Official record · Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation · Synced August 29, 2026 View on the state portal ↗

Cadence Academy Grand Prairie

Licensed Center · Grand Prairie, Dallas County, TX · Operation No. 964326

Cadence Academy Grand Prairie holds a Full Permit issued October 30, 2009. In the state's 60-month public window it has 24 inspections on record with 36 cited deficiencies. The records below are republished verbatim from the Texas HHSC database.

License details
License status
Full Permit
Issued
October 30, 2009
Operation type
Licensed Center
Total capacity
181 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Address
4118 S Robinson Rd, Grand Prairie, TX 75052-1202
The 60-month record
24
Inspections
0
Assessments
5
Self reports
36
Deficiencies
Deficiencies by the agency's own weight: High 12 · Medium High 14 · Medium 6 · Medium Low 0 · Low 4. These are the state's precomputed counts, republished as-is.
Inspection history
DateActivityDeficiencies cited
Jan 16, 2026 Inspection 2
Dec 23, 2025 Inspection 3
Dec 22, 2025 Report 5
Dec 18, 2025 Inspection 0
Jul 1, 2025 Report 0
Jun 5, 2025 Inspection 0
May 9, 2025 Inspection 0
May 8, 2025 Report 2
Feb 7, 2025 Inspection 0
Jan 27, 2025 Inspection 5
Aug 1, 2024 Inspection 0
Jul 3, 2024 Inspection 0
Jul 1, 2024 Report 1
Jun 13, 2024 Inspection 0
Jun 10, 2024 Report 1
Mar 13, 2024 Inspection 0
Mar 8, 2024 Report 1
Mar 7, 2024 Inspection 1
Jan 30, 2024 Inspection 0
Jan 23, 2024 Inspection 1
Jan 11, 2024 Inspection 1
Jan 10, 2024 Report 0
Jan 10, 2024 Report 4
Jun 12, 2023 Inspection 2
May 2, 2023 Inspection 0
Apr 25, 2023 Inspection 0
Apr 21, 2023 Report 1
Nov 10, 2022 Inspection 0
Sep 30, 2022 Inspection 0
Sep 20, 2022 Report 0
Jul 26, 2022 Inspection 1
Oct 1, 2021 Inspection 0
Sep 23, 2021 Inspection 0
Sep 15, 2021 Inspection 5
Deficiency records
January 16, 2026 Standard § 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
Low
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was evaluated during a follow up inspection. 2 out of 4 children's files reviewed did not have a health statement.
Corrected: January 30, 2026
January 16, 2026 Standard § 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was evaluated during a follow up inspection. 1 out of 4 children's records reviewed did not have immunization records.
Corrected: January 30, 2026
December 23, 2025 Standard § 746.605(11) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
High
Verbatim from the agency record
1 out of 4 children's files reviewed did not have authorization for emergency medical treatment.
Corrected: January 14, 2026
December 23, 2025 Standard § 746.801(12) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not have the current copy of the sanitation report available for CCR to review when at the operation.
Corrected: December 23, 2025
December 23, 2025 Standard § 746.3501(6) - Diaper Changing Steps-Supplies Kept Out of Child's Reach
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
There were diaper creams on shelves in the restroom that were within the reach of children This was corrected at the inspection when the caregiver moved the diaper creams out of the reach of children.
Corrected: December 23, 2025
December 22, 2025 Standard § 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
Low
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was evaluated in regard to an investigation and a violation was found. 2 out of 4 children's files reviewed did not have a health statement.
Corrected: January 14, 2026
December 22, 2025 Standard § 746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was evaluated in regard to an investigation and a violation was found. There was sufficient evidence to show that caregivers are using electronic devices for personal use while caring for children at the operation.
Corrected: January 7, 2026
December 22, 2025 Standard § 746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was evaluated in regard to an investigation and a violation was found. There is sufficient evidence to show that caregivers are yelling at children inappropriately.
Corrected: January 7, 2026
December 22, 2025 Standard § 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was evaluated in regard to an investigation and a violation was found. 1 out of 4 children's records reviewed did not have immunization records.
Corrected: January 14, 2026
December 22, 2025 Standard § 746.2401(3) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Holding and Comforting
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was evaluated in regard to an investigation and a violation was found. An infant fell and hit their head and the caregiver did not respond to or check on the infant.
Corrected: January 7, 2026
May 8, 2025 Standard § 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
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and this standard was found to be deficient when a caregiver left a child on the playground for approximately ten minutes.
Corrected: May 30, 2025
May 8, 2025 Standard § 746.1003(4) - Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and this standard was found to be deficient when a caregiver left a child on the playground.
Corrected: May 30, 2025
January 27, 2025 Standard § 746.1609 - Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
One of the classrooms with a specified age group of two years old had 23 students to two caregivers and was out of ratio by one student. This was corrected when two students were removed and moved to the pre k classroom.
Corrected: January 27, 2025
January 27, 2025 Standard § 746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
The operation does not have any admission information or an enrollment agreement for a child in care at the operation.
Corrected: February 4, 2025
January 27, 2025 Standard § 746.3805(b)(1) - Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
None of the medications in the medication bin had a labeled date for when the medication was received. There was also an epinipherine pen that was outside of the box with no date on it.
Corrected: February 5, 2025
January 27, 2025 Standard § 746.4751(b) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
The operation does not have documentation of a buldings and ground checklist for the month of January or December.
Corrected: February 4, 2025
January 27, 2025 Standard § 746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Three out of five of the classrooms observed caregivers could not identify how many children they had or the ages of each child in the classroom. .
Corrected: February 4, 2025
July 1, 2024 Standard § 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
High
Verbatim from the agency record
A 3-year-old child was unsupervised for approximately 1 minute. The child was able to walk out the front door. The child was then seen by a caregiver while waiting outside for her ride.
Corrected: July 29, 2024
June 10, 2024 Standard § 746.2803(2) - Discipline - Appropriate to Child's Level of Understanding
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Based on the information provided during the investigation this standard was found deficient. In effort to redirect, a caregiver pulled a child's chair out from under the child, causing the child to fall and hit his head.
Corrected: June 25, 2024
March 8, 2024 Standard § 746.2909(3) - Arrangement of Napping Equipment -Provides Sufficient Walking and Work Space
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
In three rooms during nap cots did not have adequate space for the children and caregivers to walk through. This was corrrected at inspection.
Corrected: March 13, 2024
March 7, 2024 Standard § 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
Low
Verbatim from the agency record
One of the students is missing a health statement and has been enrolled since 8/1/2022.
Corrected: March 14, 2024
January 23, 2024 Standard § 746.201(11) - AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity
High
Verbatim from the agency record
The operation was over its licensed infant capacity during inspection. The operation is licensed for eight infants and had 17 infants.
Corrected: January 23, 2024
January 11, 2024 Standard § 746.201(11) - AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity
High
Verbatim from the agency record
The operation was over its licensed infant capacity during inspection. The operation is licensed for eight and had nine during inspection.
Corrected: January 11, 2024
January 10, 2024 Standard § 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
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was found non-compliant when a 3-year-old child was found unsupervised in the hall for approximately ten minutes as part of a DFPS investigation.
Corrected: March 12, 2024
January 10, 2024 Standard § 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was found non-compliant when the operation did not report to Child Care Regulation that a child was wondering the halls unsupervised as part of a DFPS investigation.
Corrected: March 12, 2024
January 10, 2024 Standard § 746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was found non-compliant when the operation did not report to Child Care Regulation a injury resulting in medical treatment and hospitalization of a child as part of a DFPS investigation.
Corrected: March 12, 2024
January 10, 2024 Standard § 746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
High
Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was found non-compliant when a caregiver pushed a four-year-old child and threw water in his face as part of a DFPS investigation.
Corrected: March 12, 2024
June 12, 2023 Standard § 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Nine of the nine files lacked complete documentation for emergency contact.
Corrected: June 26, 2023
June 12, 2023 Standard § 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
Two of the nine records read lacked current documentation of immunizations.
Corrected: June 26, 2023
April 21, 2023 Standard § 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
High
Verbatim from the agency record
Caregiver did not demonstrate self-control with a child when they were spit on.
Corrected: April 26, 2023
July 26, 2022 Standard § 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not have a current certification form signed showing recalls have been reviewed in the last 12 months.
Corrected: July 29, 2022
September 15, 2021 Standard § 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
Infants did not have updated written feeding instructions.
Corrected: September 17, 2021
September 15, 2021 Standard § 746.2427 - AP Infants Sleep on Backs or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant
High
Verbatim from the agency record
Two infants, were observed being placed to sleep on their stomach and side respectively. One infant could not roll over on their own.
Corrected: September 15, 2021
September 15, 2021 Standard § 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Five of the six children admission forms evaluated did not have emergency contact addresses listed.
Corrected: September 17, 2021
September 15, 2021 Standard § 746.1329(b)(6) - Documentation of Training Requirements - Length
Low
Verbatim from the agency record
Clock hours were not indicated in all staff annual training certificates.
Corrected: September 30, 2021
September 15, 2021 Standard § 746.3421(b) - Infant Handwashing - Raised to Sink
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During diaper changing and infant was observed to not have his hands washed.
Corrected: September 15, 2021
About these records

These records come from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission database and cover the state's 60-month public window. Records synced from the agency on August 29, 2026. They reflect the agency's database as of that date; recent inspections may not appear yet, so verify current status with the agency or on the official record ↗. Facility operators can request a review through our corrections process.

Other facilities in Grand Prairie
Abbagayle Cardenas Listed Family Home · 1 deficiency (60 mo)
Bettye Chambliss Listed Family Home · 0 deficiencies (60 mo)
Blanche Clark Registered Child-Care Home · 0 deficiencies (60 mo)
Bridgette Hatten Ragland Registered Child-Care Home · 37 deficiencies (60 mo)
Chau Xuan Cao Registered Child-Care Home · 2 deficiencies (60 mo)
Childcare Network #196 Licensed Center · 0 deficiencies (60 mo)