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Stepping Stones Dfw, Llc

1460 Eastglen Blvd, Mesquite, TX 75149 · Dallas County (214) 388-1555 License #1785297 · first licensed May 7, 2024
31
inspections on file
41
recorded violations
13
health & safety class
Oct 20, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation

Records held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Inspection history for Stepping Stones Dfw, Llc
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Oct 20, 2026AssessmentNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jul 22, 2026InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Apr 27, 2026InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Apr 22, 2026InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Feb 4, 2026AssessmentDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Jan 30, 2026AssessmentDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Jan 16, 2026AssessmentDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Nov 13, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Oct 27, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Oct 10, 2025AssessmentNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Oct 3, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Oct 1, 2025InspectionDeficiencies cited4Agency record
Sep 30, 2025ReportDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Sep 19, 2025AssessmentDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Aug 20, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jul 15, 2025InspectionDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Jun 3, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
May 6, 2025InspectionDeficiencies cited3Agency record
May 5, 2025ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Mar 4, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Feb 20, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Feb 13, 2025InspectionDeficiencies cited3Agency record
Jan 27, 2025InspectionDeficiencies cited6Agency record
Jan 24, 2025ReportDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Oct 17, 2024InspectionDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Mar 27, 2024InspectionDeficiencies cited3Agency record
Jan 23, 2024InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jan 9, 2024InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Dec 12, 2023InspectionDeficiencies cited8Agency record
Oct 19, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Sep 20, 2023InspectionDeficiencies cited3Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Feb 4, 2026Assessment · 1 deficiency cited
StandardState weight: Medium
746.203(2) — Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance

“The operation does not have liability insurance.”

Corrected Feb 9, 2026
Jan 30, 2026Assessment · 1 deficiency cited
StandardState weight: Medium
746.203(2) — Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance

“The operation does not have liability insurance.”

Corrected Feb 9, 2026
Jan 16, 2026Assessment · 1 deficiency cited
PaperworkState weight: Medium Low
746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees

“Annual report has not been completed and submitted by required due date.”

Corrected Feb 11, 2026
Oct 1, 2025Inspection · 4 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.201(4) — Designating Director

“The current director of the center does not meet the required standards due to conditions on their background check that prevent them from fulfilling their job duties.”

Corrected Oct 1, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.5603(c) — Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely

“One of the operation's vehicles the front seat was not attatched to the floor of the van.”

Corrected Oct 1, 2025
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1205(a)(5) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety

“A child was observed asleep in a room alone.”

Corrected Oct 1, 2025
Health & safetyState weight: High
745.635(3) — AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

“A person was supervising 9 children in a classroom with a condition to not being left alone. An additional caregiver was not present in the classroom”

Corrected Oct 1, 2025
Sep 30, 2025Report · 1 deficiency cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.3703(c) — Not Under the Influence of Alcohol or Controlled Substance

“Based on evidence gathered throughout the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver was under the influence while caring for and transporting children.”

Corrected Oct 29, 2025
Sep 19, 2025Assessment · 1 deficiency cited
PaperworkState weight: Low
746.1057 — Director Certificate Not Renewed
Corrected Sep 26, 2025
Jul 15, 2025Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.4907(d) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained

“Loos fill surrounding the slide play structure is inadequate.”

Corrected Aug 18, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3701(5) — Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe

“Outside play sturcture has broken sharp edges.”

Corrected Aug 18, 2025
May 6, 2025Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.2805(5) — Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

“I heard a caregiver tell a crying child "girl shut up"”

Corrected May 6, 2025
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.5617(a)(5) — Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher

“School van LP# KCP 2668 is missing a fire extinguisher.”

Corrected May 28, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium
746.2409(a)(10) — Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant

“Infant cribs do not have the names of the infants assigned to the crib.”

Corrected May 28, 2025
Feb 13, 2025Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“A child walked down a hallway, across the gym and out the backdoor of the building where the director and I were on the playground.”

Corrected Feb 13, 2025
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.5625(b) — Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions

“The operation did not have a working safety alarm installed in either van they are currently using to transport children.”

Corrected Mar 4, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“The wood paneling to fix the broken fence must be secured. This should not be able to be moved by the wind or by children. Wooden logs with nails protruding must be removed as they pose a safety hazard. There is a hole on one section of the concrete fencing which needs to be covered.”

Corrected Mar 31, 2025
Jan 27, 2025Inspection · 6 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1205(a)(3) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages

“Caregivers did not know the birthdays of the children they were responsible for.”

Corrected Jan 27, 2025
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.5625(b) — Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions

“The operation did not have a working safety alarm installed in van used to transport children.”

Corrected Jan 31, 2025
Health & safetyState weight: High
745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“Caregiver was observed to have direct access to children without an active background check.”

Corrected Jan 27, 2025
PaperworkState weight: Medium Low
746.803(a) — Required Records Storage

“The operation did not have bus log records available for review for the past 3 months.”

Corrected Jan 31, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“The operation has a broken fence area also has logs with sharp nails sticking out of the wood accessible to children.”

Corrected Feb 7, 2025
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.5617(b) — Driver Has Current Driver's License

“Two out of the three drivers did not have valid drivers license available for review.”

Corrected Jan 27, 2025
Jan 24, 2025Report · 2 deficiencies cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.5607(e)(4)(A) — Child Passenger Safety Seat System - 4 through 7 years of age, outgrown weight or height limit of seat and less than 4 feet, 9 inches in height

“The required safety seats are not being used for transporting.”

Corrected Feb 21, 2025
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“The operation leaves children unattended in the classroom for unspecified amounts of time.”

Corrected Feb 21, 2025
Oct 17, 2024Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited
PaperworkState weight: Low
746.611(a)(1) — Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program

“Two children were missing health statements and have been enrolled over 1 year.”

Corrected Nov 1, 2024
PaperworkState weight: Low
746.607 — Signed Admission Form

“One child's parent has not signed and dated their admission paperwork and have been enrolled over 1 year.”

Corrected Nov 1, 2024
Mar 27, 2024Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.605(6) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

“Three out ten children records reviewed did not have completed emergency contacts on file.”

Corrected Apr 10, 2024
StandardState weight: Medium
746.603(a)(3) — Children's Records - Health Statement

“Two out of ten children records reviewed did not have health statements on file.”

Corrected Apr 10, 2024
StandardState weight: Medium
746.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations

“One out of ten children records reviewed did not have immunizations on file.”

Corrected Apr 10, 2024
Dec 12, 2023Inspection · 8 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3301(b) — Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns

“Fruit and grain was not offered during lunchtime.”

Corrected Dec 15, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“The two year old class was observed to have one caregiver with twelve children. The specified age group is one caregiver to eleven children.”

Corrected Dec 12, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.2431 — Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent

“The infant room did not have infant daily reports accessible.”

Corrected Dec 15, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3415(4) — Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child

“A caregiver did not wash their hands after changing a child's diaper.”

Corrected Dec 12, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3417(3) — Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

“A child did not wash hands after a diaper change.”

Corrected Dec 12, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.631(b) — Caregivers Have Access to Tracking System

“The infant room did not have a daily tracking sheet for children in care.”

Corrected Dec 12, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium
746.4503(a) — Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age

“The toddler room and the pre k room had torn mats.”

Corrected Dec 15, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“A window on the school age playground was broken.”

Corrected Dec 26, 2023
Sep 20, 2023Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1301(a)(7)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training

“One staff member who is a driver is missing transportaion training.”

Corrected Oct 4, 2023
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.501(a)(24) — Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans

“The operation did not all information listed in the emergency preparedness plan.”

Corrected Oct 4, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“There was a bolt coming from the ground which could be a tripping hazard on the infant playground. The schoolers playground have two broken fences in which a child has access to an alley and a building hole that is accessible to children. There is paint accessible to children in the computer room.”

Corrected Oct 4, 2023

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