Discovery Childrens Academy
Licensed Center in Midlothian, Texas. License #868229, issued July 27, 2007.
- Address
- 111 Roundabout Dr, Midlothian, TX 76065
- Phone
- (972) 775-5600
- Licensed capacity
- 221 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- discoverychildrensacademy.com
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
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, 2025. From the state's provider report of October 31, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
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 3,744 standards at Discovery Childrens Academy between November 9, 2021 and October 8, 2026 and recorded 12 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 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 331 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 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 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,691 of those standards. The remaining 53, including 12 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.
What Discovery Childrens Academy says about itself
Childcare for Midlothian, Venus, and Waxahachie
Quoted from discoverychildrensacademy.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 38 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 9, 2026, and 12 citations.
4 of those visits began with Discovery Childrens Academy 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.
- 7High
- 3Medium High
- 2Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 12. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High December 11, 2024 Correction verified December 11, 2024
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Employee present with unsupervised access to children did not have the required documentation of elligibility. This was corrected during the inspection, the employee
- High December 11, 2024 Correction verified December 18, 2024
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
Child under 12 months was observed with a blanket in the crib. Pictures taken.
- Medium December 11, 2024 Correction verified December 18, 2024
746.4501(b): Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
Three children observed in the table chair equiped with straps were did not have the straps fastened.
- High October 24, 2024 Correction verified December 11, 2024
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 Child was able to get out of the facility. The deficiency is related to a DFPS Abuse/Neglect investigation.
- High October 10, 2024 Correction verified December 18, 2024
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Caregivers at the operation did not use good judgment when they saw a bruise on a child but did not report it to the director. The deficiency is related to a DFPS Abuse/Neglect investigation.
- High October 10, 2024 Correction verified December 18, 2024
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Director failed to call in an allegation of a child being bruised. The deficiency is related to a DFPS Abuse/Neglect investigation.
- High January 19, 2024 Correction verified April 2, 2024
745.8411(a): Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation
Person related to the operation, during the investigation influenced the investigation. The deficiency is related to a DFPS Abuse/Neglect investigation.
- Medium High September 8, 2023 Correction verified September 28, 2023
746.631(a): Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
The operation did not indicate the time of departure for a child that left the operation to go to school.
- Medium High September 8, 2023 Correction verified September 28, 2023
746.3501(1): Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
Staff did not change a child's diaper in the approximate hour they were at the center.
- Medium High April 25, 2023 Correction verified May 18, 2023
746.3420(5): Hand Sanitizer - Stored Out of Child's Reach When Not in Use
Through an investigation it was found that a child was able to reach hand sanitizer. Child put hand sanitizer in their eyes and had to seek medical attention.
- Medium May 23, 2022 Correction verified July 6, 2022
746.701(1): Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization
Incident report used did not contain at least the same information as form 7239.
- High May 23, 2022 Correction verified July 6, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Caregiver's supervising did not use good judgement when a child was allowed to play on the shelf of the changing table which resulted in the child knocking over a trashcan and bottle warmer (on to them selves). Operation did not use good judgment in contacting a parent from a personal phone instead of the operation's phone.
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About this record
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