Licensed child care center · public record
Walnut Creek Academy
Mansfield, 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
37 deficiencies on the state’s summary
32 high or medium-high risk
October 2, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued February 24, 2015
- Capacity
- 539 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
- 1541786
Where
1751 N Walnut Creek Dr
Mansfield, TX 76063
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 37.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| August 18, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “Three playgrounds did not have at least six inches of loose fill.” |
| July 22, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “Three playgrounds did not have at least six inches of loose fill.” |
| February 13, 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: “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient after a child was left unattended in a classroom for five minutes.” |
| February 13, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient after a caregiver failed to account for the number of children she had in care causing a child to be left unattended in a classroom.” |
| February 13, 2026 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient after the director failed to report to licensing that a child was left unattended in a classroom for at least five minutes.” |
| November 19, 2025 | Medium | 746.801(12) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report State’s note: “The most recent health inspection was not available for review at the time of inspection.” |
| June 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3501(2) - Diaper Changing Steps- Cleanse Child with Individual Cloths State’s note: “It was determined that a child was not properly cleaned during a diaper change.” |
| June 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games State’s note: “It was determined that caregivers have been using their cell phones while being in direct care of children.” |
| June 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization State’s note: “It was determined that a child sustained an injury while in care that required medical treatment, and the operation failed to report the incident to Child Care Regulation.” |
| June 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.303(a)(4) - Report Change in Director State’s note: “It was determined that the permit holder failed to provide notification when the center director left their position.” |
| October 28, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “The tile flooring is still visibly stained and dirty in one of the classrooms. The foam insulation around the toilet water valve is accessible to a child to ingest.” |
| October 15, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered State’s note: “There were two electrical outlets in the Discovery classroom and one electrical outlet in the Achievers classroom that did not have child proof covers. (Note: This was corrected during the inspection when outlet covers were added).” |
| October 11, 2024 | High | 746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance State’s note: “It was determined that the director failed to ensure that the center?s daily operation is administered in compliance with the minimum standards. The director did not ensure the pre-k class had a written activity plan for several weeks and the caregiver had to run the class without the required plan of activity. The director did not ensure the caregiver ha…” |
| October 11, 2024 | Medium | 746.2203(b) - Written Activity Plans - Plan Followed by Caregiver State’s note: “It was determined that the written activity plan was not being followed by the caregiver.” |
| October 11, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “The tile flooring in two of the restrooms (Achievers & Adventurers) were in need of cleaning. The flooring is visibly stained and dirty. In the Adventurer's restroom, the foam insulation around the toilet water valve is accessible to a child to ingest. The caulking around the base of the toilet needs to be replaced as the caulking is cracked and has turne…” |
| September 26, 2024 | High | 746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that the director did not ensure the center?s daily operation is administered in compliance with the minimum standards as the director failed to ensure ratios were being maintained and in compliance as required. The director also failed to ensure that procedures for transitioning children were being followed by…” |
| September 26, 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: “During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a child was left unsupervised as a child wandered away from the playground and was found in an empty classroom.” |
| September 26, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “Based on a DFPS investigation, it was determined that the caregiver was over ratio. There were 47 children ages 4 - 12 years old with one caregiver.” |
| September 26, 2024 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver did not use good judgement when the caregiver failed to properly account for children. The caregiver did not follow the operations procedures for transitioning children which resulted in the caregiver leaving a child unattended.” |
| March 26, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child State’s note: “A caregiver did not wash their hands between diapering.” |
| March 26, 2024 | Medium High | 746.401(10) - Required Postings-Child's Food Allergies State’s note: “A list of food allergies was not posted in the Discovery classroom. (Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the director posted the food allergies.)” |
| March 26, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering State’s note: “A caregiver did not wash two children's hands after having their diaper changed.” |
| March 26, 2024 | Medium High | 746.2419(8) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink State’s note: “During the inspection, washable bibs were observed in the handwashing sink. Bibs are being washed in the hand washing sink.” |
| March 26, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The operation did not have a current health inspection on file. The last health inspection was completed 12/2022.” |
| March 26, 2024 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “A caregiver with direct access to children was present at the operation before receiving notice from the Centralized Background Check Unit regarding the person's eligibility status. (Note: The person left the operation during the inspection.)” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 18, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 22, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 24, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- April 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 1, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- March 19, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 13, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- November 19, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 12, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 10, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 30, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- May 12, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 8, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Walnut Creek Academy?
Texas HHSC's file lists 12 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 2, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Walnut Creek Academy have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 37: 10 high-risk, 22 medium-high-risk, 4 medium-risk, 1 medium-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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