prompt manner.”
January 3, 2023
December 12, 2022Medium746.1003(2) - Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards
State’s note: “The Director was no ensuring that caregivers were following the Minimum Standards with supervision, proper diapering procedures, and safety practices.”
January 3, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected The Kidz Corner?

Texas HHSC's file lists 8 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 15, 2026. 7 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does The Kidz Corner have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 32: 11 high-risk, 14 medium-high-risk, 7 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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