ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Early Steps Bilingual Academy

1524 CUMBERLAND RD, TYLER, TX 75703

License #1686102 | Expires: Jun 24, 2019

Day Care Center
Type
112
Capacity
16
Inspections
15
Violations

Compliance Summary

5
Critical
4
Serious
5
Moderate
1
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Sep 30, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Aug 12, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jul 21, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 9, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 5, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jan 17, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Nov 18, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Jul 3, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 25, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Jan 12, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 28, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Aug 18, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 5, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jul 28, 2022 OTHER Compliant 0
Apr 12, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jun 11, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3

Violation Details

Serious Corrected

During the inspection, it was observed the operation has only conducted 3 fire drills for the year 2025.

Corrected: Oct 30, 2025

Serious Corrected

During the inspection, it was observed caregivers without current training hours.

Corrected: Oct 30, 2025

Critical Corrected

Based on a DFPS investigation this standard was reviewed and found to be deficient. A young child was placed in timeout for 5-7 minutes.

Corrected: Sep 18, 2025

Serious Corrected

This standard was reviewed during an investigation and found deficient. The operation does not have a caregiver physically present in the room during naptime.

Corrected: Jun 30, 2025

Minor Corrected

The operation did not report the number of employees that left in 2024.

Corrected: Jan 19, 2025

Moderate Corrected

During an inspection of the files, it was observed the operation did not mentioned anything about their outdoor act ivies.

Corrected: Dec 2, 2024

Moderate Corrected

During a review of the files, it was observed the operation did not mentioned anything regarding inclusive services.

Corrected: Dec 2, 2024

Critical Corrected

During an inspection of the playground, it was observed the merry-go-cycle had two broken seats. This was discussed with the director and a plan was put in place to keep the children off until the equipment is fixed.

Corrected: Dec 9, 2024

Moderate Corrected

During a review of training records, it was observed the director did not have the 30 hours that are required.

Corrected: Mar 28, 2023

Moderate Corrected

During a review of staff training records, it was observed 4 staff members without enough training hours.

Corrected: Mar 28, 2023

Critical Corrected

During a walk through of the center, it was observed by licensing a classroom of 7 children napping without a teacher present in the room. The children were left alone for about 15 minutes.

Critical Corrected

During a walk through of the center, it was observed by licensing a child who was napping alone for four minutes. This was soon corrected at inspection by the teacher returning to the classroom.

Moderate Corrected

Five out of ten personnel records reviewed did not complete the required annual training.

Serious Corrected

The loose-fill does not measure under the slide on the playground.

Critical Corrected

The operation allowed two people to be present at the operation before receiving notice from the CBCU regarding the person's eligibility. Note, a person may be present while the background check is pending to attend orientation or pre-service training as long as the person does not have contact with children in care.

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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.