ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Little Scholars Academy

14045 WATERFALL WAY, DALLAS, TX 75240

License #1663846 | Expires: May 3, 2018

Day Care Center
Type
93
Capacity
7
Inspections
9
Violations

Compliance Summary

3
Critical
6
Serious
0
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Jul 2, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 25, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Jun 16, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Jul 15, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 24, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 8, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Sep 23, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3

Violation Details

Serious Corrected

A designated person was not avilable at the time of inspection.

Corrected: Jun 26, 2025

Serious Corrected

The director was counted in ratio as a cargiver performing administrative and clerical duties while supervising children in care.

Corrected: Jun 26, 2025

Critical Corrected

An infant was in the classroom strapped into a highchair without a caregiver present.

Corrected: Jun 16, 2025

Critical Corrected

The infant classroom was observed without a caregiver present.

Corrected: Jun 16, 2025

Serious Corrected

The director or a designated person was not avilable at the time of inspection.

Corrected: Jun 16, 2025

Serious Corrected

A water hose was observed across the playground. This was corrected during the inspection.

Corrected: Sep 8, 2022

Critical Corrected

The operation's emergency preparedness plan was incomplete as it did not include the following: 1. How children will be evacuated or relocated to the designated safe area or alternate shelter, including specific procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency, such as children who have mental, visual, or hearing impairments. 2. How children in attendance at the time of the emergency will be accounted for at the designated safe area or alternate shelter. 3. How your staff will evacuate and relocate with the essential documentation including: (A)Parent and emergency contact telephone numbers for each child in care. (B)Authorization for emergency care for each child in care. (C)The child tracking system information for children in care. 4. How your staff will continue to care for the children until each child has been released. 5. How you will reunify the children with their parents as the evacuation, relocation, or sheltering/lock-down is lifted.

Corrected: Sep 24, 2021

Serious Corrected

The emergency diagram did not include a designated location inside the child-care center where all caregivers and children take shelter from threatening weather. This deficiency was corrected during the inspection as this information was added to the diagram.

Corrected: Sep 23, 2021

Serious Corrected

2 of 4 staff files reviewed did not include a current first aid training certificate.

Corrected: Oct 1, 2021

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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.