Licensed child care center · public record
Tierra Encantada Addison
Addison, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued July 26, 2023
- Capacity
- 183 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1760415
Where
14450 Marsh Ln
Addison, TX 75001
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 27.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 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: “After investigation, it was determined that a caregiver failed to supervise children adequately to prevent a child from being left on the playground alone.” |
| May 9, 2026 | Medium | 746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “After investigation, it was determined that the operation failed to document with an incident report that a child was left alone on the playground.” |
| April 1, 2026 | Low | 746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program State’s note: “Three children' s files were missing the health statement.” |
| February 12, 2026 | 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 was left unattended.” |
| February 4, 2026 | Medium High | 746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization State’s note: “The operation did not self-report to Child Care Regulation's intake when notification of an injury to a child in care required medical treatment.” |
| August 7, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4805(a) - Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides State’s note: “The operation has an indoor play equipment slide that does not meet the use zone minimum of six feet from the perimeter of the equipment requirement.” |
| August 7, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety State’s note: “Per the DFPS investigation, a caregiver allowed children to incorrectly climb up a slide and jump off an indoor play equipment.” |
| July 21, 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: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. There was evidence that a child was left outside for approximately 2 minutes unsupervised.” |
| July 3, 2025 | High | 746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. There was evidence the Director and Administrative staff did not communicate to the parents of the children left unsupervised, that their children were involved in an incident that placed their children at risk.” |
| July 3, 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: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. There was evidence that children were left unsupervised in a classroom.” |
| June 11, 2025 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. There was sufficient evidence to support a caregiver pulled a child's head back abruptly and pushed a child sitting in a chair into a table.” |
| June 11, 2025 | Medium | 746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. There was evidence to support a caregiver covered a child's face to force the child to sleep.” |
| June 9, 2025 | High | 746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. There was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver used prohibited punishment by tying a child to a chair.” |
| June 9, 2025 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. Evidence was found to support the operation did not report an incident to Child Care Regulations, that put a child at risk.” |
| June 9, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1203(4) - Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. A caregiver did not find an alternative activity for a child?s needs. The child was tied to a chair to keep the child still.” |
| April 17, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3501(4) - Diaper Changing Steps- Parent's Written Permission for Powders, Lotions, Etc. State’s note: “Staff at the operation were using diaper rash cream and Vaseline during diaper changing without written authorization from the parents. The Director instructed all staff to remove all diaper rash cream and Vaseline, and to discontinue usage of diaper rash cream and Vaseline until the parents have provided written authorization.” |
| December 3, 2024 | Medium | 746.2505(4)(A) - Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler State’s note: “There were sippy cups and bottles in use for children 2 years and younger, that did not have the child's first name and initial of the child's last name on them. The staff added first name and last name to all the sippy cups and bottles.” |
| December 3, 2024 | Medium Low | 746.907(b) - Personnel Record Storage - Training Records State’s note: “3 staff's files were reviewed, and the annual training information for the current training year was missing.” |
| December 3, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered State’s note: “The operation electrical outlets where children 4 years and younger can reach were not covered.” |
| December 3, 2024 | Medium | 746.4503(b) - Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name State’s note: “Cots in use did not have a labeling (name to cot) system in place to identify a specific cot to the child that uses them. During the inspection, the staff in each class labeled each cot with numbers and created a list with the numbers and the child's name that will use each cot.” |
| December 3, 2024 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “Infants in the operation that are receiving formula do not have current feeding instructions.” |
| February 21, 2024 | 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 caregiver did not properly account for all of the children in their care when a child that was in their care was left unsupervised on the playground for a lengthy period of time.” |
| February 21, 2024 | High | 746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited State’s note: “This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation.” |
| January 24, 2024 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “Infant feeding instructions on file have not been updated since 11/2023.” |
| January 24, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “In the infant room, there was one caregiver with 5 children with a specified age group of 0-11months. This was corrected at inspection when a second caregiver was moved into the room.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 12, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 30, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- September 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 25, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 9, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 6, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 9, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- April 1, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 20, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 13, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 12, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- February 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Tierra Encantada Addison?
Texas HHSC's file lists 22 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 12, 2026. 11 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Tierra Encantada Addison have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 27: 12 high-risk, 6 medium-high-risk, 7 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-risk, 1 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.
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