Carousel Academy
Licensed Center in Dallas, Texas. License #1519441, issued January 14, 2014.
- Address
- 4500 S Lancaster Rd # 75, Dallas, TX 75216
- Phone
- (214) 375-7530
- Licensed capacity
- 80 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since September 16, 2026. From the state's provider report of September 16, 2026.
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 22 areas it checked 4,359 standards at Carousel Academy between November 8, 2021 and August 21, 2026 and recorded 10 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 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 358 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 2 |
| Personnel | 3 | 441 | 4 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 179 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 451 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 298 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 299 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 5 | 480 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 271 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 181 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,346 of those standards. The remaining 13, 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 13 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 2, 2026, and 10 citations.
- 1High
- 5Medium High
- 4Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 10. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High August 21, 2026 Correction verified September 2, 2026
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 caregiver was observed leaving the Pre-K classroom unattended.
- Medium High September 2, 2025 Correction verified October 2, 2025
746.1309(d): Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
Certificate documentation is not avaiable for review at the time of inspection.
- Medium High September 2, 2025 Correction verified October 2, 2025
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
At the time of inspection, the certifidate on file is not from a minimum standard accepted traiing vendor.
- Medium September 2, 2025 Correction verified September 22, 2025
746.801(5): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance
Director's attendance records are not available for review at the time of inspection.
- Medium September 2, 2025 Correction verified October 2, 2025
746.901: Required Personnel Records
Required documentation is not availble for review at the time of inspection.
- Medium High September 2, 2025 Correction verified September 23, 2025
746.4907(d): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
Playground loose fill is not maintained according to minimum stadards.
- Medium High September 2, 2025 Correction verified October 2, 2025
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
At the time of inspection, the certifidate on file is not from a minimum standard accepted traiing vendor.
- Medium September 2, 2025 Correction verified October 2, 2025
746.1311(a): Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
Certificate documentation is not available for review at the time of inspection.
- Medium High January 24, 2023 Correction verified January 26, 2023
746.1015: Director Qualifications - 13 or More Children
The operation has not provided director qualifications.
- Medium November 8, 2021 Correction verified November 30, 2021
746.501(a)(18): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The daycare is missing an operational policy for the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical actviity.
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About this record
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