Althea King
Registered Child-Care Home in Dallas, Texas. License #881272, issued March 12, 2008.
- Address
- 2345 Appleton Dr, Dallas, TX 75216
- Phone
- (469) 924-1163
- Licensed capacity
- 12 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Transportation to/from School.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
Where this is
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What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 21 areas it checked 4,116 standards at Althea King between August 18, 2022 and April 6, 2026 and recorded 14 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 21 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 4 | 383 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 370 | 2 |
| Personnel | 4 | 528 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 124 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 128 | 2 |
| Infants | 4 | 312 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 68 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 76 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 64 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 4 | 175 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 439 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 302 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 168 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 4 | 276 | 0 |
| Swimming pools | 4 | 104 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 208 | 2 |
| Transportation | 4 | 137 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,108 of those standards. The remaining 8, including 3 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 6 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on April 6, 2026, and 14 citations.
- 2High
- 4Medium High
- 8Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium April 6, 2026 Correction verified April 13, 2026
747.209(2): Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance
The operation failed to provide proof of coverage for their liability insurance.
- Medium January 29, 2025 Correction verified February 13, 2025
747.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
Two of the three children have a health statement on file.
- Medium High January 8, 2025 Correction verified January 29, 2025
747.5003(1): Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, Relocation and Sheltering Procedures
The operation did not have a written emergency preparedness plan.
- Medium High January 8, 2025 Correction verified January 29, 2025
747.1303(2)(A): Training Requirements for Caregivers- Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR
The primary caregiver did not have current CPR/first aid training. It expired 8/2024. (Note: The training is scheduled).
- Medium January 8, 2025 Correction verified January 29, 2025
747.603(a)(2): Children's Records - Admission Information
Admission/Enrollment records were not available for 2 children in care at the time of inspection.
- Medium January 8, 2025 Correction verified January 29, 2025
747.1309(a): Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
The primary caregiver only completed 18 of the required 30 clock hours of training for the previous training year (3/2023 - 3/2024). Make-up training hours will need to include the following topics: *SIDS, shaken baby, & early brain development *Emergency preparedness *Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases *Administering medication *Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction *Understanding building and physical premises safety *Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials
- High January 8, 2025 Correction verified January 29, 2025
747.5111: Smoke-Detection System
A smoke detector was not installed in one of the rooms used by children.
- Medium January 8, 2025 Correction verified January 29, 2025
747.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
Three children in care lacked a health statement.
- Medium January 8, 2025 Correction verified January 29, 2025
747.2102(a): Written Activity Plan - Develop and Follow
The child care home did not have a written activity plan. The primary caregiver will need to develop a written activity plan.
- Medium High January 8, 2025 Correction verified January 29, 2025
747.3935(a): Children's Products- Review list and Remove unsafe products
The operation did not have a current children s product form on file showing recalls have been reviewed within the last 12 months.
- Medium February 23, 2024 Corrected at inspection
747.2105(a): Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
Children under the age of two were observed engaging in excessive screen time during the inspection.
- Medium February 23, 2024 Corrected at inspection
747.209(1): Liability Insurance Requirements - Have Coverage of at Least $300,000 For Each Occurrence of Negligence
Operation does not have liability Insurance required and or the documentation stating that the operation does not have coverage. Insurance documentation was entered into the provider portal during the inspection.
- High February 23, 2024 Corrected at inspection
745.621(a)(5): AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time a non-client resident 14 or older moves into your home or operation
An individual was observed at the operation with direct care to children with out a initial background check. Background was entered into the provider portal during the inspection.
- Medium High February 23, 2024 Correction verified March 11, 2024
747.1303(5)(A): Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
Primary Caregiver does not have current annual clock hours of training.
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About this record
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