Kuddles & Kisses Early Childhood Center LLC

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Dallas / Dallas / 75237
Street address: 4041 W Wheatland Rd Ste 128
Phone: (214) 796-7103
Capacity: 51
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: January 11, 2011
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.

Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies

State records list 14 cited deficiencies dated August 14, 2024 to May 12, 2026 (4 High, 7 Medium High, 3 Medium risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 14 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children (746.3407(12))
Cited June 20, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 23, 2025; correction verified June 26, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The bottles used for cleaning chemicals were not labeled.
High risk · Policies Comply with Rules (746.201(1))
Cited June 20, 2025 (correction date recorded: July 10, 2025; correction verified July 23, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operational policies were missing information about outdoor play duration, sleep practices for infants 12 months and younger, parents' right to enter the building, and emergency preparedness plans.
High risk · Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization (746.605(11))
Cited June 20, 2025 (correction date recorded: July 10, 2025; correction verified June 23, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Two out of six children did not have emergency medical authorization available for review. The application was missing its third page.
High risk · Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher (746.5617(a)(5))
Cited August 14, 2024 (correction date recorded: August 21, 2024; correction verified August 22, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The transportation vehicle did not have a fire extinguisher.
Medium High risk · Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering (746.3417(3))
Cited June 20, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 20, 2025; correction verified June 26, 2025).
What the record describes: A caregiver in the infant/toddler classroom did not wash two children's hands after changing their diapers.
Medium High risk · Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child (746.3415(4))
Cited June 20, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 20, 2025; correction verified June 26, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver in the infant/toddler classroom changed two children without using gloves or washing their own hands after diaper changes.
Medium High risk · Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current (746.613(b))
Cited June 20, 2025 (correction date recorded: July 10, 2025; correction verified June 23, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: One out of six children did not have current immunization records available for review.
Medium High risk · Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement (746.605(12))
Cited June 20, 2025 (correction date recorded: July 10, 2025; correction verified June 23, 2025).
What the record describes: Two out of six children did not have a special care statement available for review. The application was missing its third page.
Medium High risk · Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually (746.1316(a))
Cited June 20, 2025 (correction date recorded: July 10, 2025; correction verified June 23, 2025).
What the record describes: The director's transportation training certificate available for review was expired.
Medium High risk · Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup (746.2419(7))
Cited May 9, 2025 (correction date recorded: May 9, 2025; correction verified May 15, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A 13-month-old infant was asleep in a playpen with a bottle in their mouth during nap time.
Medium High risk · Children Handwashing Before Eating (746.3417(1))
Cited August 14, 2024 (correction date recorded: August 15, 2024; correction verified August 22, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Fourteen children, ranging in age from 17 months to 2 years, did not wash their hands in the classroom. A caregiver also did not wash a child's hands after diapering.
Medium risk · Children's Records - Immunizations (746.603(a)(4))
Cited May 12, 2026 (correction date recorded: June 12, 2026; correction verified May 18, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Two out of six children did not have current immunization records.
Medium risk · Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment (746.1309(c))
Cited June 20, 2025 (correction date recorded: July 10, 2025; correction verified June 23, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver did not have a child maltreatment training certificate available for review.
Medium risk · Required Admission Information - Physician Information (746.605(10))
Cited June 20, 2025 (correction date recorded: July 10, 2025; correction verified June 23, 2025).
What the record describes: Two out of six children did not have health care information available for review. The application was missing its third page.

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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Summary of the record

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 14 cited deficiencies for Kuddles & Kisses Early Childhood Center LLC in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (4 High, 7 Medium High, 3 Medium).

Records list 9 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-05-12.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	4
Medium High	7
Medium	3
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.

Recent citations in the summary window

2026-05-12 · 746.603(a)(4) · Medium

Children's Records - Immunizations

Two out of six children did not have up to date shot records.

Correction date recorded: 2026-06-12

2025-06-20 · 746.3415(4) · Medium High

Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child

During the monitoring visit, the caregiver changed two children in the infant/toddler classroom without using gloves or washing hands after diaper changing. After speaking with the director, the caregiver washed their hands after diapering.

Correction date recorded: 2025-06-20

2025-06-20 · 746.605(11) · High

Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

Two out of six children did not have the emergency medical authorization available for review. The application was missing the third page.

Correction date recorded: 2025-07-10

Full citation history from HHSC (16)

2026-05-12 · 746.603(a)(4) · Medium
Children's Records - Immunizations
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-06-12. Correction verified: 2026-05-18.
Two out of six children did not have up to date shot records.
2025-06-20 · 746.613(b) · Medium High
Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-10. Correction verified: 2025-06-23.
One out of six children did not have up-to-date immunization records available for review during the monitoring visit.
2025-06-20 · 746.201(1) · High
Policies Comply with Rules
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-10. Correction verified: 2025-07-23.
The operational policies were missing the following items: duration for outdoor play 501(a)(18)(B), Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger 501(a)(9), Parents' right to enter the building 501(20), Emergency Preparedness Plans 501(a)(24).
2025-06-20 · 746.3417(3) · Medium High
Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-20. Correction verified: 2025-06-26.
During the monitoring visit, the caregiver in the infant/toddler classroom did not handwash two children's hands after diaper changing. After speaking with the director, the caregiver started to wash each child's hand after diapering.
2025-06-20 · 746.605(12) · Medium High
Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-10. Correction verified: 2025-06-23.
Two out of six children did not have the special care statement available for review. The application was missing the third page.
2025-06-20 · 746.3407(12) · High
Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-23. Correction verified: 2025-06-26.
During the monitoring visit, the chemical bottles used for cleaning were not labeled.
2025-06-20 · 746.605(10) · Medium
Required Admission Information - Physician Information
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-10. Correction verified: 2025-06-23.
Two out of six children did not have the health care information available for review. The application was missing the third page.
2025-06-20 · 746.1316(a) · Medium High
Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-10. Correction verified: 2025-06-23.
During the monitoring visit, the director's transportation training certificate available for review was expired.
2025-06-20 · 746.1309(c) · Medium
Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-10. Correction verified: 2025-06-23.
During the monitoring visit, one caregiver did not have the child maltreatment training certificate available for review.
2025-06-20 · 746.605(11) · High
Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-10. Correction verified: 2025-06-23.
Two out of six children did not have the emergency medical authorization available for review. The application was missing the third page.
2025-06-20 · 746.3415(4) · Medium High
Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-20. Correction verified: 2025-06-26.
During the monitoring visit, the caregiver changed two children in the infant/toddler classroom without using gloves or washing hands after diaper changing. After speaking with the director, the caregiver washed their hands after diapering.
2025-05-09 · 746.2419(7) · Medium High
Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-05-09. Correction verified: 2025-05-15.
During the visit, a 13-month-old infant was asleep in a playpen with a bottle in the mouth during nap time. The caregiver removed the bottle upon request during the visit.
2024-08-14 · 746.5617(a)(5) · High
Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-08-21. Correction verified: 2024-08-22.
During the monitoring visit, the transportation vehicle did not have a fire extinguisher.
2024-08-14 · 746.3417(1) · Medium High
Children Handwashing Before Eating
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-08-15. Correction verified: 2024-08-22.
During the monitoring visit, fourteen children did not wash their hands in the classroom. The children's ages ranged from 17 months to 2 years of age. A caregiver did not wash a child's hands after diapering during the monitoring visit.
2022-02-18 · 745.641 · High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-05-10. Correction verified: 2022-05-11.
Based on the information provided by the DFPS investigator, a caregiver had access to children in care without a cleared background on file.
2021-10-22 · 746.1301(5)(A) · Medium High
Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-11-17. Correction verified: 2021-11-29.
Two out of four records reviewed lacked 24 hours of annual training.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=639148

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.