DaycareList lists 95 child care operations in Irving, including 73 licensed centers and 22 home-based operations. These operations are located across 6 ZIP codes. State records show 470 citations across all operation types from 2023-10-10 through 2026-10-10. During that window, 58 licensed centers had at least one citation, and 15 licensed centers had no citations recorded.
Provider totals and citation counts include all providers, including providers omitted from listings for personal-name privacy or suppression requests.
Citations dated October 10, 2023 to October 10, 2026.
Go to the Texas HHSC public child care search page (link below).
Search for the daycare by name or location to find its listing.
Open the operation details page and the inspection and compliance history page. DaycareList provider pages link to both pages.
Read the citations listed for the operation, noting the risk weight assigned to each standard and whether the citation was corrected at the inspection.
Read the narrative in each citation record to see what the inspector found.
Compare the dates of inspections and citations over the years covered by the state records.
Ask the provider questions about specific citations you read in the record.
Report errors on a DaycareList page through the corrections page. DaycareList data is refreshed from the state through the Texas Open Data Portal; the state's own record is authoritative.
Reading records
deficiency (citation)
A finding that a minimum standard was not met during an inspection, investigation, or assessment.
risk levels
HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight of High, Medium High, Medium, Medium Low, or Low.
corrected at inspection
A citation record may show whether the deficiency was fixed at the time of the inspection.
correction date
The date shown on a citation record for when the correction was made.
correction verified
A citation record may show a date the correction was verified.
technical assistance
A citation record may show whether technical assistance was given.
inspection vs investigation vs assessment
Records published by the state include inspections, investigations, and assessments, along with the deficiencies cited during them.
three-year window
The period DaycareList uses when counting citations in its provider summaries. The state online records cover about the last five years.
minimum standards
The rules operations must follow. For centers they are in Texas Administrative Code Title 26, Chapter 746; for licensed and registered homes, Chapter 747. The governing statute is Texas Human Resources Code Chapter 42.
This standard covers supervision, including staying physically close to children and being aware of their activities through sight or hearing. Citations in Irving records describe children left alone in classrooms and children who left their assigned classrooms and were found outside.
This standard covers reviewing and updating written infant feeding instructions. Citations in Irving records describe expired feeding forms and infant files without current feeding plans.
This standard covers keeping immunization records, exceptions, and exemptions current. Citations in Irving records describe children's files missing updated immunization records.
This standard covers an emergency food allergy plan for a child with a diagnosed food allergy, signed by a health care professional and a parent. Citations in Irving records describe missing allergy action plans and a plan missing a physician's signature.
This standard covers pediatric CPR training for employees. Citations in Irving records describe missing CPR documentation in caregiver files and a staff member who had not completed CPR training.
This standard covers employee and caregiver competence, judgment, and self-control. Citations in Irving records describe a child sleeping on stacked nap cots and a caregiver restraining a child without the training or certification described in the record.
This standard covers CPR training and recertification that follow guidelines and include hands-on practice. Citations in Irving records describe online CPR classes and training that did not include in-person practice on a CPR manikin.
This standard covers health statements in children's records. Citations in Irving records describe files without a physician's health statement or without a current health statement.
This guide's text was drafted automatically, checked against the state records by a second automated reviewer, and spot-checked by hand; all counts are computed directly from the state data. It may contain errors. The official state record is authoritative. Records reflect only deficiencies published by the state after due process. This page does not rate or rank providers.