2025-12-16 · 746.901(5) · Medium Low
Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
Three staff does not have the required personnel record form 2912 on file.
Correction date recorded: 2025-12-17
The Preferred Preschool
Licensed Center
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Provider details
- City / County / ZIP
- Mesquite / Dallas / 75150
- Street address
- 1615 Oates Dr
- Phone
- (972) 685-5218
- Capacity
- 100
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours / Days
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Permit type
- Full Permit
- Permit issued
- June 15, 2021
- Operation status:
- Active
- Corrective action
- HHSC lists: No
- Adverse action
- HHSC lists: No
- Temporarily closed
- HHSC lists: No
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Adverse action means HHSC has taken enforcement action affecting an operation’s permit or ability to operate; see the official HHSC record for details.
Summary of state inspection records
Texas HHSC records list 5 inspections dated between October 10, 2023 and October 10, 2026.
The most recent inspection in these records is dated January 15, 2026.
The same records list 6 cited deficiencies dated February 28, 2024 to December 16, 2025 (HHSC risk levels: 1 High, 2 Medium High, 1 Medium, 2 Medium Low).
Correction status recorded by HHSC: 1 corrected at inspection, 5 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.
HHSC lists a verified correction date for 5 of these citations.
The official HHSC record has the full inspection history and the latest information.
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Summary of the record
This summary is generated automatically from public HHSC records. It restates the official record and may lag behind it. The official state record is the authoritative source: official HHSC record.
Texas Health and Human Services records list 6 cited deficiencies for The Preferred Preschool in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (1 High, 2 Medium High, 1 Medium, 2 Medium Low).
Records list 5 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-01-15.
| Risk weight | Citations |
|---|---|
| High | 1 |
| Medium High | 2 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Medium Low | 2 |
| Low | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 |
HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.
Recent citations in the summary window
2025-12-16 · 746.4907(a)(1) · Medium High
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
The rubber chip surfacing was insufficient (less than six inches - lining visible) for both area with play equipment.
Correction date recorded: 2026-01-15
2025-12-16 · 746.401(7) · Medium Low
Posting Requirements - Licensing Parent Notification Poster
The operation does not have the required posting at the center.
Corrected at inspection
Full citation history from HHSC (17)
2025-12-16 · 746.401(7) · Medium Low
Posting Requirements - Licensing Parent Notification Poster
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-12-16. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The operation does not have the required posting at the center.
2025-12-16 · 746.4907(a)(1) · Medium High
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-01-15. Correction verified: 2026-01-15.
The rubber chip surfacing was insufficient (less than six inches - lining visible) for both area with play equipment.
2025-12-16 · 746.901(5) · Medium Low
Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-17. Correction verified: 2025-12-17.
Three staff does not have the required personnel record form 2912 on file.
2025-01-21 · 745.8411(a) · High
Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-03-11. Correction verified: 2025-03-25.
This standard is found to be deficient due to the operation not initially allowing a DFPS investigator into the operation for an DFPS investigation.
2024-02-28 · 746.2421(b) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-03-01. Correction verified: 2024-02-29.
Infant written feeding instructions were not updated every 30 days.
2024-02-28 · 746.4907(a)(1) · Medium High
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-04-26. Correction verified: 2024-04-02.
The rubber chip surfacing was insufficient (less than six inches - lining visiable).
2022-06-20 · 746.1315(a) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-06-30. Correction verified: 2022-07-06.
One Caregiver's CPR/1st Aid did not include Pediatric.
2022-06-20 · 746.1309(b) · Medium
Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-06-30. Correction verified: 2022-07-06.
Two caregivers Abuse/Neglect Trainings expired.
2022-06-07 · 746.2207(a) · Medium
Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-06-07. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Children under two years were watching TV during this inspection.
2022-06-07 · 746.1601 · Medium High
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-06-07. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The Toddler Classroom was out of caregiver to child ratio.
2022-06-07 · 746.901 · Medium
Required Personnel Records
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-06-13. Correction verified: 2022-06-20.
Personnel Records were not available for review during the inspection.
2022-06-07 · 746.2401(6) · High
Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-06-07. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Two infants had braclets on their wrist identified as choking hazards.
2022-06-07 · 746.601(c) · Medium
Provide Access to Children's Records - Licensing
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-06-13. Correction verified: 2022-06-13.
Children records were not available for review during this inspection.
2022-01-25 · 746.5617(a)(2) · High
Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-01-28. Correction verified: 2022-01-28.
Emergency Binder on bus did not have the required Emergency Medical Transport and Treatment Form for each child being transported.
2022-01-24 · 746.305(a)(6) · High
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-03-01. Correction verified: 2022-01-25.
This standard was evaluated, and found to be deficient. The operation failed to report to Child Care Regulation a transport incident that placed children in care at risk.
2022-01-24 · 746.307(b)(4) · Medium High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-03-01. Correction verified: 2022-03-11.
This standard was evaluated, and found to be deficient. The operation failed to notify parents of a transport incident that placed children a t risk.
2022-01-13 · 746.305(a)(4) · Medium High
Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-01-26. Correction verified: 2022-01-13.
This standard was evaluated, and found to be deficient. The operation failed to report a Communicable Illness for two staff members.
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1368941
Records reflect only deficiencies published by the state after due process. This page does not rate or rank providers. Check the official record for the latest information.
Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.