ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Cadence Academy

13255 NOEL RD, DALLAS, TX 75240

License #530718 | Expires: May 16, 1997

Day Care Center
Type
165
Capacity
40
Inspections
24
Violations

Compliance Summary

14
Critical
7
Serious
3
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Oct 8, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 30, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Mar 10, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 3, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Feb 20, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Feb 19, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jan 22, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 2
Oct 30, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Oct 29, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Oct 24, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Sep 5, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Sep 5, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 8, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 17, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 3, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 2, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Dec 14, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Aug 14, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 30, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 29, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jun 5, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 23, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 27, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 25, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 3
Feb 13, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 9, 2023 OTHER Compliant 0
Dec 21, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Oct 6, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 5, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jun 3, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 27, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 19, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 1
Mar 15, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 19, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 10, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Dec 2, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Oct 13, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 25, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 20, 2021 OTHER Violations Found 1
Mar 4, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0

Violation Details

Critical Corrected

The operation's bus binder did not have emergency authorization forms available for review. This was corrected at inspection when the operation made copies of the children's emergency authorization forms and placed them in the binder.

Corrected: Sep 30, 2025

Serious Corrected

A caregiver was observed placing the children's snack on the bare table. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver placed the food items on a napkin.

Corrected: Sep 30, 2025

Critical Corrected

A caregiver was observed using harsh language to a child when trying to redirect them from an acitivity.

Corrected: Mar 3, 2025

Critical Corrected

A caregiver was observed using a harsh tone of voice while grabbing a child.

Corrected: Feb 20, 2025

Serious Corrected

This standard was tasked to be reviewed as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient.

Corrected: Mar 18, 2025

Critical Corrected

This standard was investigated as part of an DFPS investigation and found to be in non-compliance. Based on evidence obtained during the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver did not use good judgement when laying children down by grabbing them by their arms and laying them down roughly posing the risk of a child being injured.

Corrected: Feb 28, 2025

Critical Corrected

This standard was investigated as part of an DFPS investigation and found to be in non-compliance. Based on evidence obtained during the investigation, prohibited punishments was used when an employee was observed grabbing children by the arms to lay them down during naptime.

Corrected: Feb 28, 2025

Moderate Corrected

A feeding instruction for one infant in care was not completed as required.

Corrected: Nov 4, 2024

Serious Corrected

During the walkthrough, two classrooms were observed with a child blocking the entrance and exit, which was corrected during the inspection.

Corrected: Oct 24, 2024

Moderate Corrected

A feeding instruction for one infant in care was not completed as required.

Corrected: Oct 28, 2024

Serious Corrected

Four children files reviewed did not have the required address for the emergeny contact.

Critical Corrected

This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and was found to be deficient. A toddler left in the classroom as their class went outside.

Critical Corrected

This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and was found to be deficient. A toddler was able to leave the daycare building and walk into the connecting parking garage and was discovered by a bystander.

Critical Corrected

The center did not have a working Carbon monoxide detector.

Critical Corrected

This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was in deficient. During interviews it was determined that a caregiver use inappropriate tone while redirecting the children.

Critical Corrected

This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was in deficient. A caregiver hit children with their hand as a form of discipline.

Critical Corrected

The operation failed to notify childcare regulation within the required timeframe when they were made aware of a situation that placed children at risk.

Critical Corrected

The operation did not notify parents of a child who was placed at risk.

Moderate Corrected

Six infant feeding instruction were not updated.

Serious Corrected

This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was deficient. The operation failed to notify child care regulation within the required timeframe.

Critical Corrected

Caregivers did not demonstrate competency when they did not verify the milk being provided to a infant with a with a documented food allergy was the correct milk.

Serious Corrected

One caregiver was seen on their cell phone while children were in the classroom.

Critical Corrected

One caregiver was present prior to receiving their background check determination.

Serious Corrected

The operation notified Licensing of flooding in the building after the required two day timeframe.

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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.