Children's Safari Private School
Licensed Center in Mesquite, Texas. License #1796774, issued June 11, 2024.
- Address
- 3550 Clay Mathis Rd, Mesquite, TX 75181
- Phone
- (972) 430-4141
- Licensed capacity
- 277 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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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 3,840 standards at Children's Safari Private School between June 6, 2024 and August 14, 2026 and recorded 16 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 | 365 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 334 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 467 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 232 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,791 of those standards. The remaining 49, including 16 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 41 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 31, 2026, and 16 citations.
6 of those visits began with Children's Safari Private School reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 8High
- 6Medium High
- 2Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 16. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High June 3, 2026 Correction verified August 6, 2026
746.3001(6): Field Trips - Children Identified with Center
This standard was tasked as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. There were no identifiers worn on children who attended field trips.
- Medium June 3, 2026 Correction verified August 6, 2026
746.605(9): Required Admission Information - Field Trip Permission
This standard was tasked as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. Field trip agreements on file for children indicate for transportation to planned field trips in which a parent had not agreed.
- Medium High June 3, 2026 Correction verified August 6, 2026
746.3001(1): Field Trips - Signed Permission
This standard was tasked as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. There were no signed permission slips on file for children to attend a field trip.
- Medium High June 3, 2026 Correction verified August 6, 2026
746.3003: Field Trips - Notification to Parents
This standard was tasked as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. There was no notification provided to a parent for a field trip that a child attended.
- High November 21, 2025 Correction verified December 30, 2025
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Based on evidence gathered throughout the investigation, it was determined that the operation did not contact a child's guardian when a child was alone in a classroom for approximately 5 minutes.
- Medium November 21, 2025 Correction verified December 30, 2025
746.707: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Based on evidence gathered throughout the investigation, it has been determined that the operation did not provide an incident report to the child's guardians within the required time frame.
- High November 21, 2025 Correction verified December 30, 2025
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
Based on evidenced gathered throughout the investigation, it was determined that a child went into another classroom and was alone for approximately 5 minutes.
- High November 6, 2025 Correction verified December 5, 2025
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
This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. A child was left unattended for a period of time without adequate supervision.
- High October 2, 2025 Correction verified November 13, 2025
746.2805(5): Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
During the course of the investigation, it has been determined that a caregiver has yelled at children in care at the operation.
- High October 2, 2025 Correction verified November 13, 2025
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
During the course of the investigation, it has been determined that a caregiver has grabbed children in care at the operation.
- High June 18, 2025 Correction verified June 24, 2025
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A caregiver was present and caring for children with an inactive background check.
- High June 17, 2025 Correction verified July 15, 2025
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
Based on evidenced gathered throughout the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver left two children alone on the operation's playground.
- Medium High May 13, 2025 Correction verified June 18, 2025
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
The grassy area on one of the operations playgrounds was found to have a deep step down with the sprinkler system being exposed.
- Medium High May 9, 2025 Correction verified June 18, 2025
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
The grassy area on one of the operations playgrounds was found to have a deep step down with the sprinkler system being exposed.
- Medium High December 9, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.3317(6): Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders
A classroom was observed giving snack to the children on the bare table without using a napkin or barrier for the food. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver re-distrubited snack in a disposable bowl.
- High November 26, 2024 Correction verified January 22, 2025
746.2805(5): Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
During the investigation it was determined through interviews that caregivers yell at the children.
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