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Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies
State records list 11 cited deficiencies dated December 14, 2023 to September 18, 2026 (7 High, 3 Medium High, 1 Medium risk). Correction status: 1 corrected at inspection, 10 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.
High risk · AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation (745.641) Cited September 4, 2026 (correction date recorded: September 4, 2026; correction verified September 11, 2026; technical assistance given). What the record describes: A caregiver provided direct care to children without an active background check.
High risk · Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised (746.2401(7)) Cited September 4, 2026 (correction date recorded: September 4, 2026; correction verified September 18, 2026; technical assistance given). What the record describes: The director was outside the operation when the inspector arrived, with 3 classrooms and 2 caregivers inside. The infant caregiver stepped out of the classroom and stood between 2 classrooms.
High risk · Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity (746.1205(a)(4)) Cited September 4, 2026 (correction date recorded: September 4, 2026; correction verified September 18, 2026; technical assistance given); July 29, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 21, 2026; correction verified September 4, 2026; technical assistance given). What the record describes: Narratives describe a caregiver being left alone to supervise classrooms and a caregiver leaving children unattended. They also state that children's ages must be available to caregivers in the classroom.
High risk · AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions (745.635(3)) Cited July 29, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 21, 2026; correction verified September 4, 2026; technical assistance given). What the record describes: A caregiver was observed caring for a group of children alone during naptime. A provisional condition for the caregiver was not followed.
High risk · Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling (746.2805(3)) Cited July 29, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 21, 2026; correction verified September 4, 2026; technical assistance given). What the record describes: A caregiver was seen grabbing a child out of a cot during naptime.
High risk · Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months (746.5101(a)) Cited June 2, 2026 (correction date recorded: July 2, 2026; correction verified July 14, 2026; technical assistance given). What the record describes: The fire marshal inspection report had expired on 02/05/2026.
Medium High risk · Pest Extermination (746.3427) Cited September 18, 2026 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given). What the record describes: Bags of fire ant poison were kept on an outdoor patio. The director said the poison was applied as needed between treatments by a licensed pest exterminator.
Medium High risk · Administrative and clerical duties that take caregiver's attention away from children (746.1203(3)(A)) Cited September 4, 2026 (correction date recorded: September 9, 2026; correction verified September 18, 2026). What the record describes: The director stepped away from a classroom to answer the door.
Medium High risk · Caring for Children Above or Below Ground Level-Written Approval (746.4217(1)) Cited July 29, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 21, 2026; correction verified September 4, 2026; technical assistance given). What the record describes: The investigation raised concerns that children were taken upstairs. There was no documentation supporting permission to care for children upstairs.
Medium risk · Handwashing Sink in Diaper-Changing Area (746.4403(a)) Cited December 14, 2023 (correction date recorded: December 29, 2023; correction verified December 18, 2023; technical assistance given). What the record describes: There was no handwashing sink in the infant room.
Counts, dates, risk levels and correction status come directly from the state data. The plain-English descriptions were written automatically from the inspectors' narratives and checked against them by a second automated reviewer; they cover citations dated October 11, 2023 to October 11, 2026. They may contain errors; the official record is authoritative.
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Texas Health and Human Services records list 11 cited deficiencies for Dino Land Academy in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (7 High, 3 Medium High, 1 Medium).
Records list 9 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-09-18.
HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight
Citations
High
7
Medium High
3
Medium
1
Medium Low
0
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.
Bags of poison for fire ants were maintained in an outdoor patio. This was corrected at the inspection when the director removed the bags of poison out of the reach of children. Per the director, this is applied as needed in between treatment by a licensed pest exterminator.
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A caregiver was placed in direct care of children without an active background check. This was corrected at the inspection when she was removed from direct care of the children. The background check was submitted during the inspection.
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2026-09-18. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Bags of poison for fire ants were maintained in an outdoor patio. This was corrected at the inspection when the director removed the bags of poison out of the reach of children. Per the director, this is applied as needed in between treatment by a licensed pest exterminator.
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-09-04. Correction verified: 2026-09-18.
The caregivers in care of the children must have the ages of the children in care available to them in the classroom where the children are being cared for. A caregiver was seen to be left alone to supervise 2 classrooms on 2 separate occasions.
Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-09-04. Correction verified: 2026-09-18.
The director was outside of the operation at arrival. There were 3 classrooms and 2 caregivers in the operation. The infant caregiver stepped out of the classroom and was between 2 classrooms.
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-09-04. Correction verified: 2026-09-11.
A caregiver was placed in direct care of children without an active background check. This was corrected at the inspection when she was removed from direct care of the children. The background check was submitted during the inspection.
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-21. Correction verified: 2026-09-04.
Based on information obtained during the DFPS investigation, evidence supports that children were not properly supervised when the caregiver left children unattended.
AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-21. Correction verified: 2026-09-04.
Based on the DFPS-CCI investigation, a caregiver was seen to be in care of a group of children alone during naptime. The caregiver has a provisional condition which was not followed.
Caring for Children Above or Below Ground Level-Written Approval
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-21. Correction verified: 2026-09-04.
Based on the DFPS-CCI investigation, there are concerns that children are taken upstairs. There was no supporting documentation that supports children may be cared for upstairs.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-29. Correction verified: 2023-12-18.
There was no hand washing sink in the infant room.
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1467550
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