ACTIVE POOR Compliance

2nd Step Daycare & Learning Center

4255 S R L THORNTON FWY, DALLAS, TX 75224

License #1147066 | Expires: Nov 5, 2010

Day Care Center
Type
198
Capacity
16
Inspections
5
Violations

Compliance Summary

2
Critical
3
Serious
0
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Nov 18, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 14, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
Oct 20, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 9, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Oct 24, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 17, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 21, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 16, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 6, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 5, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Nov 10, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 31, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Nov 12, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 10, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0
Apr 12, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 9, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0

Violation Details

Critical Corrected

The safety alarms on the operation's vehicles were not observed to be in working order at the time of the inspection.

Corrected: Oct 9, 2025

Critical Corrected

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation. A bus driver transported a school aged student who was no longer enrolled with the operation.

Corrected: May 4, 2023

Serious Corrected

Two students with doctor diagnosed food allergies do not have food allergy plans on file with the operation.

Corrected: Nov 18, 2022

Serious Corrected

Loose fill around the rock climbing equipment did not meet a depth of six inches.

Corrected: Nov 7, 2022

Serious Corrected

Two directors did not received SIDS and shaken baby training for the 2021-2022 training year.

Corrected: Nov 4, 2022

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UNION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

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2ND STEP DAYCARE AND LEARNING CENTER

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Day Care Center Capacity: 198
ACTIVE

A SPECIAL LOVE CHILDCARE ACADEMY LEARNING CENTER

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Day Care Center Capacity: 77
ACTIVE

ANNETTE'S DAY CARE CENTER TOO!

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Day Care Center Capacity: 36
ACTIVE

AUNT FAYE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY

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Day Care Center Capacity: 49
Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.