Cadence Academy Grand Prairie

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during a follow up inspection. 2 out of 4 children's files reviewed did not have a health statement. Risk level: Low. Corrected by 2026-01-30.
• Critical Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during a follow up inspection. 1 out of 4 children's records reviewed did not have immunization records. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-01-30.

• Critical Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
  Inspector's note: 1 out of 4 children's files reviewed did not have authorization for emergency medical treatment. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-01-14.
• Non-critical Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report
  Inspector's note: The operation did not have the current copy of the sanitation report available for CCR to review when at the operation. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-12-23.
• Critical Diaper Changing Steps-Supplies Kept Out of Child's Reach
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-12-23.

• Critical Basic Requirements for Infants - Holding and Comforting
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-01-07.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-01-07.
• Critical Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-01-14.
• Critical Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-01-07.
• Non-critical Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: Low. Corrected by 2026-01-14.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-05-30.
• Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-05-30.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-02-05.
• Non-critical Children's Records Maintained
  Inspector's note: The operation does not have any admission information or an enrollment agreement for a child in care at the operation. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-02-04.
• Critical Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-01-27.
• Non-critical Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
  Inspector's note: The operation does not have documentation of a buldings and ground checklist for the month of January or December. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-02-04.
• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
  Inspector's note: 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. . Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-02-04.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-07-29.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Discipline - Appropriate to Child's Level of Understanding
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-06-25.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Arrangement of Napping Equipment -Provides Sufficient Walking and Work Space
  Inspector's note: In three rooms during nap cots did not have adequate space for the children and caregivers to walk through. This was corrrected at inspection. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.

• Non-critical Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
  Inspector's note: One of the students is missing a health statement and has been enrolled since 8/1/2022. Risk level: Low. Corrected by 2024-03-14.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity
  Inspector's note: The operation was over its licensed infant capacity during inspection. The operation is licensed for eight infants and had 17 infants. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-01-23.

• Critical AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity
  Inspector's note: The operation was over its licensed infant capacity during inspection. The operation is licensed for eight and had nine during inspection. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-01-11.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-03-12.
• Critical AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-03-12.
• Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-03-12.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
  Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-03-12.

• Non-critical Children's Records - Immunizations
  Inspector's note: Two of the nine records read lacked current documentation of immunizations. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-06-26.
• Critical Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
  Inspector's note: Nine of the nine files lacked complete documentation for emergency contact. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-06-26.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
  Inspector's note: Caregiver did not demonstrate self-control with a child when they were spit on. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-04-26.